Jan Smith's Confessions… is finally out! Self-acknowledged victim of too many books and too much liveliness, this is an almost intergalactic memoir where small town life at Eumundi, Queensland meets the political changes of war-time Australia, Catholics and Protestants hold an uneasy truce, and Irish black humour abounds: By English standards there wasn't a Right in Australia, just men who'd stopped being Left. We visit Brisbane a ...
This biography of Frank Cobbold opens when Frank goes to sea on a Clipper aged 14. It follows him through inexperience as a Fijian trader who escaped the cannibals' cook pot and survived one of the worst hurricanes in living memory. In Australia he learned the skills of a surveyor and quickly became a sought-after and trusted station manager. Despite problems that would have defeated a less resolute man he took droughts, cheats and unyieldi ...
Memoirs of Galina follows the true story of Galina Kuchina, A Russian Australian from China.<br /> <br />Born in China into a traditional Russian family, Galina endured a difficult time under Japanese occupation, living under Soviet rule following liberation by the Soviet Army. Although the young lived against the backdrop of war, they still managed to study, work and fall in love.<br /> <br />In 1957 Galina and her famil ...
During WWII Australia's sports lovers were denied access to national and international sport, something which had captivated them since long before Federation.<br /> <br />The popularity of racing and prize fighting during this time was amazing. Two of the most admired sports heroes were a dynamic southpaw boxer named Vic Patrick and a thoroughbred equine diva named Flight. Their careers which ran side by side had great similari ...
Kerry's marriage is disintegrating and Sebastian is disconnected from his father. To save their rocky relationships, Kerry convinces her work-obsessed and over cautious husband Mal into taking a family holiday – wandering around Nepal is just what the three need. Kerry books nothing, plans little and anticipates a gentle 'hippy-trail' ramble. Instead, the family find themselves stumbling through a land imploding upon itself and ar ...
Lack of opportunity is the common reason people give for their inability to attain their potential. This story invites the reader to take the colourful route of gaining an education in adulthood. In doing so we satisfy restless curiosity and obtain peace of mind. The author's story provides clues as to what might be obtained if good advice is followed with fortitude and tenacity. Worthwhile careers are only attained by hard work – what have ...
A memoir is only a slice of a life. This 'questory' (quest + history) covers more than the beloved cake-eating hippo. 'Not Just a Piece of Cake' is a candid memoir of the realistic process of the process of creativity, via anecdotes. 'Anecdultery' is a Hazel original term for story.<br /> <br />Hazel Edwards takes the reader behind the books. She shares the humour of a diverse work style and family life ...
Ted Egan was born in Melbourne and spent his first sixteen years there, described in his <i>The Paperboy's War</i>.<br />Since 1949 he has lived and worked in the Northern Territory, now based in Alice Springs, performing, writing, singing and recording his own songs, and collecting those of others.<br />He speaks two Aboriginal languages, and often lectures on Aboriginal language and issues. He is an inaugural Life ...
'I reckon throwing that rock through the window of Phelan's butcher shop was one of the best things I ever did. But I didn't think so at the time …' So begins the Ted Egan story. Old Phelan presented Ted's mother with a bill:TO WINDOW BROKEN BY TEDDY EGAN?5 5s 0d.Ted was going to have to find the money.He got it as a paperboy, shouting 'Herooda paper!' on street corners. Jumping on and off the No. 20 tram ratt ...
