| Main Title: |
Old Australia : the people, the pastimes, the pioneering spirit / compiled by Barrie Sheppard. |
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| Author: |
Sheppard, Barrie, 1939-, compiler.
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| Imprint: |
Scoresby, Victoria : Five Mile Press, 2012. |
| Collation: |
21 x 29 cm. 218 pages : illustrations, paperback ; |
| Subject: |
Social life and customs
Pictorial works
Sydney (NSW)
Melbourne [Naarm] (Vic.) (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country)
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| Edition: |
Paperback edition. |
| ISBN: |
9781743461532 (pbk.) |
| Notes: |
Contents:
Sydney town -- Gold fever -- Marvelous Melbourne -- Working life -- Country life -- Making tracks -- Sport and recreation -- Family life.
The pioneering spirit of the last 150 years is celebrated in the pages of this book. The stunning architecture of marvellous Melbourne, built on the bountiful riches of the goldfields. The toil of a working life on the land, where transport is by horse and bicycle and boat and your bush hut has a floor of dried mud.
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