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In 1902, newly married Jeannie Gunn (Mrs Aeneas Gunn) left the security and comfort of her Melbourne home to travel to the depths of the Northern Territory, where her husband had been appointed manager of ‘The Elsey’, a large cattle station. She had an unerring ear and eye for the sounds and sights of the…
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This revised edition now looks at the next phase of seed collection; that is, its use in revegetation. Our rapid clearance of the Australian landscape during the past 200 years has brought many serious land problems to this great continent. Our land has not been managed well during that period and, in many ways, the original indigenous peoples had a better record of land management. This does not to any extent take away from the excellent efforts to redress this by many people during the past thirty years.
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When third-generation cattleman Rob Cook set out on a routine mustering job in a chopper it was a day in the outback like any other, but when the chopper suddenly fell out of the sky, smashing into the ground, it was the day that changed everything. This one-time professional bull-rider had been in scrapes before…
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It tells of the days when Lutheran missionaries attempted in civilise the Aborigines and relates the subsequent history of their land grand, which eventually passed to Major Powell and his English wife Beryl. Drought, creeping sands hills, fires, dust-storms and lack of capital finally drove the Powell back to Adelaide, where Bonython (who had worked as a Jackeroo on the adjoining property) learned of their story and marvelled at their endurance.
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The 3200-kilomtre-long Overland Telegraph Lne fro Adelaide to Darwin was completed in 1872, an engineering marvel that chanced Australia, connecting the continent with the rest of the world and heralding the dawn of instant communication. In Whispering Wire, Rosamund Burton traces the path of this largely forgotten stand of wire through the vast desert interior of the country to the flood-prone Top End.
Struggling with a lack of experience and fitness, Rosamund and her friend cycle the first 800 kilometres from Adelaide through the Flinders Ranges to the deserted outback town of Farina, battling piercing winds and pelting rain, discovering insulators and strands of the original telegraph wire, and chatting with locals as they go. Continuing her travels by four-wheel drive, with detours along remote dirt tracks in search of the derelict repeater stations, she reaches Darwin, an extraordinary journey through history and landscape.
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True-life stories of inspiring country women
Anne Crawford has woven together the extraordinary true stories of eight inspiring women from remote parts of Australia – whether that be the bush, the mountains or the outback. The women featured range from hard-bitten bush women to those who have left the city for a new challenge. Together they share their stories of lives forged in often inhospitable conditions, the hardships imposed by isolation and the personal trials they endure to live there. Women of Spirit is a wonderful snapshot of strong women living quiet but important lives in Australia today.
Anne Crawford
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Women of the Land brings together the inspiring and heart-warming stories of eight rural women who run their own farms, or in the case of one, manage a cattle station on behalf of an entire community. Often juggling the demands of raising a family, they have overcome tragedy, personal fears, physical exhaustion and more than a little scepticism to build vibrant futures that sustain them and their families, in the process inspiring their neighbours and communities with their entrepreneurship, humility and determination.
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Drought, flood, harrowing isolation and horrific accidents the Australian outback is no place for a lady. But the women of the Outback are a different breed: tough, resilient and endlessly resourceful. They’re both the backbone and the heart of Australia, keeping their farms going, their families together and their communities alive – and often against overwhelming odds.
Sue Williams
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