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'Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wanders from bush track to spooky hollow, follows the path of yowies and bunyips, searches for Lasseter's Reef, meets Dad and Dave and, on a different path, Henny-Penny, and then rambles into the cities where just as many entertaining characters are ready to tell their stories.' - From the foreword by Warren FaheyAustralia has a rich tradition of storytelling that reflects our unique history and experience. Great Australian Stories gathers some of the best of our stories from colonial times to the present, with bush yarns, tall stories, urban myths, and tales of the mysterious and downright weird.With ten new stories, this second edition of the bestselling Great Australian Stories is the most representative collection available of the stories we tell about ourselves. Graham Seal explains where the stories come from, and why even the outright lies reveal a truth of sorts.

Table of Contents:
ForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Telling tales1 STORIES IN THE HEARTWirreenun the rainmakerMau and MatangUngulla RobunbunOoldea WaterThe woolgrum2 PIONEER TRADITIONSThe lost colonyThe battle that was a massacreThe White Woman of GippslandRaising the Southern CrossThe lost children of the Wimmera3 MAKING MONSTERSThe bunyipYaramas, jarnbahs, jannocks and yowiesAlien catsThe Min Min lights4 LEGENDS ON THE LANDThe man who sold his DreamingNaming placesThe Lone Pine seedlingsThe first dawn serviceLasseter's ReefThe carpet of silverThe dead horse treasureThe silver reefBlack Jack's booty5 THE HAUNTED LANDFisher's ghostThe ghost on old Pinjarrah BridgeA Vice-Regal hauntingThe Black Lady of Mount VictoriaThe Murdering SandhillThe rabbi and the roseate pearlThe ghosts of Garth'Mad Dog' Morgan's ghostThe headless drover6 TALES OF WONDERHenny-PennyThe witch's tale7 BULLDUSTWhat a hide!The split dogDrop bearsHoop snakesGiant mozziesDinkum!The exploding dunnyThe well-dressed rooLoaded animalsThe blackout babiesThe HeadThe sex life of an electronDo not break the chain8 HEROESWungala and the wulgaruAftermath of the Eureka StockadeBen HallThunderboltGrace BussellDiggersSportsmenRacehorses9 CHARACTERSThe drongoSnuffler OldfieldTom DoyleThe widow Reilly's pigsDad, Dave and MabelCousin JacksTom'n'oplasJacky Bindi-iJimmy Ah FooCorny KennaThree blokes at a pubThe smarter soldierTaken for a ride10 HARD CASESThe cockyHungry TysonNinety the GluttonGalloping JonesThe Eulo QueenDopersWheelbarrow JackThe jilted brideLong JackThe world's greatest whinger11 WORKING PEOPLECrooked Mick and the SpeewahSlow trainsBushiesThe wharfie's replyThe union dogThe Dimboola Cat FarmA farmer's lamentThe little red henThe airline steward's revengeThe bossPicture creditsSources and selected references


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781742374734
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin
  • Publisher Imprint: Allen & Unwin
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 312
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Legends, yarns and tall tales
  • Width: 128 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1742374735
  • Publisher Date: 01 Dec 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Revised
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 348 gr


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