More Great Australian Outback Towns & Pubs Stories

Bill Marsh

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ABC
02 August 2023

Short stories; History; Australasian & Pacific history; Popular culture; Slang & dialect humour; Nostalgia: general

Series: Great Australian Stories

Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has been on yet another adventure, this time gathering more stories from outback towns and pubs; from the green fields of Tasmania to the vast red sands of Simpson Desert.

The unique characters of the outback will touch your heart as Swampy presents all the drama and delight of life in remote Australia. There are tales of all-night revelry, the pub that became a refuge during a bushfire, the thirteen-year-old sent from the city to work on a remote sheep station, the priest with a sideline in illegal poker games, a sighting of the elusive yowie, a murder or two and a few ghosts thrown in for good measure. And, yes, the saddest story of all - the pub with no beer. If there's a good story out there, Swampy has captured it in this book.

Bill 'Swampy' Marsh is an award-winning writer and performer of stories, songs and plays. He spent most of his youth in rural south-western NSW and now lives on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula. Swampy is one of ABC Books' bestselling authors of Australian stories; this is his twenty-third book.

By: Bill Marsh
Imprint: ABC
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9780733342936
ISBN 10: 0733342930
Series: Great Australian Stories
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bill 'Swampy' Marsh is an award-winning writer/performer of stories, songs and plays. Based in Adelaide, he is best known for his successful Great Australian series of books published with ABC Books: More Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories (2007), Great Australian Railway Stories (2005), Great Australian Droving Stories (2003), Great Australian Shearing Stories (2001), and Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories (1999).