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'An authentic and entertaining first-hand account of life in the Australian bush from the 1920s to the 1950s. Under the Mulga follows Jim Gasteen's childhood adventures, marriage and his life-long love affair with the land, which saw him eventually become an unlikely champion of land management.With a knack for storytelling, Jim Gasteen recounts classic tales of outback life – the bullockies, governesses and swaggies; the shearing, horse-breaking and fencing. His reminiscences tell of colourful characters, an unforgiving landscape, and a sense of community and camaraderie that makes Australian bush life unique.Full of wisdom, warmth and humour, Under the Mulga vividly brings to life this all-but-forgotten era in our pastoral history.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to the original occupiers of Australia, the Aborigines. And bush settlers like my parents who opened up and worked the land through drought, dust, heat and flies. Their dogged persistenc has shaped the destiny of this country.
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- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 13 no. 2 2006; (p. 107)
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
[Review] Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir
2006
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Cercles 2000-; Reviews in Australian Studies , March vol. 1 no. 1 2006;
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
University of Queensland Press New Releases : July 2005
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: UQ News , no. 546 2005; (p. 21)
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
In Short : Non-Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 September 2005; (p. 23)
— Review of Ned Kelly's Last Days : Setting the Record Straight on the Death of an Outlaw 2005 single work biography ; The Secret of Success is a Secret : And Other Wise Words from Sean Condon 2005 selected work column ; Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
Memoir Like Sitting Down for a Yarn
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 - 24 July 2005; (p. 6)
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography
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Memoir Like Sitting Down for a Yarn
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 - 24 July 2005; (p. 6)
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
In Short : Non-Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 September 2005; (p. 23)
— Review of Ned Kelly's Last Days : Setting the Record Straight on the Death of an Outlaw 2005 single work biography ; The Secret of Success is a Secret : And Other Wise Words from Sean Condon 2005 selected work column ; Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
[Review] Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir
2006
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Cercles 2000-; Reviews in Australian Studies , March vol. 1 no. 1 2006;
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
[Review] Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 13 no. 2 2006; (p. 107)
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography -
University of Queensland Press New Releases : July 2005
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: UQ News , no. 546 2005; (p. 21)
— Review of Under the Mulga : A Bush Memoir 2005 single work autobiography