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Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia 1830s-1880s: Wool, Wagons and Clipper Ships
Author: John Nicholson
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| Retail Price: | $29.95 |
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ISBN: 9781741751987
Format: Hardback
Published: March 2008
Published By: Allen and Unwin
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Published: March 2008
Published By: Allen and Unwin
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Product Description
From the 1830s on, Australia 'rode on the sheep's back', earning wealth by selling wool to countries around the world. These were the days of:squatters with sheep stations the size of Scotland
lone shepherds, half-starved and half-crazy
bullockies, horse teamsters and cameleers carting goods across the outback.
cliper-ship captains racing to overseas wool autions.
Cobb& Co coaches carrying mail and passengers to every corner of Australia.