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Bill 'Swampy' Marsh
A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the bestselling ‘Great Australian Stories’ series from beloved storyteller Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh. When he’d finished playing, a solemn silence…
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‘Us firefighters do more than fight fires. We also assist those who have just gone through what’s probably the worst experience of their lives.’
The devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires…
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When he’d finished playing, a solemn silence fell as Brian and the gravediggers stared down into that three-quarter-filled hole. ‘I must apologise,’ Brian said to the two men, ‘this’s the…
Awarding-winning writer Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh collects yarns that get us in, hook, line and sinker. He gives us back our childhood and shares those precious memories of an Australia that’s…
‘I tell you, you meet some strange characters in this game …’
Boasting the biggest beats in the world - some as large as France - Australia’s outback police have…
‘Yeah, while some of my stories are quite gory, others can be very enlightening. Though, in hindsight, the best outcomes are when the patient pulls through. It’s then that you…
The term 'Bible bashing' took on new meaning in our household. Not so much for its reading, though God certainly remained high on Mum's spiritual priorities, but more for its…
From beyond the black stump to the Australian Alps; in schools on stations, missions, mines and over the air, it takes a special kind of person to be an outback…
Stories and memories that capture the experience of nursing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh, bestselling author of…
Death doesn’t mean the end of memorable stories from the bush. In fact, often it’s just the beginning.
We’re nearing the end of the service and so I step closer…
Whether they’re carting produce, stock, fuel or even (unbeknown to them) dead bodies, there’s one thing that can be said about outback truckies - they’re a colourful bunch.
Meet the…
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…
Bill Marsh
For me, Beckom was one vast playground. From the plover - infested homestead to its dam crawling with yabbies; along the meandering mysteries of the Mirrool Creek; up to the…
Charming, funny autobiographical stories from one of Australia’s best-loved authors of Australiana.For me, Beckom was one vast playground. From the plover-infested homestead to its dam crawling with yabbies; along…
