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Bill Marsh
Yarns and memories that capture the experience of policing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill 'Swampy' Marsh, bestselling author of GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLYING DOCTOR STORIES and GREAT AUSTRALIAN…
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Two bung knees. Can’t swim. Is afraid of the water. Jumps in a kayak. Takes a deep breath. Says a little prayer, and away she goes. And that’s the character…
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…
The people you ll meet will touch your heart as Swampy brings to life all the drama and delight of life in outback Australia. There s the story of Frederick…
Fabulous yarns and memories of going to school and teaching in the Outback. If your teacher commuted to school in a plane; if you had to watch out for rogue…
On the eve of the centenary of Gallipoli, Ross Coulthart tells the real story of the iconic Australian war correspondent. CEW Bean’s wartime reports and photographs mythologised the Australian soldier…
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…
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…
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…
Stories and memories that capture the experience of nursing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh, bestselling author of…
Marsh knows how to spin a yarn’ - Gold Coast Bulletin We’re nearing the end of the service and so I step closer in to do the last ‘ashes to…
Marsh knows how to spin a yarn’ - Gold Coast Bulletin Whether they’re carting produce, stock, fuel, or even (unbeknown to them) dead bodies, there’s one thing that can be…
A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the bestselling 'Great Australian Stories' series from beloved storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. The term 'Bible bashing' took on new…
An in-depth look at the history of plagiarism in light of today’s Web-based plagiarism detection services.
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In late 1999, Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh began to collect shearing stories. This collection brings to life a world of outback stations, larrikins, roustabouts, sagacious dogs and babbling brooks whose blood…
A collection of yarns based on stories collected from medical officers, pilots, patients, journalists and administrators. From Andamooka to William Creek, Barton to Charleville, with toothache, snakebite, and amputated fingers!
This collection of amazing, hilarious, controversial stories pack a real punch. Listen as these drovers, ringers, stockmen, stockwomen and scoundrels speak about their way of life in an Australia that…
An enthralling new collection of first-hand accounts of Australian rural life gathered from around Australia by popular and award-winning master storyteller Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh.
Come aboard for the ride with Swampy and his larrikin-spirited railroad pioneers as you travel into Australia’s wonderful and extraordinary railroading past.
From the pilots, doctors and nurses who spread their ‘mantle of safety’ throughout the remote inland of Australia, as well as the men and women they treat on the ground…
In this collection, Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh has gathered together adventures for young readers that tell, in the authentic voices of Australia’s men and women, the funny, sad, surprising and dramatic…
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…
The people you’ll meet will touch your heart as award-winning writer Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh brings to life all the drama and delight of life in outback Australia. Swampy collects yarns…
For the first time, Bill Marsh’s terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume. the Royal Flying Doctor Service is…
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Yarns and memories that capture the experience of policing in the bush, gathered by the inimitable Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh, bestselling author of GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLYING DOCTOR STORIES and GREAT AUSTRALIAN…
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 Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories and Great Australian…
‘Marsh knows how to spin a yarn’ - Gold Coast BulletinWe’re nearing the end of the service and so I step closer in to do the last ‘ashes to…
‘Marsh knows how to spin a yarn’ - Gold Coast BulletinWhether they’re carting produce, stock, fuel, or even (unbeknown to them) dead bodies, there’s one thing that can be…
Great Australian stories of faith and friendship in outback Australia, gathered by the inimitable Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh - bestselling author of Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories and Great Australian CWA…
‘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…
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…
A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the bestselling ‘Great Australian Stories’ series from beloved storyteller Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh.
Award-winning writer Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh brings schoolyard days alive with affection and dry amusement. His yarns are packed with wild escapades, fights, bursting sexuality, suicide, a hungover pig and the…
Jurgen Fischer
Sensei Bill Marsh has devoted his life to karate. From the beginning of the sixties in the US until today, Sensei Marsh has trained Karate Do, Kobudo and Tai Chi…
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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…
Sensei Bill Marsh hat sein Leben dem Karate gewidmet. Von den Anfangen der sechziger Jahre in den USA bis zum heutigen Tag, trainiert Sensei Marsh Karate Do, Kobudo und Tai…
Bill Noel
Chris Landrum’s morning has already started on a down note, as he stands in a cemetery listening to the eulogy for a friend. But his entire day deteriorates rapidly when…
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…
