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Trust everyone, but brand your calves.-It always rains and spoils a good drought.-Most of the time, crow low and roost high.-Never say die till a dead horse kicks you. - There is much wisdom and many a laugh to be found in this delightful collection of Australian sayings. The play of humor, practical good sense and irony locates them unmistakably in this country and in the particular habits of people in the bush. Brian Dibble and Jim Evans, both teachers and farmers, have collected bush sayings over many years-from newspapers, advertisements, songs, books, colleagues and friends, and just talking with people. The beautifully captured photographs by award-winning Richard Woldendorp, perfectly enrich and complement the text.
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There is much wisdom and many a laugh to be found in this delightful collection of Australian sayings. The play of humour, practical good sense and irony locates them unmistakably in this country, and in the particular habits of mind of people in the bush. Brian Dibble and Jim Evans, both of them teachers and farmers, have collected bush sayings over many years and from all over the place - from newspapers, advertisements, songs, books, colleagues and friends, and just talking with people. And Richard Woldendorp's spare, evocative photographs perfectly enrich and complement the text.
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Marking the Land, A Collection of Australian Bush Wisdom & Humour
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Marking the Land: A Collection of Australian Bush Wisdom & Humour
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Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Woldendorp, Richard (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover with maroon boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 522pp, 98gms, blue endpapers. Much wisdom and many a laugh can be found in this colourful collection of Australian sayings. They are full of laconic humour, practical good sense and understatement of the everyday speech of country people, who are accustomed to extremes of weather, markets, distance - and luck. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards are in good condition with light scuffing, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Seller Inventory # AUST148
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