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Sydney: Nelson. 1982. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has some light edgewear & is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 416 pages. The first history of that independent army of men who tramped the great shearing routes of the outback. The author visited sheds in every state and talked to shearers, musterers, teamsters, drovers, cooks and many more. She tells of the strikes in the 1890s when unionism came to the industry and of the characters, life in the sheds, and the antics of this unique group. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
The Shearers. by ADAM SMITH, Patsy - 1982
by ADAM SMITH, Patsy
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The Shearers.
by ADAM SMITH, Patsy
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Melbourne: Nelson. 1982. 4to. 416pp, well illustrated in b&w. Cloth-textured papered boards with dustwrapper (spine and adjacent strip a little faded). A very good clean copy. ***Author's warm inscription on half-title to 'Max & Thedda' - her long time-friends the Tasmanian artist Max Angus and his wife Thedda. .
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- Book Condition Used
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Nelson
- Place of Publication Melbourne
- Date Published 1982
- Keywords australia, labour history, rural life, shearing, wool
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The Shearers
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