Isbn: 9780909144920 - working lives (2 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. A review copy. This books brings together three short stories relating to the authors' working lives. Footprints in the Dusk by W W Ammon recounts the author's experience of moving from his family's farm in Ballingup to travel north to seek work. As an eighteen year old, Ammon becomes a post cutter on a cattle station. A Bushman's Apprenticeship by Jim Carson tells the story of a Perth boy lured north in pursuit of adventure. Carson undertook a variety of jobs in his apprenticeship including jackaroo, drover, and shooter. Bush Parson by Hubert R Trenaman recreates the author's experience as a young Methodist minister in central and northern Wheatbelt during 1929-1932.…

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. WEST AUSTRALIANABrings together the stories of three Western Australian men, at the beginning of their working careers. Through their similarities, and their differences, these stories give something of the sense of the continuity and diversity that patterned the experience of the larger community. E03/0320/060823 284 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. (Previous owner's gift inscriptions on fpd.) Ammon, W. W. (Walter William), 1906-1991 Carson, Jim, 1901- Trenaman, Hubert R., 1906- Agricultural laborers -- Western Australia -- Biography Rural clergy -- Western Australia -- Biography Country life -- Western Australia Western Australia -- Social life and customs Western Australia -- Rural conditions Ammon, W. W. (Walter William), 1906-1991. Footprints in the dusk Carson, Jim, 1901- Bushman's apprenticeship Trenaman, Hubert R., 1906- Bush parson  Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…