Pioneering Pathways Author: Rod Williams 356 pages, Hardcover
The personal stories of our early settlers, of the Lower Murray area. Stories tell of their feelings, their living conditions and the hardships they encountered. The author has, over time interviewed descendants, read their personal accounts and investigated family histories. He has researched titles, church and council histories and papers held in a number of private and public collections. Contains a collection of rare photographos of our early pioneers.
Cost: $39.95
Water in their Veins Author: Graham Studd Softcover: 140 pages
This newly released book profiles River Skippers and Crews of the Murray River Paddleboats. An interesting read with up to date information on today's River Captains and their vessels.
Cost: $24.95
Bush Detective 1 Author: Max Jones Softcover: 145 pages
This fascinating book about the early years of the author, Stuart Maxwell Jones, from his most interesting life as a police officer in the remote River Murray areas, to his distinquished role as Detective-Sergeant, officer in charge of the Riverland CIB. Author Max Jones, died December 2002, aged 83 years.
Cost $19.95
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The Last Swagman & Legends of the Australian Bush Author: Max Jones Softcover: 126 pages
The last in a series of four books written by Max Jones. This book contains short stories of River Murray fisherman to WW2 air men. A very interesting insight into the lives of men who created history.
Cost $22.95
Tracks Author: Max Jones Softcover: 144 pages
The book about the river's famous Aboriginal trackers, who for a number of years, worked with the SA Police Dept in the Riverland and elsewhere, involving the famous Jimmy James, Albert Anunga, Daniel Moodoo and others with remarkable success. It contains fascinating stories depicting their wonderful talents, compiled by retired Detective Sergeant Max Jones, of the Riverland Criminal Investigation Branch, from his 23 years of personal diaries.
A Man Called Possum Author: Max Jones Softcover: 130 pages
The mourners, more than 200 of them, had come from far and wide, the three states that border the mighty Murray - Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, were all well represented. News crews from the big television and radio networks and newspaper journalists mingled with local dignitaries, businessmen and farmers. It was not unlike any funeral for a fairly well known and popular identity, but the funeral of David James Jones on that August morning was different. Yes, not everyone is buried in a small private graveyard, but it was more than that, of those that had come to pay their last respects, only a handful had ever seen the man known as The Possum, let alone had ever spoken to him. This best selling book is the life and times of the man, many call The Legendary Possum.
Cost $29.95
All the Rivers Run Author: Nancy Cato Softcover: 636 pages
A fascinating tale of romance and adventure, this is the story of Philadelphia Gordon, orphaned at 13 and sent to live on the banks of the Murray River in Australia with her aunt and uncle. This book is a timeless classic, now made into a TV mini series.
A River Woman Author: Pearl Wallace Softcover: 276 pages
Pearl Wallace's experiences living and working aboard the paddlesteamers of the Murray and Darling were the inspiration for the heroine of Nancy Cato's All the Rivers Run. In A River Woman, Pearl provides the definitive account of those years, from her first taste of riverboat life when she was just three years old, till she finally stepped ashore for the last time sixty six years later.
It is an insight into a life that was part of Australia's history, yet nomadic and unconnected to any particular place. Despite her family's intimate connection to the river, their days were often marked by hardship and challenge. While Pearl does not romanticize this reality, her story is fascinating, alive with adventure, achievement and the unique opportunities of a lifestyle few could imagine.
Cost $39.95
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