Book by Cole Tom
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Tom Cole worked as an expert stockman on properties throughout northern Australia, as a repairman of the Overland Telegraph Line and manager of a coffee plantation in Papua New Guinea before retiring at seventy-two years old. Born in England in 1906, Cole became a real-life Crocodile Dundee, renowned for an adventurous spirit that first brought him to Australia at the age of seventeen. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994 for his contribution to history, his experiences inspired his collection of short stories Spears and Smoke Signals and his memoirs Hell West and Crooked and, its sequel, The Last Paradise.
The bestselling story of a real-life Crocodile Dundee. In this remarkable memoir, Tom Cole tells the stories of his life in the outback during the 1920s and 1930s. With great humour and drama, he recounts his adventures as a drover and stockman in the toughest country in Australia and later on as a buffalo shooter and crocodile hunter in the Northern Territory before the war.
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Vendeur : Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australie
Medium Trade Paperback. Etat : Good. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. 356 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1994. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Edges of pages are reasonably browned. . Previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this remarkable autobiographical account Tom Cole tells the stories of his life in the outback during the 1920s and 1930s. With great humour and drama he recounts his adventures as a drover and stationhand in the toughest country in Australia and later on as a buffalo shooter and crocodile hunter in the Northern Territory before the war. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; ISBN: 0207166927. ISBN/EAN: 9780207166921. Inventory No: 24080172. N° de réf. du vendeur 24080172
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Vendeur : Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrateur). Later Printing. The author of these 356 pages of autobiography was born in London, England in 1906. A restless youngster `left for the colonies' at age 17. Read more about : Guild horses, Flora Valley, the breaker, Thisfella boy Tiger, bullock, Dorisvale Station, Brunette Creek, Martini Enfields, and saddle dee. Section of b/w photos at center. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with rust coloured lettering. Photo portrait of Mr. Cole on cover with a bandolier at his waist. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean . No names, no tears, no dents. Excelent reading copy. Quote (p. 183) : " ._._. he joined me and we had a meal together. He told me he was head stockman at Lissadell Station, which was pretty well what I knew already, but that he was leaving. He was taking the horses to a station on the Fitzroy River, outside Derby where walkabout disease was bad. Due to the ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. N° de réf. du vendeur 012924
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. N° de réf. du vendeur G0207166927I4N00
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. N° de réf. du vendeur G0207166927I3N00
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. N° de réf. du vendeur G0207166927I3N10
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. N° de réf. du vendeur G0207166927I3N00
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. N° de réf. du vendeur G0207166927I3N00
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Vendeur : Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australie
Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Book condition is near fine. Soft cover. No dust jacket. Front and back clean. Text body clean. Book block clean. Spine intact. Over all and excellent book. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1658040127381
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Vendeur : Haymes & Co. Bookdealers, Kingscliff, NSW, Australie
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Wrappers rubbed at edges. Edges lightly foxed ; 5 X 0.75 X 7.75 inches. N° de réf. du vendeur B4853
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Vendeur : GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.88. N° de réf. du vendeur 0207166927-2-4
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