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Flynn of the Inland and the Royal Flying Doctor Service by Ion Idriess
$24.95 AUD
Category: Australian
The extraordinary story of a classic Australian pioneer - told by Australia's 'Boswell of the Bush', Ion Idriess. Almost single-handedly John Flynn of the Australian Inland Mission brought to the outback the Flying Doctor Service and the Bush Hospitals. His magnificent vision, formed as he travelled on ...Show more
Headhunters of the Coral Sea by Ion Idriess; Tom Thompson ((various roles), Editor, Preface by, Designed by)
$24.95 AUD
Category: Australian
The story of the capture of the two Lamars (reincarnated natives), as the white boys were called, is one that has been handed down in legend among the Torres Strait islanders. After Idriess, years later, learned in civilised society the other part of the story - that the two boys, Jack Ireland and Will ...Show more
Horrie The Wog-Dog: The Original Tail by Ion Idriess
$39.95 AUD
Category: Military
'The true story of Horrie the Wog-Dog who was adopted by the Australian Signal Platoon of the M/G Battalion, in spite of all rules against keeping pets, and how Horrie not only won his stripes as a valuable addition to the group but had the further distinction of being smuggled into Australia on their r ...Show more
Lasseter's Last Ride - An Epic of Central Australian Gold Discovery by Ion Idriess
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian
With Foreword by Herbert Basedow, M.D., B.Sc., author of The Australian Aboriginal, extracts from Lasseter's Diary and Letters and photographs of the 1930 Expedition. Morning Post (London) - "Perhaps the greatest of Australia's real life epics." Otago Daily Times (NZ) - "One almost finds it difficult ...Show more
The Cattle King by Ion L Idriess
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
At the age of 13, Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and bush jockey and he also ran a coach business. This book is an inspiring tribute to the remarkable life of Sir Sidney Kidman - the Cattle King.
The Desert Column by Ion Idriess; Tom Thompson ((various roles))
$34.95 AUD
Category: Australian
The classic account of an Australian at war from Gallipoli to the charge at Beersheba, by Light Horseman Private Ion Idriess - who go es on to write over 50 books.
The Desert Column: Leaves from the Diary of an Australian Trooper in Gallipoli, Sinai andPalestine during World War One by Ion Idriess
$34.95 AUD
Category: History
Leaves from the Diary of an Australian Trooper in Gallipoli, Sinai, and Palestine during WW1 The Desert Column is based on the diaries that Idriess kept throughout the war. Published in 1932, it is one of Idriess' earliest works. Harry Chauvel noted in the foreword that it was the only book of the c ...Show more
The Red Chief by Ion Idriess
$29.99 AUD
Category: Classics
In times past there was an Aboriginal man called Cumbo Gunnerah His people called him The Red Kangaroo. He was a clever chief and a mighty fighter (this man from Gunnedah) Later, the white people of this place called him The Red Chief. It would be hard to find a more satisfying hero than the young warri ...Show more
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