Great Australian Shearing Stories by Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh

Great Australian Shearing Stories

by Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh

ABC Books, 2008
Paperback

Condition: Very Good
minor edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to corners and covers (see photographs)

“When he was a young bloke, Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh though that it didn’t get much better than the life of a shearer; where else could you get paid to hang out with your mates, travel around Australia, enjoy a few drinks at night, tell tall stories and swear your head off!  And then there was the excitement of the shearing shed; the frantic atmosphere, the smell of wool grease, the airy heat and the panic of the sheep.
Although he became an entertainer and writer instead, Swampy was always drawn to the life of Australia’s shearers.  When he began collecting shearing stories for this book, he was interviewed on the ABC radio program ‘Summer All Over’ and was inundated with callers from all over the country, all keen to pass on their own tales.”