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The shiralee [sound recording (audio book)] / D'Arcy Niland ; read by Ivar Kants.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublication details: Atarmon, N.S.W. : ABC Audio, c2005.Description: 3 compact discs (ca 3 hrs.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 0642589194
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Read by Ivar Kants.Summary: Macauley, is a 'swaggie' who walks the outback roads looking for work during the forties when the depression is at its worst. One day, he returns home from work unexpectedly to find his wife in bed with another man. Filled with rage, he leaves with his four year old daughter, Buster. Buster becomes his 'burden' as they travel from town to town in search of work. However despite all the hardship they endure, a strong bond of love develops between them.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Talking Books Davis (Central) Library Stack Room Stack Room NIL 1 Reference Only Temporarily unavailable for check out T00565193
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Macauley, a 'swaggie', walks the roads of Austalia's outback looking for work during the forties. One day, he returns home from work unexpectedly to find his wife in bed with another man. And so, in rage and revenge, he leaves with his four year old daughter, Buster. Buster becomes his 'burden' as they travel from town to town in search of work. However, despite all the hardship they endure, a strong bond of love develops between them.

Abridged.

Read by Ivar Kants.

Macauley, is a 'swaggie' who walks the outback roads looking for work during the forties when the depression is at its worst. One day, he returns home from work unexpectedly to find his wife in bed with another man. Filled with rage, he leaves with his four year old daughter, Buster. Buster becomes his 'burden' as they travel from town to town in search of work. However despite all the hardship they endure, a strong bond of love develops between them.

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