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Outback cop : the colourful life and times of the Birdsville policeman / Neale McShane ; with Evan McHugh.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Melbourne, Victoria] : Michael Joseph, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: xiii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143797302
  • 0143797301
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Birdsville is one of the most remote police postings in Australia. It can be lonely and uneventful for weeks, then the dramas come thick and fast- from desert rescues to rising floods, venomous vipers to visiting VIPs. Throw in heat, dust and flies and it's not a job for the faint-hearted, unless you're Senior Constable Neale McShane, who has single-handedly taken care of a beat the size of Victoria for the past ten years. Recently retired from this 'hardship posting', Neale and his family thrived on the adventures and colourful times that come with the territory in the furthest corner of our country. Yarning with friend and bestselling author Evan McHugh, Neale's experiences are humorous and heartfelt. How do you feed 4000 unexpected dinner guests? Where do you find a Chinook helicopter when you need one? Who's your backup when the population explodes for the famous Birdsville Races? And what do you do when you're the person the Flying Doctor is flying out? Among these inspiring tales of danger and death, dreamers and 'dumb tourists', you'll encounter a little community with a big heart that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a larger-than-life policeman who's become part of Australia's outback legend.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Birdsville is one of the most remote police postings in Australia. It can be lonely and uneventful for weeks, then the dramas come thick and fast- from desert rescues to rising floods, venomous vipers to visiting VIPs.

Throw in heat, dust and flies and it's not a job for the faint-hearted, unless you're Senior Constable Neale McShane, who has single-handedly taken care of a beat the size of Victoria for the past ten years. Recently retired from this 'hardship posting', Neale and his family thrived on the adventures and colourful times that come with the territory in the furthest corner of our country.

Yarning with friend and bestselling author Evan McHugh, Neale's experiences are humorous and heartfelt. How do you feed 4000 unexpected dinner guests? Where do you find a Chinook helicopter when you need one? Who's your backup when the population explodes for the famous Birdsville Races? And what do you do when you're the person the Flying Doctor is flying out?

Among these inspiring tales of danger and death, dreamers and 'dumb tourists', you'll encounter a little community with a big heart that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a larger-than-life policeman who's become part of Australia's outback legend.

Birdsville is one of the most remote police postings in Australia. It can be lonely and uneventful for weeks, then the dramas come thick and fast- from desert rescues to rising floods, venomous vipers to visiting VIPs. Throw in heat, dust and flies and it's not a job for the faint-hearted, unless you're Senior Constable Neale McShane, who has single-handedly taken care of a beat the size of Victoria for the past ten years. Recently retired from this 'hardship posting', Neale and his family thrived on the adventures and colourful times that come with the territory in the furthest corner of our country. Yarning with friend and bestselling author Evan McHugh, Neale's experiences are humorous and heartfelt. How do you feed 4000 unexpected dinner guests? Where do you find a Chinook helicopter when you need one? Who's your backup when the population explodes for the famous Birdsville Races? And what do you do when you're the person the Flying Doctor is flying out? Among these inspiring tales of danger and death, dreamers and 'dumb tourists', you'll encounter a little community with a big heart that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a larger-than-life policeman who's become part of Australia's outback legend.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. xi)
  • 1 Baptism of Fire (p. 1)
  • 2 A Line in the Dust (p. 31)
  • 3 Move Along, Nothing to See Here (p. 50)
  • 4 On a Wheel and a Prayer (p. 90)
  • 5 The Middle of Afghanistan (p. 98)
  • 6 Baptism of Water (p. 134)
  • 7 The Dust has Settled (p. 153)
  • 8 Cyclone (p. 168)
  • 9 Dances with Dingoes (p. 178)
  • 10 The Wrong Choice (p. 208)
  • 11 The Diamantina Crocodile (p. 218)
  • 12 Dumb and Dumber (p. 235)
  • 13 No Country for Old Men (p. 258)
  • 14 Heartbreak Corner (p. 278)
  • Afterword (p. 297)
  • Appendix 1 Useful Diamantina Radio Frequencies (p. 305)
  • Appendix 2 Neale McShane Medals (p. 306)

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