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Good reading for long journeys
Over the years, going back and forth to Australia many years, here is my list of recommended reading
RECOMMENDED READING FOR AUSTRALIA
As a Premier Aussie Specialist, this means I have been down under more times than you have had a hot dinner. There is only a hundred agents in the entire world with this qualification. Over the years, I compiled a list of good books to read on the long journey. I always give this list to clients I am sending down under. Enjoy.
- Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
- Tracks by Robyn Davidson
- The Australians by Ross Terrill
- I, the Aborginal by Douglas Lockwood
- The Song Lines by Bruce Chatwin
- The Outback Lady by Melissa McCord
Great story giving you history of the convict settlement
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Story of a girl who spent 2 years on a camel crossing the
Outback.
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Australia in the past and present
Good for the Northern Territory visit
About Aborginal culture
About a lady who took 2 years in the outback interviewing stations
7. We of the Never Never by Aeneas Gunn
About the Northern Territory
- My place by Sally Morgan
- A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
- Kings in Grass Castles by Mary Durack
Set in Western Australia, about Aborginal families assimilating
Great book about Alice Springs, Northern Territory
True story about a pioneer family in the cattle business
Western Australia and the Northern Territory
If you only get one, No.l. is good reading for the plane. It will help you locate Sydney when you get there, and the different convict settlements.
Maureen Jones
All Horizons Travel/Frosch
825 Santa Cruz Avenue
Menlo Park
Tel. 650-961-2340 direct
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