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The Best Australian Trucking Stories

The Best Australian Trucking Stories

by Jim Haynes
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 01/10/2012

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The trucker's job so vital to our nation's everyday life makes for a diverse treasure trove of stories.

This first-ever collection of stories about Aussie truckers captures the humour, tragedy and fascinating history of their world, proving once again that truth is often stranger, funnier and more inspiring than fiction. The unlikely yarns and tales, collected by Jim Haynes, quickly transport the reader into the intriguing but often hard and lonely world of the long-distance truck driver.

There are stories of endurance while crossing the Nullarbor in the early 1950s, of rescuing mates stranded in the desert and dumping wheat in protest at Parliament House, of repossessing vehicles in suburban Adelaide, and of men imprisoned during the long political battle to make the roads of Australia free to carry freight. Steeped in larrikinism, these are salt-of-the-earth Aussie voices from the most genuine characters to ever spin a yarn.

Whether you're interested in one of the most significant social revolutions to have shaped our nation, or in these never-say-die modern pioneers who astound with their resourcefulness, or whether you're just after a laugh and a bloody good story, this book is for you.

"An entertaining and informing read ... Read these stories and you'll soon be smelling the diesel and tasting dry dust." - The Times

ISBN:
9781743119891
9781743119891
Category:
Automotive technology & trades
Format:
CD-Audio
Publication Date:
01-10-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bolinda Publishing Pty, Limited
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
6
Dimensions (mm):
134x146mm
Weight:
0.17kg
Jim Haynes

Jim Haynes has travelled far and wide to meet and interview the people whose stories make up his books.

Before becoming a professional entertainer, song writer and verse writer in 1988, Jim taught writing, literature, history and drama in schools and universities from outback NSW to Britain and back again.

He is the author of many Great Australian titles, including books on railways, aviation and horse racing. His is one of the country's most prolific and successful Australian authors.

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