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> Local Reading |
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Want to know more about the Granite Belt area from a local? Pick up a copy of one of these locally written books and learn more about the people that helped shape the community. |
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> The Cattle Dog's Revenge
Bush Ballads and Yarns
Written by: Jack Drake
Published by: Central Queensland University - Press
“I recommend The Cattle Dog’s Revenge to all readers. The poems are magnificent, the themes are unique - here am I a Territorian and I sat amazed as I read Diamond Eighty Eight and wondered why I had not heard the story before. The language is colourful (!), evocative, and Jack’s poetry ranges from hilarious (Cattle Dog) to the epic (Diamond) to the poignant (Running Board Mick). The prose stories give a vital diversity to the book. Once again, the language deserves to be read for its authenticity if for no other reason”.
Ted Egan AM Alice Springs |
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> They Came to a Plateau
Written by: Jean Harslett & Mervyn Royle
Published by: ICP Craftpress
Few areas have passed through such definite patterns of change or have had a more colourful and chequered history than the Stanthorpe district. The coming of pastoralists, following in the footsteps of explorer Allan Cunningham, meant the birth of the sheep industry in Queensland... In 1872, another grand era began with the discovery of rich alluvial tin deposits. As supplies of tin dwindled, in its stead, a new industry - the growing of deciduous fruits, destined to be the only one of its kind in the State.
Squatters… Tin Mining… Deciduous Fruits
(Excerpt from “They Came to a Plateau”)
A well illustrated and factual account of Stanthorpe and District. |
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> The Lifting of the Mask
Written by: Maryse Ledru
Published by: Temple House, Melbourne
Biography of local talent, Margaret Burton.
“Margaret Burton was the jewel in the centre of the lotus flower. Maryse Ledru in her book has captured her fragrance completely.”
Peter Rudder 4BH BRISBANE
“An interesting, family-orientated retelling of the life of a complex character, well-written in an easy conversational style.”
Valerie Johnson, author of Understanding Us
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