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On the Wool Track
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The Author is specially indebted to Mr. Archibald Marshall special correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," who visited Australia with the delegates of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce for his spontaneous help and advice; to the proprietors of the "Sydney Morning Herald" for their permission to publish this boot and their assistance in obtaining the illustrations; to Mr George Bell of the "Sydney Mail" for a number of Photographs which no one but he could have procured; and to the many hosts fellow passengers and friends both in the back country and in Sydney who made the compilation of these chapters a work of real pleasure.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Author is specially indebted to Mr. Archibald Marshall special correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," who visited Australia with the delegates of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce for his spontaneous help and advice; to the proprietors of the "Sydney Morning Herald" for their permission to publish this boot and their assistance in obtaining the illustrations; to Mr George Bell of the "Sydney Mail" for a number of Photographs which no one but he could have procured; and to the many hosts fellow passengers and friends both in the back country and in Sydney who made the compilation of these chapters a work of real pleasure.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
336 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1910
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C.E.W. Bean
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Official historian of Australia's involvement in World War I.
C.E.W. Bean (Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean)wrote the first 6 volumes of the Official History.
The official history has been digitised and is available:
http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/first...
Official historian of Australia's involvement in World War I.
C.E.W. Bean (Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean)wrote the first 6 volumes of the Official History.
The official history has been digitised and is available:
http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/first...
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August 3, 2022
This is an amazing book. I only knew C. E. W. Bean as a World War One historian. I did not know until recently that he had written a book about the Australian wool industry. He must have been a remarkably astute observer, as well as a person who could absorb and integrate vast amounts of information in a short space of time, because I cannot believe he spent more than a relatively short time visiting the Australian outback.
Even though the book is non-fiction, it reads more like fiction in many ways. There is no attempt made to reference anything, and there are a number of memorable descriptive passages. The book gives the impression that it has been written from memory, driven by a powerful and unfailing sense of intuition. It works superbly as a document that records a critical chapter in the history of Australia that has now well and truly passed.
Even though the book is non-fiction, it reads more like fiction in many ways. There is no attempt made to reference anything, and there are a number of memorable descriptive passages. The book gives the impression that it has been written from memory, driven by a powerful and unfailing sense of intuition. It works superbly as a document that records a critical chapter in the history of Australia that has now well and truly passed.
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