Dinkum Dunnies

by Douglass Baglin, Barbara Mullins

An Australia-wide selection, including species from remote areas of the tropical north, offshore islands and arid interior, as well as familiar and well-loved garden favourites. Over 80 studies, captured in many bizarre and beautiful modes by the artistry of Douglass Baglin, with notes on characteristics, identification, uses and cultivation by Barbara Mullins.

Douglass Baglin and Barbara Mullins, well-known authors of many books on flora, fauna and the Australian scene in general, here focus on a theme of social and historical importance--Australia's "Dinkum Dunnies".

Genres: Australia, Nonfiction, Humor, History

62 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Dr. Appu Sasidharan (Dasfill) · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love to go for reading escapades to unchartered territories and genres once in a while.

This book was available for a good discount. So I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, this was a different reading attempt that didn't work for me.

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[Keen Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars!

"Dear Nanna I hope you enjoy reading Dinkum Dunnies. Love Dustin XXXXXOOOOO"

So reads the inscription in red ink inside this book. I wonder if she did enjoy it?...and I wonder where dear ole Dustin is now?...It could be the grounds for a really disappointing podcast…The Hunt For Dustin.

This is another delightful little book which could easily pass for a collection of joke postcards from yester-year. No matter, these still succeed in casting a bewitching spell over the likes of people like me, as I try and get my head round what passes for the smallest room in rural and outback Australia. Some look like the relics of sustained bombing campaigns and others resemble makeshift artistic statements which no one quite gets. Either way this was a pleasure to read.

[Jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pinnacle of coffee table literature.

[Lukerik · Rating 5 out of 5]

I suppose the authors thought they were being funny. Well let me tell you that I don’t find privies to be a laughing matter. Not at all. This volume is a valuable source book on the Australian privy as it was fifty years ago. Important observations can be made about Australian culture specifically and about culture generally as a response to environment. Unfortunately those points cannot be made here as there are no page numbers and I cannot reference my arguments in a satisfactory manner.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dinkum Dunnies, Douglass Baglin, Barbara Mullins
An excuse to showcase the diversity of Australian landscapes. ***

I'm stranded in a freezing lakeside house with no internet.
Found a copy of this book here. Read it. Helped to pass 3 minutes of mid-winter cold.
I'm texting this to myself. If I ever get out of here back to civilization I pledge to post this to Goodreads as a testament to my will to live.

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baglin Bogs #1
A series of photos of old dunnies around Australia where people dropped a load.
It is what it is, and nothing more or less, and very Australian.
Dunny is a great word!

[Bec · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bloody loved it! A meander through the humble vintage bush loo.

[Nurture Waratah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book of photographs of dunnies in various Australian locations. It is OK, but I've seen way better.

[Peter Macinnis · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book!