Nulla Nulla - A Breath of Yesteryear

Around the Campfire #7

by Cecil R. Mackaway, Jan Hawkins (photographer)

Cecil Roy Mackaway grew up in the Hunter Valley north of Sydney, touched by a time now passed. Fresh from the influenced of a family with a convict colonial history he witnessed a world, seen from a unique view. His stories and poems bring to life the Australian colonial era and life lived from the Bushman’s perspective. Not always politically correct in today’s society, he none the less brings a richness and variety to our history and the tale of life as it was lived in the bush in a era now gone.
Life in this era was not easy, and often not even comfortable but it did bring with it our unique character, a temper, one that is as Australian as the broad expanses of an endless horizon and the carol of a brilliant night sitting around the camp fire.
The Around the Campfire Series will introduce you to Life on the Land, a world exploring what is Australia. Join our Writers and Authors as we show you our land, our world and our history.

73 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2013

Reviews

[Jan Hawkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really wonderful anthology on Australian Colonial History. The Author writes in such a way that he takes you to the world in which he lives and helps you see it through his eyes. I loved this collection and the wit and humour.
It is a visit into an time which we will never see again, just simply delgightful.

[Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

A time capsule of entertaining, amusing... sometimes poignant and hilarious... stories and poems. The author has a lively turn of phrase and is a talented storyteller and poet.