The bullocky, cursing at his team; twenty or more horses harnessed to a towering load of wool bales or wheat bags, inching their way along a dusty track: these are central, enduring images of Australia's past, immortalized by Lawson, Paterson and Furphy. Malcolm Kennedy is the first, however, to explore the essential part that beast of burden actually played in Australia's development. From the arrival of the first horses and cattle with the First Fleet, Kennedy gives a remarkable picture of Australian life. He reveals how ...
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The bullocky, cursing at his team; twenty or more horses harnessed to a towering load of wool bales or wheat bags, inching their way along a dusty track: these are central, enduring images of Australia's past, immortalized by Lawson, Paterson and Furphy. Malcolm Kennedy is the first, however, to explore the essential part that beast of burden actually played in Australia's development. From the arrival of the first horses and cattle with the First Fleet, Kennedy gives a remarkable picture of Australian life. He reveals how the horse was the secret weapon used against the Aborigines. He describes the growth of that uniquely Australian livelihood -- droving. He even investigates the pollution problems of horse-powered cities: what do do you do with over 200 tons of manure every day? With exemplary and painstaking research, Malcolm Kennedy has produced a record of part of our history that is now lost.
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Add this copy of Hauling the Loads. a History of Australia's Working to cart. $20.47, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2005 by Central Queensland University Press.
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Very Good. Small 4to. xvii, 222pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills. Pictorial card. Very light edge wear to cover, foxing to page edges and prelims. Explores the previously unrecognized efforts of working bullocks and horses, carrying goods and people across an alien continent, that made Australia's foundation possible.
Add this copy of Hauling the Loads. a History of Australia's Working to cart. $29.70, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1992 by Melbourne University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Small 4to. xvii, 222pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills. Green cloth in jacket. Extremely light edge wear to jacket. Explores the previously unrecognized efforts of working bullocks and horses, carrying goods and people across an alien continent, that made Australia's foundation possible.
Add this copy of Hauling the Loads: a History of Australia's Working to cart. $109.33, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Melbourne University Press.
