The Complete Book of Australian Flying Doctor Stories

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Complete Book of Australian Flying Doctor Stories
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bill Marsh
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:816
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
True Stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780733332142
ClassificationsDewey:362.10994
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher ABC Books
Imprint ABC Books
Publication Date 3 July 2014
Publication Country Australia

Description

For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume. the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon of Australian culture. Since its beginnings with the Reverend John Flynn in 1928, the RFDS has helped build our nation. the Flying Doctors, and the remote stations and communities that they serve, have become enduring symbols of what it means to be Australian. the Complete Book of Australian Flying Doctor Stories is a fascinating, moving and often hilarious collection of true stories about the life in the Australian Outback. Hear of those whose very lives depend on the Royal Flying Doctor Service, like the man suffering from extreme burns who rode his motorbike eighteen kilometres back across his property to get help while opening and closing every gate along the way because you 'always leave gates as you find them'. Out here, stoicism and a sense of humour go hand in hand, as in the case of the stockman with a compound leg fracture who, when asked by the Flying Doctor if it hurt, replied, 'Oh, it itches a bit.' through fog, lightning, thunder, flooding rains and dust storms, the Flying Doctor braves the elements to get to the remote outback landing strips where they're needed -...and the tales they live to tell will have you shaking your head in amazement.

Author Biography

Bill 'Swampy' Marsh is an award-winning writer/performer of stories, songs and plays. Based in Adelaide, he is best known for his successful Great Australian series of books published with ABC Books: MORE GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLYING DOCTOR STORIES (2007), GREAT AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY STORIES (2005), GREAT AUSTRALIAN DROVING STORIES (2003), GREAT AUSTRALIAN SHEARING STORIES (2001), and GREAT AUSTRALIAN FLYING DOCTOR STORIES (1999).