| Shelf Location |
B OLD |
| Author |
Old, Jenny |
| Title |
Back of beyond / Jenny Old. |
| Publication Details |
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Description |
x, 390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Previously published as McAllister by Inhouse Publising, 2016. |
| At twenty-two, Jenny fell in love with Rick Old and went to live and work with him on his property, McAllister, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. There, she faced incredible hardship, living in a hut with not even basic necessities. Her only contact with the outside world was a two-way radio. In this vast empty landscape, she battled drought, flood, fire, and cyclones. For eighteen years she and Rick struggled to stay on in the Gulf, eventually triumphantly turning McAllister into a thriving oasis. This extraordinary story of one indomitable Australian woman is told in her own words with skill and humour. A story of the bush people and their generosity, filled with wonderful characters. Most of all, the story of one woman's love for her man and the adventure it took her on. McAllister, the story of Jenny Old's amazing life in the outback, will captivate and enthrall. |
| Subject |
Old, Jenny |
| Country life -- Carpentaria, Gulf of (N.T. and Qld.) -- Biography. |
| Farm life -- Carpentaria, Gulf of (N.T. and Qld.) -- Biography. |
| Women -- Carpentaria, Gulf of (N.T. and Qld.) -- Biography. |
| Carpentaria, Gulf of, Region (N.T. and Qld.) -- Rural conditions. |
| Added Author |
Reprint of (manifestation): Old, Jenny. McAllister. |
| Scoop Holdings |
NESL:M |
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