On Our Selection by Steele RUDD (1868 - 1935)
Genre(s): Family Life, Humorous Fiction
Read by: Son of the Exiles in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:01:23 - 01 - Starting The Selection
00:09:45 - 02 - Our First Harvest
00:15:59 - 03 - Before We Got The Deeds
00:26:46 - 04 - When The Wolf Was At The Door
00:36:27 - 05 - The Night We Watched For Wallabies
00:44:49 - 06 - Good Old Bess
00:56:37 - 07 - Cranky Jack
01:13:45 - 08 - A Kangaroo Hunt From Shingle Hut
01:26:16 - 09 - Dave's Snakebite
01:37:31 - 10 - Dad And The Donovans
01:49:39 - 11 - A Splendid Year For Corn
02:03:29 - 12 - Kate's Wedding
02:16:24 - 13 - The Summer Old Bob Died
02:31:13 - 14 - When Dan Came Home
02:39:41 - 15 - Our Circus
02:47:35 - 16 - When Joe Was In Charge
03:07:28 - 17 - Dad's 'Fortune'
03:17:07 - 18 - We Embark In The Bear Industry
03:25:50 - 19 - Nell and Ned
03:38:05 - 20 - The Cow We Bought
03:50:59 - 21 - The Parson And The Scone
03:57:54 - 22 - Callaghan's Colt
04:08:32 - 23 - The Agricultural Reporter
04:17:47 - 24 - A Lady At Shingle Hut
04:26:10 - 25 - The Man With The Bear-Skin Cap
04:34:12 - 26 - One Christmas
The humorous account of Dad and Dave and the rest of the Rudd clan as they attempt to carve a farming 'selection' out of the Australian wilderness in spite of fire, famine, snakebite, and a loony hired hand. - Summary by Son of the Exiles
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