Book 1 of a series describing the settlement, development, hardships and results of a pioneering family in the harsh climate of Northern Australia. Book 1 describes development up until incorporation... More > of the property into the Kakadu National Park. (Full Colour Version)< Less
Book 1 of a series describing the settlement, development, hardships and results of a pioneering family in the harsh climate of Northern Australia. Book 1 describes development up until incorporation... More > of the property into the Kakadu National Park. (Full Colour Version)< Less
The epic struggle to win a large pioneering station from the bush with development of the buffalo industry and an abbatoir in the inhospitable north of Australia. (Black & White print version)
The epic struggle to win a large pioneering station from the bush with development of the buffalo industry and an abbatoir in the inhospitable north of Australia. (Black & White print version)
This is a story about an original Australian, an aborigine called Charlie Kite, (whose family name was derived from that of the wetlands bird of the Kakadu, the Whistling Kite, that lived on the... More > billabong where he was born), and a crocodile, called Ennui. As the name implies, Ennui, after a brilliant, and therefore promising, start to his career, finds he has a problem working long-term for Charlie, in the tourist industry. His talents lie dormant, and he becomes unhappy and lazy, not fulfilling his contractual obligations to Charlie. Eventually Ennui discovers his true potential as a boat builder extraordinaire, and his inner conflict is resolved. The situation is not only sorted out to everyone's satisfaction, but what emerges is an even more mutually profitable and fulfilling business partnership than the one before. A story that reminds children not to waste their talents, or to leave them undeveloped, but instead have faith and belief in themselves, and to follow their dreams, no matter what.< Less
Prelude to Kakadu Rain is inspired by a trip to Kakadu National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory where I became very taken with the vast floodplains and the wildlife that depend on... More > nourishing rain after the dry season ends.< Less
