Old Days, Old Ways : Stories from My Radio Days in the Bush.

Cover -- About the author -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Welcome to the Family -- Dear Old M -- The First Time -- Touch and Go -- Technician Magic -- Shindy's -- The Fabulous Four -- Spud Lumping -- Who You Know -- Around the West -- Burrumbuttock Brekkie -- Black Beauty -- Carinda Curry -- The Grazier's New Wife -- Dunlop -- They're Racing -- A Parting Gift -- Water War -- Sleeper Cutters -- Tiny's Dead! -- Pooncarie Stopover -- Driving with Miss Muriel -- Someone Must Care -- Troubles at the Chook House -- All Ways on Sunday -- Give Me a Head of . . . -- Golden Memories -- The Lights of Cobb &amp -- Co. -- Chinese Gold -- Harbourmaster -- Bush Pilots -- Broken Blade -- Our Henley -- Man with Mule -- Lightning Fast -- Jimmy Hereen -- Ted Egan -- Old Broome -- Mareeba Rodeo -- Never Say Never . . . -- Something Old, Something New -- Film Star -- The Coffin -- Step Back in Time -- Cooktown Cemetery -- Rum Does for Lasseter -- A Land Fit for Heroes -- The Gloucester Tree -- The Brewer's Tale -- The Hill -- The Lithgow Flash -- The Possum -- The Dedicated Wharfie -- Two Splendid Fish -- Gift Collection -- They're Off! -- The Rock -- A Very Old-timer -- Anakie -- Breakfast at Alice -- Camel Cup -- A Near Thing -- The Great Australian Funny Bone -- The Search Goes on . . . -- Rusty -- Military Conflict -- Old Mick -- The Auctioneer -- The Milky Bar Fairy -- The Right Thing -- Best on Show -- The Doc -- The Dogger -- A Rush of Blood -- The Demo Satellite Dish -- The Ridge -- Broadcasting on the Move -- A Punchy Interview -- Rain and Power -- The Bluey -- President Bush -- On the Outer -- The Times They Are a-Changin' -- Let's Drink to the Next Man to Die -- They're Growing Wheat at Mount Hope -- Country Football's Gone to Buggery -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Credits.

Former ABC Radio presenter Alex Nicol brings back to life the voices and stories of regional Australia before television and the internet.

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