Australiana

Cunning as a Fox      Jack Clark 252pp/235 x 155mm with 41 b&w illustrations plus end papers. Casebound			PRICE A$38.15
This is the autobiography of Jack Clark -- bushman, conservationist, soldier, hunter. It provides an excellent account of his childhood years in the Flinders Ranges and in the south-east of South Australia, his war service and life after the war. The book contains excellent word pictures of the flora and fauna of the Flinders Ranges, the Coorong and the south east as well as his many years experience as a rabbit trapper and hunter from which grew his deep involvement in wetlands conservation. Above all, it is a book about reality and the practical life of an Australian bushman.
Game Trails and Stock Camps      Bill Ashford 155pp/ 290 x 205mm/ illus b&w/ limp			PRICE A$24.00
Privately printed. Reprint. The name of Bill Ashford is still well known in the world of the sambar hunters. Born to the bush, Bill was hunting long before he left school. Alone, as a teenager, he had many experiences with the big deer. The second part of this book is a highly entertaining account of his experiences and adventures in Queensland as a cattleman.
Heads and Tales - Recollections of a Fisheries & Wildlife Officer         Jack Rhodes 304pp/ 230 x 150mm/ illus. b&w/ casebound			PRICE A$44-00
The day-to-day life of an extremely capable Fisheries & Wildlife Officer, related through a series of anecdotes. Presented in three sections, the book covers the author’s early life, entry into the wildlife department and appointment at Port Welshpool, followed by appointments at Wodonga and Mallacoota. The wide knowledge of wildlife behaviour and the law and the bush, the practical skills and the confidence and ability to be able to cope with challenging situations required by a wildlife officer, become readily apparent to the reader of this entertaining book. Note: Also listed under Management & Conservation.