Name/TitleOld timers : sketches and word pictures of the old pioneers
MakerAston, Tilly, 1873-1947
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectA book of bush sketches spanning the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Based on oral histories, it includes stories of the gold rush, farmers and itinerant travelers.
Contents:
Foreword : Left by the flood
Bruce and his dog
The scholard
Me and mother
A modern Sarah
The Eden by the creek
The man who would never go home
Brummy
The black butterfly
The grumpy squatter
Our local laureate
Our bad boy
Jimmy's sundowner
The hermit
The Mahoneys
The sundowner's legacy
Irrepressible grandpa
The ghost of the hill
The back to Din-Garoop
Includes newspaper clipping : "Tilly Aston created her own world : Blind Australian authoress'
PublisherLothian Publishing Co.
Publication Date1938
Publication PlaceMelbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Subject and Association KeywordsShort stories
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypeBook
Object numberLIB 025509
Spine Label823 AST
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved