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Barry McMillan
Born during the Second World War, when the
effects of the Great Depression had reduced a
large percentage of Australias population to
eking out a living as best they could, a boy
grows up on a dair...view moreBorn during the Second World War, when the
effects of the Great Depression had reduced a
large percentage of Australias population to
eking out a living as best they could, a boy
grows up on a dairy farm on the fringe of a
small country town.
With no money for store-bought toys, he
makes his own amusement roaming the banks
of the pristine Chinamans Lagoon and, like most boys, getting up to
a considerable amount of mischief in the process
His is a story of freedom and of a lifestyle which is unfortunately no
longer available to modern children.
Follow his journey through life as he helps his parents on the farm
with the assistance of horse drawn implements, uses some quirky and
innovative methods to earn some cash, and joins with his siblings and
school mates in some harebrained adventures.
A second book, Childhood Receding, supplied as a free bonus in
this edition, follows the boy into adulthood and reveals a far from
mundane life and many humorous incidences as it tracks his travels
and experiences through the years.view less