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Mates!
Mates!
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At the height of Australia’s 1970s recession, two young men leave home seeking fame and fortune. They travel through Queensland’s outback looking for work and arrive in Mount Isa, near broke.

The city takes them in and so begins the adventure of creating their lives in the remote, rough and tumble environment of one of Australia’s biggest mining communities.

Set in among the hot, dry and arid landscape of Queensland’s Gulf Country, the two newcomers discover both the delights and difficulties of living far inland from their coastal origins. A variety of jobs take them to places that few people would have ever experienced, from prospecting deep in the bush to dark, damp mines located thousands of metres underground.

Mates is a great story infused with warm Australian characteristics and humour. The region’s great mining history, Aboriginal people and extraordinary bushland have all been thoroughly researched and richly described by author Stephen Outram.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherQest Press
Release dateMar 30, 2018
ISBN9780994332783
Mates!
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Stephen Outram

STEPHEN OUTRAM has enjoyed successful careers in architecture, illustration, graphic design, IT, and now writing with over 7 books published and more to come. Stephen is well travelled, University educated and has a Master of Science Degree (MSc.CAAD) from the University of Dundee. In recent years he has educated via seminars, workshops, speaking engagements and coaching.

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