The Man From Coolibah, 9780733629570
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Outback legend: Tough, hardworking man builds empire in the never-never.

The Man From Coolibah

the extraordinary outback life of a northern territory cattleman

$32.82

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    25 September 2012

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Summary

The Man From Coolibah: An Outback Legend

Milton Jones, the youngest of five, spent his childhood immersed in the vast landscapes of the outback. Far removed from city life, his early years were shaped by his father’s work as a farm manager. Leaving school in his mid-teens, Milton returned to the Northern Territory, driven by a deep-seated connection to mustering. His first job? Bull catching.

A true embodiment of his surroundings, Milton Jones is a resilient and industrious …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733629570
ISBN-10:0733629571
Author:Milton Jones, James Knight
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:25 September 2012
Weight:430g
Dimensions:236mm x 154mm x 28mm
About The Author

Milton Jones

James Knight, a country boy himself who was raised in the New South Wales country town of Gunnedah, is an award-winning television reporter and bestselling author of biographies, whose career over the last decade has spanned Sydney metropolitan radio, press and television.

Milton Jones is a self-made success from the Northern Territory, who started work in the early 1980s as a bullcatcher on remote inland cattle stations, before buying Coolibah Station in 1988. He is now the sole owner of a helicopter business that specialises in aerial mustering, government work and tourism flights over Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge and Kakadu.

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