| Record Number |
710279 |
| ISBN |
9781741667622 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Gunn, Aeneas, Mrs, 1870-1961 |
| Title |
We of the Never-Never / Aeneas Gunn. |
| Edition |
Centenary ed. |
| Publisher/Date |
North Sydney, N.S.W. : Vintage, 2008, c1908. |
| Pagination etc. |
238 p. : 1 map ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Vintage classics |
| Summary Note |
In 1902, newly married Jeannie Gunn (Mrs Aeneas Gunn) left the security and comfort of her Melbourne home to travel to the depths of the Northern Territory, where her husband had been appointed manager of 'The Elsey', a large cattle station. One of the very few white women in the area, she was at first resented by people on and around the station, till her warmth and spirit won their affection and respect. She had an unerring ear and eye for the sounds and sights of the country; and this is her moving and simple account of her life amidst the beauty and cruelty of the land, and the isolation and loneliness together with the comradeship and kindness of those around her. (-Book cover.) |
| Subject - Name |
Gunn, Aeneas, -- Mrs,1870-1961 |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Northern Territory |
| Ranch life -- Northern Territory |
| Farmers' spouses -- Northern Territory -- Biography |
| Elsey Station. (N.T.) |
| Northern Territory -- Description and travel |
| Northern Territory -- Social life and customs -- 1901-1914 |
| Shelf Location |
994.29 GUNN |
