Walking With Dingoes by Owen Davies

Walking With Dingoes by Owen DaviesFor more than a century, a series of capable Australians had failed to come to terms with the rugged glory of the 500,000 acre Pungalina Station until, in October 1999, Owen Davies began its transformation from the ashes of abandonment into a wilderness wonderland, able to be experienced by others who value such things. This is the story of Owen's love affair with that least modified part of Australia Walking With Dingoes describes the real life

most importantly

beginning with a homecoming in old Fitzroy and ending with a fairy tale at the Swan Hill show grounds

which lies adjacent to Lake Eyre and the Tirari Desert

flood and very occasional plenty – the family had swelled to thirteen children

"The home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday Age

Zara feels adrift in the swirling red dust of the lawless bush city

"the historical detail brings the

Lizzy becomes a student of the Dreamtime

most of all

but Ungara proves to be a hard manto catch

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