Books
NEW! Australian Legends - Our History of Outstanding Quarter Horses, volume one
There are many excellent and informative books available today on the history of the American Quarter Horse and the famous King Ranch in Texas. This book however, covers the development of the Australian Quarter Horse history, which began a relatively short time ago with the 1954 arrival of the first four King Ranch stallions – Vaquero, Jackaroo, read more
Avarest to Avarest by Norma Brown
Avarest to Avarest by Norma Brown This is the life story of Norma H. Brown in which she desribes her journey from childhood home 'Avarest' in Jandowae to her most recent home in Longreach affectionatley dubbed 'Avarest.' The book spans an era of approximately 75 years. Through her detailed and often humerous recollections, she relates the harsh read more
Old Timer's Stories and Knowledge of Horses
Old Timer's Stories & Knowledge of Horsesby Ken HallThis book is a great collection of useful information and stories. It includes old stockman remedies and all sorts of tips from buying your first horse through to handling stallions - all told through andecdotes of Ken's life with horses. Illustrated with photographs of working horses across Australia, read more
Grandma's Recipes
Grandma's Recipesby Jan HallGood food is a great comfort and the recipes in this collection would have helped the family of Jan and Ken Hall through many a tough time and also a few celebrations. Jan has collected her favourite family recipes including some from Grandmas Myrtle Hall and Dorothy Greer. Delicious salads, mouthwatering tarts, traditional read more
What Next You Bastard
"May well prove to have more layers of appeal for readers than a mille-feuille... a well-crafted narrative packed with incedent, villains and comedy... a portrait of a brave youth... story that needed to be told." The Australian Ken Hall spent much of his early life in hospital - at tweleve he was moved from the children's ward to the adult terminal read more
What Next You Bastard - Book Two
What Next You Bastard - Book Two by Ken Hall The story of Ken Hall continues. Despite ongoing ill health Ken manages to gallop his way through life. Ken takes his young city wife Jan and baby 700 km north west to a 100,000 acre sheep station. Tales of pig and roo shoots, musters, working with sheep, training racehorses, their thoroughbred stud and read more
What Next You Bastard - My Early Years
What Next You Bastard - My Early Yearsby Ken HallThis book provides a more detailed look at Ken's childhood and takes you on a journey that covers the heartbreaking lows in the life chronically ill child punctuated hilarious highs such as the tale of hazards of smoking in a saw-dust box dunny! Ken survived illness, an abusive father and the horror read more
Riding the Rough Road
‘I choose to live!’ These were the words Heyward Robertson spoke at his lowest point after being diagnosed with MS. Heyward Robertson along with his four siblings and mum and dad moved to his family property, near Glenmorgan when he was 11 years old. Heyward spent his high school years at boarding school at the Toowoomba Grammar School read more
