Introduction -- 1. Myall Plains -- Reconnaissance -- 3. The first lift -- 4. The forbidden mare -- 5. The grass generals -- 6. The high plains of death -- 7. Race against time -- 8. The black hole -- 9. The wild bunch -- 10. Stake-out -- 11. Dwellers of the rangelands -- 12. Bore crisis -- 13. Stampede -- 14. An autumn of reflection -- 15. Tableland camp -- 16. The shadows of anxiety -- 17. The dilemma -- 18. Gorge camp attack -- 19. The dingo and the omen -- 20. Rescue -- Epilogue
Summary
Biographical account of life on cattle stations hit by drought in NSW and Queensland
Analysis
Queensland
Farms
Drought
Cattle industry
Autobiography
Rural and regional affairs
Social conditions
Notes
Cover subtitle: The true story of an Australian farmer's struggle to save his cattle during devastating drought