OUTBACK LIFE
There's
nothing more varied or interesting than a life in outback Australia. The
outback is not only full of wonderful characters, but people living amazing
lives and often achieving against the odds. The Outback Life section in OUTBACK Magazine contains an eclectic mix of stories about people living on stations
and in many other interesting and challenging situations. You'll share their
lifestyles, their hopes and dreams, successes and failures in this entertaining
section of the magazine.
Outback patrol
Issue 37 Oct/Nov 2004
With vast beats and lonely patrols, Queensland outback police
officers often maintain law and order single-handedly. But most relish the
experience and return to ‘civilisation’ enriched by it.
Winds
Of Change
Issue 36 Aug/Sept 2004
The timeless landscape of “Gundowringa” belies the
innovative nature of the Prell family.
A
breed of their own
Issue 35 June/July 2004
Next year marks the centenary of the birth of Australia’s only “local” breed
of cattle, the famous Murray Greys, and the families that developed the breed
still live in Upper Murray Valley region of Victoria.
Out
of the swamp country
Issue 34 April/May 2004
The Townsend family is one of many American families who, in the 1960s, couldn't
resist the challenges and opportunities in northern Australia. Today, more
than 40 years later, they are still there, regarded as locals in the pastoral
industry.
The
Hart of Hodgson country
Issue 33 Feb/Mar 2004
In true bush-battler style, the Hart family has 'made a go of it' on remote
Northern Territory Hodgson River Station for close to 30 years, building
it up virtually from scratch.
Women
unravel the cotton story
Issue 32 Dec 2003/Jan 2004
A clutch of energetic rural women have been the movers in redefining the
public image of cotton, with much of their effort going into telling the
story of Australia's cotton industry from field to fabric in the innovative
Australian Cotton Centre at Narrabri. NSW.
Family
ties to the Gulf Country
Issue 31 Oct/Nov 2003
Family ties to Mallapunyah. The Darcy family feels an almost spiritual attachment
to Mallapunyah Station, a leading producer of quality cattle - and a scenic
oasis, in the Northern Territory's Gulf Country.
What
comes naturally
Issue 30 Aug/Sept 2003
Nestled high on an isolated hilltop, overlooking a picturesque valley near
Mansfield, Victoria, the Wrangler Jayne Ranch mysteriously blends into this
stereotypical Man from Snowy River scenery.
