Camper Trailer Australia – August 2019

FORMANYofusit is notenoughtosimply

driveorwalkthrougha landscape.Wewant

tounderstandit too.Whatanimalsandplants

residehere?Howdothespeciesinteract?

Whatis theroleoftheclimate?Havingan

understandingofthesequestionsaddsa new

levelofdepthtoyourtravels,andis particularly

satisfyingforthosewitha scientificbentof

mind.Tothisend,nexttimeyouaretravelling

througha rainforestin Vic,NSWor

Queensland,considerthrowing

RainforestsofAustralia’sEast

Coastintothebackseat

mapholderbeforeyou

takeoff.

Thisguide,put

togetherbyPeterKrisch

andpublishedbyNew

HollandPublishers,

NexttimeyouareheadingtotheEastCoast,

consideraddingthisguidetoyourluggage

TheAussiebushdeservestobecelebrated,anditishereinthis

collectionofclassicyarns.

deliversyouwitha thorough,thougheasily

understandable,collectionofkeyinformation

onthegeography,geology,andfloraofour

rainforestsystems.Theguidestartsoffwith

somegeneral,contextualinformationon

forests,beforegoingintogreaterdepthson all

thetypesofgreeneryyoumightcomeacross:

mosses,liverworts,fungi,lichens,slimemoulds,

ferns,gymnosperms,conifers,cycads,flowering

plants,rainforesttrees,scrubs,vines,lianas,

orchids,palms– younameit.

Fewbutthemostpassionatewouldread this

covertocover,butit is handytohavearound.

Thetextis relativelyeasytogetyourhead

arounddespiteitsscientificnature,andimages

arespreadthroughout.It trulyis fascinating to

learnabouttheself-sustainingnatureofthese

ecosystems,whichsurvivebyvariousand

surprisingassociationsandinterrelationships.

NOTHING QUITE plucks on your heart strings

like a good outback yarn that could have only

happened in Australia. In this modern world

of increasing urbanisation and political cat

fights, it is cathartic to hearken back

to the bush, to excite yourself with

possibilities that lie just over the

horizon next time you hit the

open road with camper in tow.

One of Australia’s best

Australiana authors, Jim

Haynes, has compiled some

of the finest Aussie yarns in his

collection, The Best Australian Bush

Stories. The stories are written by a

range of authors. Some you’ve probably

heard of – Kenneth Cook, Henry Lawson, Banjo

Patterson. Others may be less familiar. Just

as varied as the authorial range is the range

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of feelings these stories will evoke. You might

laugh, you might cry, you might feel a burning

sense of nostalgia for another time. Pick a

chapter and roll the dice!

This collection will take you all over

our inland expanses – from the

Mallee to the depths of the desert

to the side of the billabong.

Quintessentially Australian

archetypes roam freely here –

the stockman, the bushranger,

the explorer, and of course,

indigenous Australians. They are

immersed in situations dealing

withthe delights of the bush, bush

justice, romance, alcoholism, religion, the

big smoke, the conquering nature of the bush,

wildlife, and dispossessed characters at a loose

end. Put on some billy tea and read up! —SRCTA

DECODING THE RAINFOREST

OUTBACK FOLKLORE ON THE PAGE

THE BEST AUSTRALIAN

BUSH STORIES

RRP: $29.99

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RAINFORESTS OF

AUSTRALIA’S EAST COAST

RRP: $39.99

MORE INFO:

newhollandpublishers.com