The Land of Black Opals.In this book, Ion Idriess tells of his
beginnings, of his childhood in Lismore, Tamworth and Broken Hill, of
his apprenticeship in bushcraft, and of the growing love for the
Australian Outback which illumines all his work. He tells of the jobs
he had - as rouseabout, horse breaker, horse tailer, shearer - and of
his wanderings to the opal mines of Lightning Ridge. He became one of
the band of opal-seekers who live in these pages, sharing their
heartbreaks and their sudden, wild exulatations. And the stories he
tells of his mates are little gems in themselves, vivid in
characterization, rich in sympathy and understanding.In the
descriptions of opal gouging, and the technique of "clipping" and
"facing" opals, Idriess is in his element. Obviously his heart has
been completely captured by these magic stones of flame and orange, in
which, it seems to him, all the life and the colour of centuries have
been imprisoned... Lightning Ridge throws light on the author's own
background, and is a lively account of the rough camaraderie of life
in the bush and on the opal fields. - Adelaide Advertiser, 1940.
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9781922384973
Publisert
2024
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ETT Imprint
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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