The humorous account of Dad and Dave and the rest of the Rudd clan as they attempt to carve a farming 'selection' out of the Australian wilderness in spite of fire, famine, snakebite, and a loony hired hand. - Summary by Son of the Exiles
Chapters
1 Preface 1 min 2 Starting The Selection 8 min 3 Our First Harvest 6 min 4 Before We Got The Deeds 11 min 5 When The Wolf Was At The Door 10 min 6 The Night We Watched For Wallabies 8 min 7 Good Old Bess 12 min 8 Cranky Jack 17 min 9 A Kangaroo Hunt From Shingle Hut 13 min 10 Dave's Snakebite 11 min 11 Dad And The Donovans 12 min 12 A Splendid Year For Corn 14 min 13 Kate's Wedding 13 min 14 The Summer Old Bob Died 15 min 15 When Dan Came Home 8 min 16 Our Circus 8 min 17 When Joe Was In Charge 20 min 18 Dad's "Fortune" 10 min 19 We Embark In The Bear Industry 9 min 20 Nell and Ned 12 min 21 The Cow We Bought 13 min 22 The Parson And The Scone 7 min 23 Callaghan's Colt 11 min 24 The Agricultural Reporter 9 min 25 A Lady At Shingle Hut 8 min 26 The Man With The Bear-Skin Cap 8 min 27 One Christmas 12 min
