outback information

This section contains information on a variety of aspects associated with outback cattle stations.

Rural & agricultural information

Classic, Award-Winning Australian Outback images

If you are interested in the Australian bush you'll enjoy the best-selling book 'A Million Acre Masterpiece' and the sequel 'Life as an Australian Horseman'. Both books contain more than 200 authentic photographs taken on Australia's largest cattle stations, located between Queensland's Cape York Peninsula and Channel Country, across the Territory's Top End to Western Australia's Kimberley Region. 'A Million Acre Masterpiece' has a glossary of quirky words and expressions that are used almost exclusively in outback Australia, and 'Life as an Australian Horseman' has extra images, including a special chapter on bronco branding. Order your personally signed copies now.

Horses, Mustering & Horse Sports – Brief history of horses in Australia, stock horse breeding, outback health issues, station work and rural horse sports, horse-related organisations, artists who specialise in painting horses, and sources of more information.
Bronco Branding – Brief history and sources of information regarding 'broncoing'.
Sheep – Links to information on Australia's sheep & wool industry.
Sheep & Cattle Dogs - information regarding the different types of dogs used in the Australian bush, on farms and cattle stations.
Cattle, Land & Climate Information – Australian cattle breeds, outback landscape & weather, buying cattle stations and farms, primary producer organisations and other rural information sources.
Biosecurity & Quarantine Information - Sources of information on Australian biosecurity and quarantine.
Australian Camels – Links to sources of information on Australian wild camels and the Australian camel farming industry.
Feral Goats - The feral goat industry in outback Australia.
Feral Pigs - Information on feral pigs in northern Australia.
Helicopter & Fixed Wing Mustering – Australian helicopter mustering history in brief, and how helicopters & fixed wing aircraft are used on stations at present.
Australian Utes - The different types of utes used in the bush - on farms and cattle stations.
Windmills, Bores & Artesian Water– Brief history of bores and windmills in Australia, links to windmill manufacturers, artesian water summary and information sources.
Maps of Inland Australia – Information & links re. topographic, road and station maps - and where I travel to take photographs.
Rural Employment – The sorts of jobs available in the bush, what is required, and how to find rural employment positions & pastoral company links. Voluntary work in the country, rural charity information and links.

Music, Films & Reading - Outback Culture

'Australia' The Film - General Info - When was Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' movie filmed, how much did production cost, the premiere and release dates in cinemas and on DVD & Blue Ray, and links to related pages.
'Australia' The Film - Story- Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' film plot summary, translations of words & expressions used in the film, information on the authenticity of set and story details, who the actors are and the characters they play, the film score & musicians involved, and where 'Australia' was filmed.
'On our Selection' Film- George Whaley's 1995 film based on the writing of Steele Rudd. Actors & the parts played, comments on the film, music, publicity & DVD, and the two other 'On our Selection' films.
McLeod's Daughters Television Programme - Information regarding the McLeod's Daughters Television Programme.
Other Country Television Programmes - What time, what channel.
Rural Radio Programmes - What time, which radio station.
Country Music - Links to the musicians producing the most authentically Australian music that specifically relates to the bush.
Bush Poetry - Details of some great Australian bush poetry books.
Bush Biographies - Details of more than 100 autobiographies, biographies etc, relating to the Australian bush - in particular, northern Australia.
Outback & Agricultural References - Details of dozens of non-fiction books; on a variety of subjects from plants, animals and farming, to bush cookbooks.
Outback Books for Kids - The best quality children's books, that relate to country life.
Agricultural Journalism - Links to journalism associations etc.

Outback Tourism Information

Travelling in the Outback - First-hand advice on safe travelling through rural & remote areas.
'Australia' Film Travel - Information on travelling to the places where the 'Australia' movie was filmed (Queensland, the Northern Territory and Kimberley Region of Western Australia).
Flying Inland - Links to charter companies in remote regions.
Aussies Overseas - Useful links & information for Australians visiting or living overseas. Plus the words to Waltzing Matilda, our most famous song.

Please note:

I am a photographer & author who specialises in Australia's largest cattle stations. Sales of my books, cards and photographs enable the ongoing recording of life in remote areas and maintenance of this website. The information provided in this section is primarily intended to benefit customers who have purchased my books, cards or photographs, who are seeking further information, eg. other good bush books to purchase, by self-published authors (many of whom struggle to get sufficient publicity for their books, many of which are excellent). I sell my own books, 'A Million Acre Masterpiece' and 'Life as an Australian Horseman'. I do not sell any maps, run an employment service (or employ anyone myself), provide advice on purchasing camels or goats, or sell any of the books or recordings mentioned in this section of the website, that have been written by other authors. I do not have the administrative resources to provide further information, other than what is contained in these pages.

If you are aware of any updated or additional information relating to the subjects located on the website, I'd be most appreciative if you could drop me a line, in the interests of ensuring this publicly available agricultural information resource is kept as accurate as possible. This website is visited by many teachers and students of all ages, as well as urban residents seeking reliable rural information and overseas residents seeking objective information on Australian bush. In appreciation of assistance provided, people who have taken the trouble to help me keep this website up-to-date & accurate can be entered into the 'handy person' prize draw.