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The Cattle King

By: Ion Idriess
Narrated by: Various Artists
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This book is an inspiring tribute to the remarkable life of Sir Sidney Kidman - the Cattle King.

At the age of 13 Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and bush jockey and he also ran a coach business. Above all Kidman created a mighty cattle empire of more than a hundred stations, fighting droughts, bushfires, floods and plagues of vermin to do so. His enterprise and courage won him a huge fortune and made him a legend.

©2011 © Idriess Enterprises Pty Ltd © Recording Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Biographical Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Biography
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Hopefully we can get some more Ion Iddriess both him and Sydney Kidman are both legends of Australia 

The resilience👍

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THE STORY TELLER WAS SPOT ON, BUT THE BACKGROUND MUSIC WAS MUCH TOO LOUD AND VERY DISTRACTING!

GREAT STORY!

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Very easy to listen to and follow. Very interesting. Loved the extra sounds, such as birds and horses hooves

Great listen, definitely recommend

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narrator was awesome. sometimes background sound effects too loud making narrator difficult to hear. would have loved to have heard what happened after he passed away.

left me wanting more

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The story would be better without so much bird noise and hooves and music, maybe toned down a bit at times it was louder than the narrator

Background noise

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A story that is only half told . Could have had more detail off the people he was involved with.
But never the less I still enjoyed it .

good read

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good book where are these men now that we need them are we all asleep

punchy farmer

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More books like this please , I really love this book, it was really enjoyable book to listen to, I sat and listen to it all in one go

great book loved it

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Very interesting book, great insight to Australias history and early pioneering days, from horseback to train to motorcars.

great Australian history information.

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What a truly AMAZING story about one of Australia's greatest pioneers and bushman. I enjoyed ever second of this. Thankyou Sid and god bless.

Truly AMAZING

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