Gelignite Jack Murray

Author: Phil Murray
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
ISBN: 9781760794361
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description
At the mere mention of the name 'Gelignite' Jack Murray, any Australian from the Baby Boomer era or older can't help but to crack a smile. Murray was best known as the rally driver who in 1954 won the REDEX Round Australia Reliability Trial without the loss of a single point; but Jack's sporting interests and achievements were eclectic and far-ranging. In his own words, at different times throughout his life he was 'engaged in various sports with various successes' cycling; VFL schoolboy football; stock car racing; hill climbing motor races; circuit car racing; car endurance events; Australian and NSW Grand Prix racing; international and Australian rally driving; wrestling; boxing; crocodile, kangaroo and buffalo hunting; ocean boat racing and waterskiing--to name most, but not all. Oh yes--Jack even raced a bathtub once, plug in. Jack Murray died in 1983. Encounters with those who met him, knew him and loved him now grow fewer and fewer, as the years pass and the Reliability Trials of the 1950s drift into Australian history and folklore. Jack's personal and nonpublic life, showing the man behind the derring-do, has never been fully explored or written about.

The Lingo

Author: Graham Seal
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868406800
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
A lively linguistic analysis of our distinctive forms of speech drawn from a range of everyday experiences, including work, relaxation, gambling, drinking, family life, sport, crime, war, politics and sexual relations.

Journeys with Gelignite Jack

Author: Evan Green
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Jack of All Words

Author: Jack Murray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
After a 25-year career as an award-winning journalist and community newspaper editor, Jack Murray applied his talents as a freelance writer. Dubbing himself, “Jack of all words, master of words that speak,” Jack created this website which showcases his writing portfolio. His credits include seven awards from prominent Illinois press associations, a book on the memoirs of a Fortune 500 executive and a co-authored self-help book, featuring his beloved cat, PurSneakity.

Grief Is the Price We Pay for Love

Author: Aimee Goodwin-Cole
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982298251
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
In this warm and touching story eight-year old Donnie shares the joys and struggles of growing up in the Australian outback post World War II. The love of sharing thrills with her fun-loving dad, turns into deep agony and grief when he suicides unexpectedly. Despite the challenges, young Donnie still hopes for something good to come of life. Will she avoid adoption? Mrs. Sugars has a plan for Donnie but will this set her free to follow her dreams? Will Donnie find a way to move forward and be happy? Does love save the day after all? Grief Is the Price We Pay for Love, (Young Donnie’s Story) is a book that can be enjoyed by adults of all ages.

Speaking of Us

Author: Barry York
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 9780642107152
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Echoes from the earliest years of the century mingle with the voices of contemporary Australia in this fascinating selection of excerpts from the Oral History Collection of the National Library of Australia. Humour and drama, sport, culture, politics and the media, work and leisure are all represented. There are stories of life from remote properties; there are comments on society and government policies; there are anecdotes and opinions.

A Sporting Nation

Author: Paul Cliff
Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN: 0642107041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 137

Book Description
A Sporting Nation will appeal equally to the serious sports enthusiast and mainstream reader. Its main text comprises excerpts from the Library's oral history recordings, with additional features by Olympian Marlene Mathews, and Eric Rolls and Marion Halligan.Twenty-six richly illustrated features present a broad and popular sweep through the nation's sporting culture, opening with a recollection of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and a survey of the Sydney 2000 Games by Marlene Mathews.

The Learning Curve

Author: Richard Gordon Charman
Publisher: Memoirs Foundation
ISBN: 0987060007
Category : Joiners
Languages : en
Pages : 333

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Golden Miles

Author: Clinton Walker
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 1862548544
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Golden Miles is a book about cars, people and Australia in the late 60s and early 70s. With the energy and irreverent humour of a fanzine, the acuity of investigative journalism, and the eye of an art book, this new, expanded edition of Golden Miles explores the archetypal product of Australian suburbia - the muscle car. Clinton Walker is the author of seven books and several hit documentaries including the 2001 series on the history of Australian rock, Long Way to the Top. 'A rambling journey that's provocative and lavishly illustrated ... as much for pop culture lovers as rev heads.' - Sydney Morning Herald.

16,000 Miles to Mexico City

Author: Robert Connor
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476669678
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
Imagine driving 16,000 miles in 25 days over some of the roughest terrain in the world, at altitudes up to 16,000 feet, where engines and lungs gasp for air. Imagine 500-mile speed trials over rocky mountain tracks, racing against the clock and 95 other cars. Imagine attempting this more than 50 years ago, without GPS or cell phones or modern safety equipment. In April 1970, 241 men and women from more than 20 nations did just that, setting out from London in cars ranging from a dune buggy to family sedans to Porsches, Rolls-Royces, camper vans and a Jeep Wagoneer, determined to get to Mexico City. Drawing on personal recollections of competitors, organizers, marshals and mechanics, this book recounts the ecstasies and agonies of perhaps the toughest endurance motorsports event ever--the London to Mexico World Cup Rally.