TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. COVER PAGE
2. ALSO BY THE AUTHOR
3. PRAISE
4. TITLE PAGE
5. COPYRIGHT PAGE
6. DEDICATION
7. CONTENTS
8. INTRODUCTION: AN EDGE LIKE A CHAINSAW
9. 1 BULL
   1. WHAT A HIDE
   2. THE SPLIT DOG
   3. DROP BEARS
   4. HOOP SNAKES
   5. GIANT MOZZIES
   6. CROOKED MICK AND THE SPEEWAH
   7. DINKUM!
   8. THE EXPLODING DUNNY
   9. THE WELL-DRESSED ’ROO
   10. LOADED ANIMALS
   11. THE BLACKOUT BABIES
   12. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LIES
   13. THE POMMIES AND THE YANKS
   14. AUSSIE EFFICIENCY
10. 2 CHARACTERS
    1. THE DRONGO
    2. COUSIN JACKS
    3. TOM DOYLE
    4. THE WIDOW REILLY’S PIG
    5. THE CONVICT’S TOUR TO HELL
    6. MAKE IT HOURS INSTEAD OF DAYS
    7. WHO WAS BILLY BARLOW?
    8. JACKY BINDI-I
    9. JIMMY AH FOO
    10. SNUFFLER OLDFIELD
    11. CORNY KENNA
    12. THE HODJA
    13. DAD MAKES A BLUE
    14. DAD, DAVE AND MABEL
    15. ANZAC CHARACTERS
    16. HOW HE WORKED HIS NUT
    17. TOM ’N’ OPLAS
    18. THREE BLOKES AT A PUB
11. 3 HARD CASES
    1. THE COCKY
    2. ‘HUNGRY’ TYSON
    3. NINETY THE GLUTTON
    4. GALLOPING JONES
    5. CHRISTY PALMERSTON
    6. MOONDYNE JOE
    7. THE EULO QUEEN
    8. WHEELBARROW JACK
    9. LONG JACK
    10. DIABOLICAL DICK
    11. PUPPY PIE AND DOG’S DINNER
    12. THE WORLD’S GREATEST WHINGER
    13. THE CAPTAIN OF THE PUSH
    14. THE SOUVENIR KING
    15. MRS DELANEY
    16. DOPES
    17. TAKEN FOR A RIDE
    18. BEA MILES
    19. DOING BUSINESS WITH REG
    20. AN UNWELCOME MIRACLE
12. 4 DIGGEROSITIES
    1. A MILLION CAT-CALLS
    2. RELIGION
    3. MONOCLES
    4. FOOD AND DRINK
    5. ARMY BISCUITS
    6. BABBLING BROOKS
    7. THE CASUAL DIGGER
    8. OFFICERS
    9. BIRDIE
    10. THE PIECE OF PAPER
    11. PARABLES OF ANZAC
    12. BALDY BECOMES MOBILE
    13. THE ROO DE KANGA
    14. BLIGHTY
    15. VERY IRRITATED
    16. THINKING AHEAD
    17. FINDING THE ‘AWSTRALIANS’
    18. PLEASE LET US TAKE TOBRUK!
    19. COUNT YOUR CHILDREN
    20. PARABLE OF THE KIT INSPECTION
    21. THE AIR FORCE WIFE
13. 5 WORKING FOR A LAUGH
    1. THE GARBOS’ CHRISTMAS
    2. A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
    3. RECHTUB KLAT
    4. THE WHARFIE’S REPLY
    5. THE UNION DOG
    6. WORKING ON THE RAILWAY
    7. HIGH-OCTANE TRAVEL
    8. RAILWAY BIRDS
    9. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF COMMUNICATION
    10. THE LAWS OF WORKING LIFE
    11. SOMEBODY ELSE’S JOB
    12. THE BASIC WORK SURVIVAL GUIDE
    13. TWELVE THINGS YOU’LL NEVER HEAR AN EMPLOYEE TELL THE BOSS
    14. EXCESSIVE ABSENCE
    15. THE END OF A PERFECT DAY
    16. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM)
    17. POLICY DEVELOPMENT
    18. THE BOAT RACE
    19. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE ASSESSMENT
    20. SPECIALISED HIGH-INTENSITY TRAINING (S.H.I.T.)
    21. EARLY RETIREMENT
    22. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR BOSS
    23. WHAT DO THEY REALLY MEAN?
    24. THE LITTLE RED HEN
    25. THE AIRLINE STEWARD’S REVENGE
    26. THE BOSS
    27. AFTER WORK …
    28. MEETINGS
    29. PRAYER FOR THE STRESSED
    30. THE JOB APPLICATION
    31. THE BOSS’S REPLY
    32. ODE TO PUBLIC SERVANTS
    33. JARGONING
    34. THE JARGON GENERATOR
    35. GOVERNMENTIUM
    36. THE SURPRISE PARTY
    37. THE SEX LIFE OF AN ELECTRON
    38. DEATH OF EMPLOYEES
    39. WORKPLACE AGREEMENTS
    40. POPULATION OF AUSTRALIA
14. 6 A SWAG OF LAUGHS
    1. THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN YARN
    2. THE BAGMAN’S GAZETTE
    3. A STUMP SPEECH
    4. THE PHANTOM BULLOCKY
    5. A FINE TEAM OF BULLOCKS
    6. LANGUAGE!
    7. DROVING IN A BAR
    8. SLOW TRAINS
    9. SERVICE!
    10. MEEKATHARRA ICE BLOCKS
    11. THE REDBACK SPIDER
    12. THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN ADJECTIVE
    13. LORE OF THE TRACK
    14. SNIFFLING JIMMY
    15. THE POETIC SWAGGIE
    16. WHERE THE ANGEL TARBOYS FLY
    17. BOWYANG BILL AND THE COCKY FARMER
    18. A GOOD FEED
    19. THE SWAGMAN’S UNION
    20. A GLORIOUS SPREE
    21. THE DIMBOOLA CAT FARM
    22. A FARMER’S LAMENT
    23. WHAT’S ON, COOKIE?
    24. THE MAIDEN COOK
    25. THE FARMER’S WILL
15. 7 THE LAWS OF LIFE
    1. RULES FOR BEING HUMAN
    2. APPLICATION FOR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP
    3. CHILDREN’S PROVERBS
    4. TO THE CITIZENS OF THE USA
    5. SIGNS OF YOUR TIMES
    6. FACEBOOK FOR THE CHRONOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED
    7. MAKING A DIFFERENCE
    8. GO AUSSIE, GO!
    9. 25 LESSONS IN LIFE
    10. WHY CUCUMBERS ARE BETTER THAN MEN
    11. WHY BEER IS BETTER THAN WOMEN
    12. PERSONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT COURSES
    13. LIFETIME HOROSCOPE
    14. A ROTTEN DAY
    15. WHAT THEY WANTED
    16. THE IMPOSSIBLE EXAMINATION
    17. DO NOT BREAK THE CHAIN
    18. AN INVITATION
    19. THE ARMY RECRUIT’S LETTER
    20. APPLICATION FOR AN AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT
    21. TAKE A RUNNING JUMP AT YOURSELF!
16. 8 MOMENTS LIKE THESE …
    1. UP, UP AND AWAY!
    2. ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
    3. THE OOZLUM BIRD
    4. THE BLACK STUMP
    5. YEARNING FOR YOWIES
    6. MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME AN APPLE
    7. A SEASONAL GUIDE TO WIVES
    8. HENRY SPRUIKS HEENZO
    9. SPIFLER- —— -CATE HIM!
    10. TOUGH TIMES
    11. AUSTRALIAN TOURISM
    12. THE NAKED CARAVANNER
    13. ROAMING GNOMES
    14. HER MAJESTY RESPONDS
    15. TIGGA’S TRAVELS
    16. RUNNING NAKED WITH THE BULLS
    17. YOU NEED MINTIES
17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
18. NOTES
19. PHOTO CREDITS

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