Les Pickering

Biography

Born in 1942, Les Joseph Pickering left school at age 14 years to work on his father’s property, ‘Mittagong Station’ in North West Queensland. No helicopters, quad bikes, satellite phones or huge road trains then.
Now retired, and still living in the Gulf Country, Les turned his hand to writing - true tales of swimming stock across flooded river, dodging saltwater crocodiles, chasing and being chased by savage wild pigs and bulls. Stories of droving trips over wild country; brave, loyal dogs; bush characters; wild storms; life threatening encounters with saltwater crocodiles; country racing capers and more.
In his laconic bushman’s style, Les relates mishaps, adventures and misdemeanors of young men in the wild untamed Gulf Country of Australia of not so long ago.

Books

Oh! What An Outback Show!
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 52,330. Language: English. Published: November 14, 2014 by Mulga Mob Publishing. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand
True stories from Outback Australia. Tales of swimming cattle across flooded rivers, dodging saltwater crocodiles, hunting feral pigs, droving trips over wild country, catching scrub bulls, brave and loyal dogs, country racing capers and other mishaps, adventures and misdemeanors of young men in the wild untamed Gulf Country of Australia of not so long ago.