Camel, Train & Aeroplane: The Story of Skipper Partridge

AUSTRALIANA

Reprint of 1981 edition.

• 400 p., [16] p. of plates : 1 geneal table, maps ; 22 cm. #150924
• Kingsley Foster (Skipper) Partridge (1892-1976) served with the Australian Inland Mission. This book gives a first-hand account of the early days of the Inland and shows the true mateship of the hardy settlers and those who ministered to them. Both text and images present a fascinating record of a busy life of drama and adventure in the Outback. (name on title page)

• Includes brief chapter on Aborigines, with Skipper Partridges attitudes to the Aboriginal question.

• • Animals – Mammals – Camels
  • Transport – Air – Aircraft
  • Race relations – Racism – Stereotyping
  • South Australia (SA)
  • Partridge, Kingsley, 1892-1976
  • Australian Inland Mission
  • Presbyterian Church of Australia — Missions
  • Presbyterian missions. Australia. Australian Inland Mission. Partridge, Kingsley, 1892-1976. Biographies
  • Missionaries — Australia — Biography