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Rolling into the world : memoirs of a ratbag child
Cameron, Eoin, 1951-20162003
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Autobiography of ABC broadcaster and former Federal Member of Parliament for Stirling, Western Australia; brief mention of Aboriginal 'swaggie' calling at author's home in Nangwarry, South Australia; first and only Aboriginal person author met until he was fifteen and moved to Western Australia; believed mother may have gone to same school as 'swaggie' in Mount Gambier, where he was fostered. Packed with childhood adventures that are sometimes hilarious, sometimes terrible, this nostagic memoir begins with ABC broadcaster and former Federal MP Eoin Cameron's birth on the slopes of the volcanic crater of Mount Gambier. From riding on the lino polisher to homemade rocket launches, this hilarious and engaging account documents the author's experiences growing up in a constantly expanding Catholic family during the 1950s and 1960s in Australia.
Main title:
Rolling into the world : memoirs of a ratbag child / Eoin Cameron.
Author:
Imprint:
Freemantle, W.A. : Freemantle Arts Centre Press, 2003.©2003.
Collation:
206 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Special collection: Parliamentary Authors.
ISBN:
97819207310691920731067 (pbk)
Dewey class:
328.94092B/
LC class:
CT2808.C36
Language:
English
Subject:
Cameron, Eoin, 1951-Cameron, Eoin, 1951- -- Childhood and youthCountry life -- South Australia -- Mount GambierHistory - Biographies - Non-Indigenous - AutobiographiesPoliticians -- Australia -- BiographyCountry life -- Australia -- BiographyCountry life -- Australia -- South Australia -- Mount GambierLegislators -- Australia -- BiographyLegislators -- AustraliaMount Gambier (S. A.) -- BiographyMount Gambier (S. Aust.) -- DescriptionMount Gambier (S. Aust.) -- BiographyMount Gambier (SE SA SJ54-06)Mount Gambier (S.A.)Mount Gambier (S.A.) -- BiographyAutobiographies
BRN:
5488