Author: H.P. “Duke” Tritton Publisher: Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney Year: 1964 Format: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 125 pages, illustrated ISBN: Not stated Type of Book: Australian memoir / shearing and social history
Time Means Tucker by H.P. “Duke” Tritton is a vivid Australian personal narrative centred on sheep-shearing life, rural New South Wales, travel, work and social customs in the early twentieth century.
Tritton’s account offers an engaging glimpse into the world of itinerant labour, bush life and the rhythms of shearing culture, making it a valuable title for collectors of Australian rural history, working life memoirs and New South Wales social history.
Condition
Used. Wear, rubbing and tears to dust jacket. Light foxing to page edges, browning to pages, and first page torn out.
Why You’ll Love It
A collectible Australian rural memoir capturing the language, humour and hardship of shearing life, with strong appeal for readers interested in bush history, labour history and New South Wales social life.
