On Our Selection
Steele Rudd
Read by Son of the Exiles
The humorous account of Dad and Dave and the rest of the Rudd clan as they attempt to carve a farming 'selection' out of the Australian wilderness in spite of fire, famine, snakebite, and a loony hired hand. - Summary by Son of the Exiles (4 hr 45 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 1:23 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Starting The Selection | 8:23 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Our First Harvest | 6:14 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Before We Got The Deeds | 10:47 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| When The Wolf Was At The Door | 9:40 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| The Night We Watched For Wallabies | 8:22 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Good Old Bess | 11:49 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Cranky Jack | 17:08 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| A Kangaroo Hunt From Shingle Hut | 12:31 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Dave's Snakebite | 11:14 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Dad And The Donovans | 12:09 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| A Splendid Year For Corn | 13:50 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Kate's Wedding | 12:55 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| The Summer Old Bob Died | 14:49 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| When Dan Came Home | 8:28 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Our Circus | 7:54 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| When Joe Was In Charge | 19:53 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Dad's "Fortune" | 9:39 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| We Embark In The Bear Industry | 8:43 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Nell and Ned | 12:15 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| The Cow We Bought | 12:54 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| The Parson And The Scone | 6:55 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| Callaghan's Colt | 10:37 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| The Agricultural Reporter | 9:15 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| A Lady At Shingle Hut | 8:23 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| The Man With The Bear-Skin Cap | 8:02 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
| One Christmas | 11:45 | Read by Son of the Exiles |
Reviews
totally delightful narration; fun and funny book, too
Leah NYC
I hope this narrator will contribute more to librivox. I can't imagine a better audio rendition of this book. Thank you, thank you, and bravo!
Terrific old yarns
Darcy
Great stories from Australia's past, classic. Read the book and enjoyed it even more listening to a great narrator, well done and thank you.
Dark humor? Or bitter despair?
Kerrigan
Okay, it is written well and humorously (and read well). It’s full of interesting characters and piquant situations. It is also a story of relentless poverty, almost complete hopelessness and near-starvation. So... maybe I’m just not in the right mood for this?
really funny
antony lubbe
What characters. the reader was hilarious. definitely one of the funniest short stories I've listened to.