Born in 1894, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression and spent sixty years with his beloved wife, Evelyn. Despite enduring hardships we can barely imagine today, Facey always saw his life as a 'fortunate' one.
A true classic of Australian literature, his simply written autobiography is an inspiration. It is the story of a life lived to the full – the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man.
Contents:
Starting Out 1894-1905
1. A Prelude
2. The Journey Begins
3. On the Goldfields
4. A Long Walk
5. Uncle's Settlement
6. Cave Rock
7. A Christmas Celebration
8. Journey at Night
Bush Schooling 1905-1908
9. A Snake Bite
10. Taken Again
11. A New Home
12. The Boar
13. Killing the Pig
14. Mum's Snake
15. A Proposition
16. A Bitter End
17. The Bibbys
18. An Eventful Christmas
19. My Wild Life
20. The Cattle Thief
21. Police Witness
22. Goodbye
23. Travelling Home
24. Arrival
25. Mother
Journey 1908-1909
26. Travelling North
27. Road to Mullewa
28. Another Christmas
29. Signing On
30. Preparation
31. The Ride North
32. The Drive Begins
33. Lost
34. Deliverance
35. Back to Work
36. The Drive Ends
Knocking About 1909-1914
37. City Life
38. Back to the Bush
39. Solid Advice
40. Return
41. Settling In
42. Taking Charge
43. Dingo Killer
44. Kicking Around
45. Solidarity
46. Prize Fighter
47. Marking Time
48. Mickey Flynn's Boxing Troupe
War 1914-1915
49. Military Training
50. The Middle East
51. Before the Storm
52. Gallipoli
53. The First Days
54. In the Trenches
55. Fighting On
56. The Battle for Leane's Trench
57. Another Birthday
Another Life 1915-1976
58. Evelyn Gibson
59. Work and Marriage
60. A Strike
61. On the Trams
62. Soldier Settler
63. Good and Bad
64. Depression
65. Return to the City
66. Another War
67. Poultry and Pigs
68. Grinding to a Halt
Afterword
