A veteran drover and cattleman, Tom Kilfoyle partnered his kinsmen the Duracks in exploring and overlanding to the Kimberleys. His son Jack was an enterprising and mischievous man, the defendant in charged ranging from cattle duffing to breach of promise of marriage, and is remembered for his enlightened attitudes toward land management and Aboriginal stockmen.
A great real-life adventure and enthralling family saga, 'Tom and Jack' is one of the rare success stories of the early days of the Kimblerley cattle industry.
The author, a granddaughter of one of the original overlanders, has meticulously researched this fascinating story.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Making of a Kimberley Cattleman
2. The Hibernian and the Hebrew
3. Overlanding 1883-1885
4. Taking Possession
5. Pine Creek and Fountain Head
6. The Kilfoyle Family at Rosewood
7. Prosperous Years
8. Jack Kilfoyle's Early Years
9. Management of Rosewood
10. Brushes with the Law
11. Breach of Promise and Marriage
12. Aboriginal Labour Force
13. The War and Post War Years
14. Selling the Station
Afterword
Endnotes
Bibliography
Illustrations
Family Trees
Metric Conversion Table
Index
