Ion Idriess has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 4 narrators. The most-rated is The Desert Column.
The Cattle King
Summary
This book is an inspiring tribute to the remarkable life of Sir Sidney Kidman - the Cattle King. At the age of 13 Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and bush jockey and he also ran a coach business. Above all Kidman created a mighty cattle empire of more than a hundred stations, fighting droughts, bushfires, floods and plagues of vermin to do so. His enterprise and courage won him a huge fortune and made him a legend.
©2011 © Idriess Enterprises Pty Ltd © Recording Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
The Red Chief
Summary
It would be hard to find a more satisfying hero than the young warrior Red Kangaroo, who by his mental and physical prowess became a chief of his tribe – the revered and powerful Red Chief of the Gunnedah district. His story is a first rate tale of adventure but it is something more – a true story handed down from generation to generation by its hero's tribe and given by the last survivor, "King" Bungaree, to the white settlers of the district.
©1953 The Estate of Ion Idriess (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Flynn of the Inland
Summary
Since the early days of settlement men, women, and children have battled the harshness of outback Australia to survive and in many cases prosper. But the price for settlement was high in the early days. Medical assistance was often thousands of miles away and children were raised without the benefit of education. The Australian Inland Mission, founded and led by the indomitable John Flynn, was the first organisation to recognise the unique needs of outback Australians. Here is Ion Idriess' classic account of Flynn's struggles and achievements as he sought to fulfill his dreams of bringing safety and communication to the outback Australians whom he loved and admired.
©1932 Idriess Enterprises Pty Ltd. (P)2011 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
The Desert Column
Summary
One of the most popular accounts by an Australian veteran of WWI - written entirely from the private soldier's point of view.
©2017 Idriess Enterprises Pty Ltd (P)2017 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd