Stories Of A Bush Town.
In Weelabarabak nothing is as simple as it looks, including the residents. But when they leap from the pages of these delightful, comic stories straight into your heart, you will find you already know them.
'Ashtray' Everett the Sunday School teacher is a trifle gormless. Auntie Maud, Auntie Val and their army of CWA stalwarts know 101 ways to cook chokos. Dot the barmaid at the Royal can stop a brawl with a single glance. Dipso Dan the town drunk, Sexy Rex, one time shearer's cook and lift-cadger, and 'Spanner' Toole, who always turns nasty when he's had a few, only drink at the Royal when they've been barred from the Tatts . . . and the reckless O'Sheas keep poor Father Connolly busy with prayers and prison visits.
Weelabarabak is oddly familiar, with a twinkle in its eye and its tongue in its cheek. It has a fire brigade with no vehicle, a dyslexic newspaper editor, and a Greek cafe and a Chinese restaurant that both advertise 'Australian' meals. It is the bush town we'd all like to come from.
