A Bottle Of Sandwiches: Denis O'Grady

Denis O'Grady, son of John...got bored with the Big Smoke so he packed a few belongings, filled his ute with juice and a dozen bottles and headed for the bush. In the bush, as long as you don't try and pull the dirty on anyone and act natural you'll be bought a beer anywhere, this O'Grady sez. Den and his various mates Pat, non-swearing Scotsman Jock and Pommie Ron drove, drank and worked their way around Australia accompanied by Den's dog, Boof. They drove cranes, fenced and painted properties, delivered milk and burnt off tobacco leaves. Their trucks, Mephistopheles and Nebby (short for Nebucadnezza' or however you spell it) developed an unaccountable habit of stopping outside 'rubbities', refusing to move on until they were watered, which inevitably meant a long watering for their passengers as well. And wherever they went they met a variety of characters unique to to Australian towns. Illustrated by Clarrie King.