Over the Range (Idriess book)

Over the Range
Author Ion Idriess
Country Australia
Language English
Genre travel
Publisher Angus and Robertson
Publication date
1937

Over the Range: Sunshine and Shadow in the Kimberley is a 1937 book by Ion Idriess about life in the Kimberley Region in Western Australia.[1]

Idriess records his experiences while accompanying a Nor'-west Mounted Police Patrol for twelve hundred miles through the Kimberleys, north of the King Leopold Range.[2]

Reception

Ten thousand copies were sold in the first ten days, establishing an Australian record.[3]

References

  1. "STONE AGE MEN Mr. Idriess in the Wild North-West". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 11 November 1937. p. 14 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 16 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Idriess's New Book". The Argus (Melbourne) (28,495). Victoria, Australia. 18 December 1937. p. 16 (The Argus Week-end Magazine). Retrieved 17 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "ION IDRIESS' NEW BOOK.". Daily Examiner. 28, (9143). New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
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