{"product_id":"whistle-at-the-bridge","title":"Whistle At The Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, by one who lived them, are tales of Tullah in the 1920s - a very different Tullah from the one we know today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack then, there was only the gelana mine, and no road; the only link to the outside was the 2 foot gauge steam loco Wee Georgie Wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey are tales of isolation; of the struggle to rear a family and get higher education for the children; of loneliness, and the lack of facilities (no doctor, no dentist), of the shortage of work after the Great War had stopped the export of metals to Germany.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe learn how the people alleviated their lot - with pigeon racing, wood chopping, cards, billiards, football, dancing, movies and music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd we find that even in such a small community there existed a definite social pecking order; mine manager, teacher, bush nurse, parson, tradesmen, miners and timber workers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut they are more than simple outback tales: through them we share the struggles and feelings of the characters - their grief at the loss of loved ones; their pride in achievements for the children through stubborn effort and self-sacrifice; their fight for better pay and conditions at the mine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd too, we share with them what the author calls ‘the simple pleasures in a unique community now gone forever’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackgum Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68213418688821,"sku":"DATH0001","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4198\/2517\/files\/DATH0001.jpg?v=1794544775","url":"https:\/\/franklindirect.com.au\/products\/whistle-at-the-bridge","provider":"Franklin Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}