Rawhide Tears and Billy Tea

This is a true story of how Bulleringa Station, in far Northwestern Queensland, evolved from a bush block to a cattle station of commercial breeding stock. Then, in 1992, it was purchased by the Queensland Government National Parks of Australia. It is now considered a natural reserve with outstanding flora and fauna.

This narrative is a collaboration between Isla Costa and Glady Borgert and depicts the extraordinary experiences and challenging situations that made up everyday life while growingup with family and friends at Bulleringa Station in the far reaches of Outback Australia.

At times, there is the raw brutality of everyday life, and then, the contrast of Nature’s beauty. Yet, readers are certain to enjoy this compelling narrative that, although sometimes confronting, was typical of that era as this remarkable pioneering family faced many hardships and resentment from neighbours, but they persevered and stayed true to themselves.