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The Cattle King

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The Cattle King
First edition
AuthorIon Idriess
LanguageEnglish
Genrebiography
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1936
Publication placeAustralia

The Cattle King is an Australian biography of Sidney Kidman.[1][2]

Idriess researched and wrote it through 1935.[3][4] It was difficult for him to write, in part due to lack of help from Kidman.[5]

Reception

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It was one of Ion Idriess' best selling books.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "THE CATTLE KING". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 30 March 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "THE CATTLE KING". Queensland Times. Ipswich, Queensland: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1936. p. 11 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ "PERSONAL". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 17 May 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ "HEROINES". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 6 July 1935. p. 15. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ^ The Cattle King at Idriess website
  6. ^ Julian Croft, 'Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (1889–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 18 August 2013.
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