The Best Australian Yarns by Jim Haynes

Tall Stories and Bush Reminiscences

Best Australian Yarns is a substantial and definitive collection of factual and fanciful Aussie stories, humour and anecdotes–the result of decades of researching popular Aussie culture and history and yarning to mates and other colourful characters from all parts of Australia and all walks of life.

This collection includes tall stories from the bush, stories from the world of show business, Aboriginal legends, ghost stories, monsters and many things you never knew about our amazing history and the characters who made it. Pioneers, heroes, convicts, bushrangers, eccentrics and brave and forgotten men and women whose fascinating lives and achievements created the Aussie spirit that we all love and that fill the pages of this great title.

Full to the brim with classic Australian storytelling and humour, these best Australian yarns are sure to be a hit with the whole family.