Kidman, the forgotten King

[AndyG]

A great read by Jill Bowen, for of us with an interest in Australian history & esp the Channel country

[Bigbjorn]

Hardly forgotten. He is still a legend of Australian history. Kidman Cattle Co & S. Kidman & Co. are still operating, still owned by the family, and if not the biggest land and stock holders in Oz then are in the top tier.

[ramblingboy42]

I'll be out on a couple of Kidman properties next week and dining on some delicious cuts of beef.
I'll try to get a monogrammed shirt.
Kidman properties are always so well maintained and facilities are excellent.

[Chops]

An Uncle of mine used to work for Kidman, and one of his best mates was RMW.
He used to tell us some good stories about his time up/through there.
Unfortuneatly he would'nt sit down long enough with mum for her to document the exploits.
Thanks for the heads up Andy. I'll try and chase that down.

[AndyG]

I got mine on kindle/Amazon, only downside is the maps.

[AndyG]

I'll be out on a couple of Kidman properties next week and dining on some delicious cuts of beef.
I'll try to get a monogrammed shirt.
Kidman properties are always so well maintained and facilities are excellent.

Okay officially jealous, you need someone to carry your esky!

[Saitch]

Ion Idress wrote a good book around the 50's (?) titled
"The Cattle King". A good read too.