Vincent Ball Vincent Ball i(A153731 works by)
Born: Established: Wee Waa, Narrabri - Boggabri - Wee Waa area, Far North NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Words of Silence Vincent Ball , New South Wales : Vincent Ball , 2018 14091654 2018 single work novel

'Deep down in my sub-conscious, I knew that I'd been hiding my 'affliction' in the isolation of the outback. And there would come the day when I would eventually have to leave Waaree -- to find my own kind -- in the deaf and mute world of the big cities. It was something I'd been putting off for years. I loved the bush, the outback, working on a cattle station and the thought of trying to make my unskilled way in a city, was so alien to me, that I never had the courage to make the break and leave. Soon I would have no choice. My voice is my hands and I needed to be able to talk to people, to tell them what I am saying and feeling.' (Publication summary)

 
1 y separately published work icon Regency Rebel Vincent Ball , Mandurah : Equilibrium Books , 2014 7087228 2014 single work novel historical fiction
1 y separately published work icon Patrick Downs Vincent Ball , Mandurah : Equilibrium Books , 2013 Z1935235 2013 single work novel adventure historical fiction 'Patrick Downs begins as the story of two Irish sailors who, after being shipwrecked off the east coast of Australia in 1851, decide to try their luck on the goldfields of Sofala, New South Wales.

A fortunate connection enables Michael, the eldest, to set up a store, selling supplies to the miners by day, and, as part-owner of the Sofala Tavern, relieving them of their hard earned gold dust by night.

Patrick, the younger brother, whose lust for gold blinds him to any other form of earning a living, toils tirelessly with pick and shovel for two years, searching for his elusive crock of gold, only to be found murdered in a back alley near a whorehouse.

Consumed by the guilt of not taking better care of his younger brother, Michael leaves the diggings and wanders the outback of New South Wales, earning his keep as a labourer, rouseabout, timber cutter, shepherd, and finally, as he becomes more adept at horse riding, a competent stockman. Meeting Margaret Barton, the beautiful daughter of a rich squatter, changes his life, putting an end to his days as a wanderer, as he dreams of buying his own land and becoming a successful grazier - a dream fraught with ex-convicts, bushrangers, drought, and attempts on his life!' (Publisher's blurb)
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