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'At the age of 13 Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and bush jockey and he also ran a coach business. Above all, Kidman created a mighty cattle empire of more than a hundred stations, fighting droughts, bushfires, floods and plagues of vermin to do so. His enterprise and courage won him a huge fortune and made him a legend. ' (Publication summary)

Notes

Also published in braille and sound recording formats.
In some editions the short title Cattle King is used.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: Angus and Robertson

Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1936 .

Extent: x, 356 p.p.
Reprinted: 1936-1961 At least 10 'editions' (printings) in its first year of publication, and at least 23 A&R reissues by 1961 , 1973 ISBN 0207128871
Publisher: Angus and Robertson

Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1941 .

Extent: 356p.
Description: illus.

Note/s:

National edition, 1.
Publisher: Angus and Robertson

Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1949 .

Extent: x, 277 p.p.

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Described variously as 'New edition', 'Second edition'.
Publisher: Angus and Robertson

Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1950-1959 .

Extent: x, 277 p.p.
Description: [17] p. of plates :ill., maps, port.

Series: y Ion L. Idriess: Frontier Edition Angus and Robertson (publisher), New South Wales : Angus and Robertson , 1950-1959 Z1133991 1950-1959 series - publisher Number in series: 1
Publisher: Pacific Books

Sydney, New South Wales,: Pacific Books , 1961 .

Extent: v, 220 p.p.
ISBN: 0207947961

Series: Pacific Books Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1961 series - publisher Abstract The establishment of this paperback imprint of Angus Robertson was spearheaded by Beatrice Davis. It started with print runs of 20,000 in 1961 (Paper Empires: History of Book in Australia, 18).This paperback series, published by Angus and Robertson, contains both numbered and unnumbered volumes.
Publisher: Angus and Robertson

London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: Angus and Robertson , 1978 .

Extent: 277p.

Note/s:

Illustrations not included in this edition.

ISBN: 0207136556

Series: Australian Classics (Angus & Robertson) Angus and Robertson (publisher), series - publisher
Publisher: Angus and Robertson

North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1984 .

Extent: 220p.

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Subtitled: The Classic Story of Sir Sidney Kidman

ISBN: 0207134715
Appears in:

y Ion Idriess's Greatest Stories : Heroes of the Outback Ion L. Idriess , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1986 Z1098028 1986 selected work short story North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1986
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1986
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pg. 1-238
Publisher: Eden Paperbacks

North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Eden Paperbacks , 1988 .

Extent: 220p.

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At head of cover title: The great Australian bushman and adventurer.
Cover subtitle: The rags-to-riches story of Sidney Kidman in outback Australia.

ISBN: 0207159408

Series: Eden Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1987 series - publisher Abstract This paperback imprint of Angus and Robertson was launched in September 1987. The first titles included Upfield's Winds of Evil and Derryn Hinch's Death at Newport.
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 1996 .

Extent: 220p.

Note/s:

Cover sub-title: The rags-to-riches story of Sidney Kidman in outback Australia

ISBN: 0207190437
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2001 .

Extent: x, 282 p.p.
Reprinted: 2002
ISBN: 0207197822

Series: y A and R Classics Angus and Robertson (publisher), Z1411167 series - publisher
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Sydney South, South Sydney area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2013 .

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Cover image courtesy of publisher.

Extent: 320p.

Note/s:

Published: 1st March 2013

ISBN: 9780732296957, 0732296951

Series: y A and R Classics Angus and Robertson (publisher), Z1411167 series - publisher

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Canine 1 : Bureaucracy 0 : The Life and Almost Death of Horrie the Wog-Dog Paul Genoni , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012 2013; (p. 98-105)

'A Little Bit of Love for Me and a Murder for My Old Man' : The Queensland Bush Book Club Robin Wagner , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Collections, Characters & Communities : The Shaping of Libraries in Australia and New Zealand 2010; (p. 121-142)

Our Own Cattle King S. Talbot Smith , 1936 single work review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 May no. 28 1936; (p. 8-9)
— Review of The Cattle King : The Story of Sir Sidney Kidman Ion L. Idriess , 1936 single work biography

Untitled 1936 single work review
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 16 May 1936; (p. 97)
— Review of The Cattle King : The Story of Sir Sidney Kidman Ion L. Idriess , 1936 single work biography

'The Cattle King' 1936 single work review
— Appears in: The Central Queensland Herald , 30 April 1936; (p. 14)
— Review of The Cattle King : The Story of Sir Sidney Kidman Ion L. Idriess , 1936 single work biography

New Australian Books Frederick T. Macartney , 1936 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 May vol. 8 no. 5 1936; (p. 70)
— Review of The Foundations of Culture in Australia : An Essay Towards National Self-respect P. R. Stephensen , 1936 single work criticism ; The Cattle King : The Story of Sir Sidney Kidman Ion L. Idriess , 1936 single work biography