Sparks in my Boots by W.R. Ward

Sparks in My Boots; the Life and Times of Bill Wardby W. R. WardSt. John’s Anglican Church, East Malvern VIC, 1983First edition. Small paperback, pp. 72; illustrated in b/w. A short autobiographical memoir. The author was born on the River Murray in 1893. He was working as a bullocky and trapper from the age of 13. There is a short account of his service with 29th Battalion, AIF, in France. During the depression he carried his swag before finding work digging sewers. The narrative is almost an A.B. Facey in brief.#RedA052