Daughter of the Territory
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4.8 • 34 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Daughter of the Territory is the amazing life story of Jacqueline Hammar. Born in Darwin in 1929, Jacqueline's childhood was spent in a succession of bush towns before she was sent to school in Darwin. With the outbreak of World War Two, she moved to Brisbane to finish her education.
Returning to her beloved Territory, Jacqueline met and married stockman Ken Hammar, and they moved to a vast property in one of the most inaccessible areas of Australia, transporting corrugated iron and cutting down trees to build a crude hut to live in.
With only a kerosene stove, scant possessions and a bed, Jacqueline lived a harsh and isolated existence. Her determination and courage helped her survive many hardships, including having to eat pigweed and sweet potato vines when food was scarce. Meanwhile, she supported Ken as he turned huge tracts of wilderness into a prosperous million-acre cattle station.
Daughter of the Territory is a testament to a life well lived. Reminiscent of AB Facey's A Fortunate Life and Sara Henderson's From Strength to Strength, Jacqueline's life story is remarkable.
Customer Reviews
Great read
I really enjoyed reading this book about life in the Territory from years ago. I try to imagine what it must have been life to live in the Territory in those early pioneering days, the adventures but at the same time the hard work to survive. I can highly recommend this book.
Fascinating Read
The author of this book has provided the reader with an amazing and graphic picture of what it was like living in the top end of the NT back in the early days of settlement. Having lived in the 'top end' myself for 20 odd years I cannot begin to imagine how on earth these people survived as they did.
I am in awe of the author for displaying unbelievable character and guts in carving out such an extraordinary career as a pioneer in the NT outback. Equally important, she is to be congratulated for recording a brief snapshot of her life in her appropriately named book 'daughter of the Territory'
An excellent and extremely interesting read. Thank you 'Jack-a-lean'
Peter Summerton
Jabiru
NT