Growing up in Queensland

Bowman Johnson; Andrew Markus

doi:10.4324/9781003137160-10

Growing up in Queensland

Bowman Johnson, Andrew Markus

Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation

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This chapter describes the life of Bowman Johnson at the managed station of Cherbourg, Queensland. Johnson was born in Cherbourg on the first of January 1924. It was called Barambah then. One of his parents came from nearby and the other one from Clermont, Blackall in the central district of Queensland. In the chapter, Johnson discusses his childhood days and school days, and shares his work experience on a station, outside of Charters Towers. He describes how he came back to Cherbourg, and went to rural school where he learned carpentry. Johnson also shares his work experience of checking horses in a cattle station in Springsure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Terrible Hard Biscuits
Subtitle of host publication	A reader in Aboriginal History
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Chapter	10
Pages	215-222
Number of pages	8
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000319101
ISBN (Print)	9781863739641
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003137160-10
Publication status	Published - 3 Sept 2020

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