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Book SynopsisAs a kid, Bernie Shakeshaft''s mischievous and reckless behaviour led him to became known as the wild one of his devout Catholic family. It isn''t surprising that his path led him to the Northern Territory, a place where people often go to either lose themselves or find themselves. Bernie, a searcher for his purpose in life, found himself.
He had many jobs, firstly as a ringer on a cattle station owned by the Packer family, and later as a dingo trapper for the Parks and Wildlife Service. Throughout it all, he drank, he swore, he fought, and took chances with his own well-being. But, crucially, he also developed deep connections with the Indigenous people, and it was these connections that helped lay the foundations for what was to come. He worked for youth welfare organisations, and all the while he built up his knowledge about helping wayward youths, particularly those from Indigenous communities.
Years later, Bernie was living in Armidale. He''d been visiting
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This fella Bernie, he's a good fella, a bit of a genius really. What a great story. * Russell Crowe about the documentary, BackTrack Boys *
