Lady Lorene

Name: Lady Lorene
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781743319154
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The Truckie Queen

By Tom Dawkins

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Lady Lorene by Tom Dawkins is a captivating biography that delves into the extraordinary life of Lady Lorene. The narrative explores her journey through societal challenges, personal triumphs, and her significant contributions to her field. It offers deep insights into her character and the historical context that shaped her, providing an inspiring look at her enduring legacy.
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You might enjoy this compelling biography and memoir if you’re fascinated by stories of resilience and personal growth, appreciate richly detailed narratives of overcoming adversity, and are inspired by accounts of influential women who have left a lasting impact on their communities or professions.

The inspiring true story of an ordinary woman who became a truck-driving, sheep wrangling legend in one of the most male dominated and old fashioned environments imaginable.

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Lady Lorene - The Truckie Queen is the story of Lorene Whittam, a wife and mother who has earned a reputation as an icon of the bush and a legend of the livestock transport industry. Lorene was born and raised in Mount Compass, south of Adelaide. While working at the local milk factory, she met a young truck-driving entrepreneur, Mac Whittam, from nearby Ashbourne.

Over almost five decades of marriage, Lorene and Mac built a successful transport company, raised four sons, and travelled throughout Australia carting livestock and other goods. Throughout, Lorene successfully managed to juggle the responsibilities of family and business, especially when the boys were young. Soon, Lorene became a well-known face around the stockyards and earned herself the nickname, Lady Lorene, The Truckie Queen.

While Mac has now retired, Lorene maintains a very active role in the family business, continuing to attend country sheep and cattle markets, as she has done since the late 1970s. This is the extraordinary story of an ordinary woman. Her relentless hard work has earned her respect in one of the most male-dominated and old-fashioned environments imaginable.

But it is also the story of the Australian livestock transport industry during times of remarkable change.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743319154

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 October 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 448g

Pages: 288

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Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Tom Dawkins

About the Author

Tom Dawkins is an award-winning and experienced agricultural media professional, having worked as Editor of both Stock Journal and Stock & Land. He has a tremendous passion for rural Australia and draws on his considerable industry and community knowledge to promote Australian agriculture in all aspects of his work. He travels regularly throughout regional South Australia and Victoria for work, with a range of clients stretching from Adelaide through to Melbourne and beyond. He grew up on his family's sheep and cereal farm at Gawler River, north of Adelaide, and now resides at Naracoorte in South Australia with his wife and daughter.