The Case of the Old Masters

About the Book

About the Author

About myself I was born in Holland in 1937 where I had my first poem published when I was fifteen. I came to Australia on my own in 1956 landing in Melbourne 2nd Feb 1957 After a season working on a fruit farm I came to Queensland. Where I worked on sheep and cattle stations (Ranches) I did several droving trips mostly with cattle. Then when I got married I drifted into construction becoming a scaffolder and rigger. I bought myself a few acres and grew vegetables and flowers for drying augmenting that income with an occasional job. During this time I wrote little snippets and poems for the local newspapers. When a bad back made me sell the property and my family and I returned to Mackay. I received a pension and began writing in earnest at 61 years I entered Central Queensland University and 3 ½ years later I graduated as a bachelor of Communication. Over the years I have written many stories and entered a few competitions winning some prizes. At present I am the president of the local writers group and also the secretary of the local branch of U3A.