Dining with the Cats - An Autobiography of a Farm Worker

Parnell Publishers, Auckland, 1995. Cover worn.

This is the story of the life of Alex Coates, shepherd, wool classer, drover and farmer. Born in Timaru in 1909 he spent his early years working at some of the legendary South Island sheep stations such as Lake Ohau, Haldon, Miekleburn, Raincliff, Shenley, Mt Possession, The Levels, Mt Gay and The Brothers.