Dave, the local "Used and Junk" store had a few cartoon books from an Australian author, depicting life in the Outback as Giles did in Britain about the local burbs. I couldn't help thinking about you and your spirit.
One of the captions featured a farmer with a black eye who made the mistake to be right in an argument with his wife....
An other was about two guys on a mountain road transporting loooong logs on a cart and says: "At least now we know what "cul-de-sac" means....."
The books also had a few serious chapters about The Fence, the Natives, bounty hunters, etc... I don't remember the author, of course....didn't think he might be on line...