Stan Coster

b. 27 May 1930, Casino, New South Wales, Australia, d. 25 March 1997. A popular songwriter and singer Coster quit school at 14 and travelled around Australia. He worked on many jobs, including fencer, slaughterman, horsebreaker, kangaroo shooter, bulldozer driver and, at one time, was a rough rider with a travelling rodeo. He began to write songs in 1956, using his experiences of life on the road to provide the stories of and inspiration for his songs. His success as a songwriter was sealed in 1962, when Slim Dusty recorded his first song ‘Return Of The Stockman'. Dusty has si...