Great Australian Rascals Rogues And Ratbags
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Great Australian Rascals Rogues And Ratbags
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Author : Jim Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2022-11-01
Great Australian Rascals Rogues And Ratbags written by Jim Haynes and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-01 with History categories.
An incredible collection of true crime characters from Australia's master storyteller. The bold, the bad, and the slightly mad... Criminality, some say, is part of Australia's national identity, and in Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags Jim Haynes profiles fifteen larger-than-life Aussie rogues - some of our greatest ne'er-do-wells from colonial times to the modern era. These stories uncover the truth and expose the myths about characters ranging from the most despicable examples of humanity, to those whose courage has to be admired and whose so-called 'crimes' were unjustly punished. This fascinating collection features felons who have sprung from Australia's underbelly since 1788, such as the infamous Kate Leigh of the razor gangs; the convict Mary Bryant, who in 1791 escaped from the Sydney penal settlement and somehow made it back to England; James Hardy Vaux, who was sent to Australia no less than three times; Henry James O'Farrell, the madman who attempted to murder Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1868; and John Leak, who was repeatedly charged with insolence, disobedience and being absent without leave in World War I - and awarded the Victoria Cross. Told with Jim's inimitable combination of history and humour, Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags is packed with murders, mystery and miscreants: true stories of true criminals from Australia's past. 'entertaining . . . highly readable . . . you will find some genuinely amazing new facts and insights.' ArtsHub
Heroes Rebels And Radicals Of Convict Australia
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Author : Jim Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2023-10-31
Heroes Rebels And Radicals Of Convict Australia written by Jim Haynes and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-31 with History categories.
Australia's most amazing characters of the convict age. 'Aussies love a good story and entertainer Jim Haynes has been telling them for decades' —Courier-Mail In Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia, our master storyteller Jim Haynes has collected a fascinating cast of characters who embody the resourcefulness, bravery, defiance, successes and tragedies of the convict era, the men and women who forged the nation we would one day become. There's Joseph Banks, the true founder of the colony; Surgeon John White, the saviour of the First Fleet; Pemulwuy, the Bidjigal freedom fighter; Mary Reiby, the horse thief who made good; Sapy Lovell, the Eora gypsy convict; John Donohue, the wild colonial boy; Lady Jane Franklin, the true leader of Van Diemen's Land – and many more! Why did transportation occur, why did it end, and what was it like living in Australia from 1788 to 1870? Skilfully researched and told in Jim's warm and witty style, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia answers these questions and brings to life well-known and unknown figures from Australia's history as a penal settlement. This is the true story of the colonisation of Australia. 'In a year when we could all use a different perspective Jim Haynes came to the rescue with his latest sojourn into history . . . a cast of colourful characters.' —Spectator
The Prince Of Australia
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Author : Kevin Childs
language : en
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Release Date : 2006
The Prince Of Australia written by Kevin Childs and has been published by Lothian Children's Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Australia categories.
A delightful collection of stories of colourful Australian characters, featuring profiles of the cheeky, outrageous and daring people who shaped Australian culture, including brothel keepers, pickpockets, inventors, policemen and showmen, politicians and speculators. Many of these people have slipped through the cracks of our nation's history, including the self-titled 'Prince of Australia'. Read this book and meet an amazing array of real characters whose lives will amaze and astound you!
Great Furphies Of Australian History
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Author : Jim Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2021-11-02
Great Furphies Of Australian History written by Jim Haynes and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with History categories.
Jim Haynes upturns some of the long-held myths of Australian history with surprising results. With all the skills of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of Australian history. Did you know that Portuguese and Spanish explorers probably found the east coast of Australia before Captain Cook, and that the Rum Rebellion was not caused by rum? And what about Banjo Paterson writing Waltzing Matilda? As for Ned Kelly being a brave freedom-fighting rebel, in truth he was a thief, a thug and a murderer. The Ashes have nothing to do with cricket, the Ghan is not named after Afghan cameleers and Hargraves lied about discovering gold in New South Wales. Surprising, confounding, revealing and fun, Jim Haynes takes us on another great journey through Australian history and folklore.
The Big Book Of Australia S War Stories
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Author : Jim Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2019-11-05
The Big Book Of Australia S War Stories written by Jim Haynes and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A unique collection of poignant, horrific, sad and sometimes dryly humorous stories and tales about wartime experiences of Australian's on the front lines, in the air and on the sea. 'The bravest thing God ever made,' said a British officer of the insubordinate Aussies at Gallipoli. And before the Normandy invasion, Field Marshal Montgomery's chief of staff remarked, 'I only wish we had the Australian 9th Division with us this morning'. But there is more to the Australian experience of war than heroic endeavour and bravery. Jim Haynes has rediscovered stories that are as harrowing as they are uplifting, as strange as they are brutal and as heart-breaking as they are humorous. From Federation to the Vietnam War, from our first VC winner to our hundredth, this sweeping overview of Australia's military adventures both overseas and at home is a guide to understanding how this nation's role in the twentieth century's major conflicts unfolded as each war ebbed and flowed. These stories have formed Australia's collective memory of war. Some battles and campaigns are household names, although their historical significance may have been lost. Others are barely remembered now but are part of our history and deserve to be retold. These are the accounts, recollections and legends that explain Australia's wartime reputation. They demonstrate the extraordinary courage, resilience, stoic humour, personal heroism and sacrifice that created the mythology of the Aussie 'digger' - the soldiers, sailors, nurses and flyers who did things their own way and earned the undying respect of both their allies and their enemies.
Snowing In Bali
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Author : Kathryn Bonella
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-12-20
Snowing In Bali written by Kathryn Bonella and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-20 with True Crime categories.
Kathryn Bonella lifts the lid on Bali's nightmarish narcotics underworld. Among the island's drug dealers 'It's snowing in Bali' is code that the south-east Asian paradise is full of cocaine. For the men who run the country's drug empires, it's time to get rich and party hard. Snowing in Bali is the story of the drug trafficking and dealing scene that's made Bali one of the world's most important destinations in the global distribution of narcotics. Kathryn Bonella, bestselling author of Hotel K, has been given extraordinary access into the lives of some of the biggest players in Bali's drug world. She charts their rise to incredible wealth and power, and their drug- fuelled lifestyles: filled with orgies, outrageous extravagance and surfing. From the highs of multi-million dollar deals to the desperate lows of death row in an Indonesian high security jail, Snowing in Bali is a unique, uncensored insight into a hidden world.
Villains
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Author : Allan Baillie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Villains written by Allan Baillie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Criminals categories.
A collection of stories about some of the more wicked characters in Australia's history. Their stories provide a context for their deeds, and an insight into many different lives. Some of these villains are household names and other not so well known but come alive again to provide a starting point for many classroom activities.
Notorious Strumpets And Dangerous Girls
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Author : Phillip Tardif
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Notorious Strumpets And Dangerous Girls written by Phillip Tardif and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Convict labor categories.
"Notorious strumpets tells the story of more than 1,600 convict women who came to Van Diemen's Land before 1830. Their experiences as convicts were infinately diverse. For some their lives where marked with tragedy, others faced brutality; some found a type of redemption, while others spent their lives rebelling against the colonial authority. Many built a new life for themselves in their new land" -- Screen.
Tamam Shud
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Author : Kerry Greenwood
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth
Release Date : 2013
Tamam Shud written by Kerry Greenwood and has been published by NewSouth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Medical categories.
In 1948 a man was found dead on an Adelaide beach. Well-dressed and unmarked, he had a half-smoked cigarette by his side, but no identity documents. Six decades on we don’t know who he was, how he got there or how he died. Somerton Man remains one of Australia’s most mysterious cold cases. Yet it is the bizarre details of this case that make it the stuff of a spy novel. The missing labels from all his clothing. The tiny piece of paper with the words 'Tamam Shud' found sewn into the lining of the dead man’s coat. A mysterious code found etched inside the very book of Persian poetry from which this note was torn. Brimming with facts that are stranger than fiction, the case has intrigued novelist Kerry Greenwood for almost her whole life. She goes on a journey into her own past to try to solve this crime, uncovering a new way of writing about true crime – and herself – as she goes.
A Bunch Of Ratbags
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Author : William Dick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
A Bunch Of Ratbags written by William Dick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.