Alex Cross’s Trial
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Tag Archives: history
The Women of Little Lon, by Barbara Minchinton
The story of sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne.
In the Land of Kangaroos and Gold Mines
A delightful and detailed look at 1800s Australia through the eyes of French aristocrat, Oscar Comettant.
Last Train to Freedom, by Deborah Swift
Deborah Swift’s Last Train to Freedom is a gripping historical novel set in 1940, following a perilous journey across Siberia as two siblings flee Soviet-occupied Lithuania with explosive intelligence that could change the course of World War II.
Under Full Sail
Chronicles how 19th-century clipper ships revolutionised migration to Australia, transforming it from a penal colony into a thriving nation.
Black Kettle and Full Moon, by Geoffery Blainey
Daily Life in a Vanished Australia. A detailed and fascinating look at how early settlers lived in Australia.
The Potato Factory, by Bryce Courtney
What looks liked to be an historical novel turned to quite fictitious in places, but where?, asks the reader.
My Safeway Story, by Bill Pratt
An interesting look at the story of Safeway, brilliantly told by the man behind the name, Bill Pratt.
The Narrow Gauge, Nick Anchen
A thorough look at the narrow gauge railway experiment in Victoria.
Puffing Billy in the Modern Era
A brief and colourful look at Puffing Billy in more recent times.