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Sister Viv

The inspiring story of the nursing hero who survived a wartime massacre and dedicated her life to saving others – from the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Remarkable Mrs Reibey, Hudson Fysh, Lawson and Banjo. Bangka Island, 1942: Australian Army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel was just twenty-six when Japanese soldiers marched her and her fellow […]

Flinders

Matthew Flinders was a fearless, sharp-eyed, handsome adventurer who explored the furthest reaches of Australia, and was the first European to circumnavigate and map the vast island continent. He also gave our nation its name. Growing up in rural England, Flinders became fascinated with the sea, inspired by the adventure story of Robinson Crusoe and […]

Knockout

A no-holds-barred collection of Australian boxing yarns, from the bare-knuckle fighting of old to the modern greats… The winners, the losers and the legends. Boxing has given Australian sport some of our most inspiring champions and some of our most captivating tales. Stories of underdogs overcoming all manner of heartbreaks and hurdles, of men and […]

The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey – immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia’s first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial history In 1791, teenage runaway and sometime horse thief Mary Reibey narrowly escaped the English gallows with transportation to the brutal new penal colony at Sydney Cove. It was the beginning […]

Hudson Fysh

The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings. Hudson Fysh was a decorated World War I hero who not only founded Australia’s national airline, Qantas, but steered it for almost half a century from its humble beginnings with two rickety biplanes to the […]

The Kelly Hunters

The desperate manhunt to bring down Australia’s most notorious outlaw When Ned Kelly and his band of young tearaways ambushed and killed three brave policemen in a remote mountain camp in 1878, they sparked the biggest and most expensive manhunt Australia had seen. The desperate search would end when Kelly and his gang, wearing suits […]

Lawson

The extraordinary rise, devastating fall and enduring legacy of an Australian icon. Henry Lawson captured the heart and soul of Australia and its people with greater clarity and truth than any writer before him. Born on the goldfields in 1867, he became the voice of ordinary Australians, recording the hopes, dreams and struggles of bush […]

Macquarie

A lively and engaging portrait of a towering and complex figure of Australian colonial history. Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping Australia’s destiny, transforming the harsh, foreboding penal colony of New Holland into an agricultural powerhouse and ultimately a prosperous society. He also helped shape Australia’s national character. An egalitarian at heart, Macquarie saw boundless […]

Macquarie

A lively and engaging portrait of a towering and complex figure of Australian colonial history. Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping Australia’s destiny, transforming the harsh, foreboding penal colony of New Holland into an agricultural powerhouse and ultimately a prosperous society. He also helped shape Australia’s national character. An egalitarian at heart, Macquarie saw boundless […]