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`A story of disaster and depravity is told in alternating chapters with the story of the Galloway family, station owners, and the story of Darwin itself, from the day it was bombed by Japanese fighter planes during WW2 and nearly flattened, to the extraordinary Christmas Day in 1974 when Darwin was again devastated by 'fury from the sky': this time in the form of Cyclone Tracy. Following the course of a priceless 16th century locket and the fortunes of the Galloway clan, the author tells of disaster, courage and passion and that top end spirit that never says die. (LA)
Notes
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Her sixth adult novel.
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Dedication: To my brother Robert Marshall Nunn, with gratitude not only for invaluable assistance, but for his encouragement and belief in this book. And to our mother Nancy, who inspired in us both a fascination for the history of the Batavia.
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There is a lengthy Acknowledgements and 'In Memoriam'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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New Territory
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 10-16 April 2002; (p. 28)
— Review of Territory 2002 single work novel -
Highly Satisfied in Different Territory
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 21 April 2002; (p. 54) -
Better Than TV
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 March 2002; (p. 6)
— Review of Territory 2002 single work novel -
Nunn Still Knits but Now it's Plots
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 1 April 2002; (p. 7)
— Review of Territory 2002 single work novel
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Nunn Still Knits but Now it's Plots
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 1 April 2002; (p. 7)
— Review of Territory 2002 single work novel -
Better Than TV
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 March 2002; (p. 6)
— Review of Territory 2002 single work novel -
New Territory
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 10-16 April 2002; (p. 28)
— Review of Territory 2002 single work novel -
Highly Satisfied in Different Territory
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 21 April 2002; (p. 54)
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted The National Year of Reading 2012 Our Story Collection — Northern Territory
Last amended 19 Aug 2020 12:26:46
Subjects:
Settings:
- Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- 1942-1975
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