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'Australian history is replete with drama, yet for many, Australia’s national history consists only of indigenous [sic] dispossession, convicts, gold-rushes, bushrangers and ANZACs. This book proves this view wrong — sure, we do showcase the old favourites – but there are many other tales to intrigue you. There’s the custom official with the ingenious way of detecting illegal immigrants, the escapee who enjoys the taste of homo-sapiens, a colonial governor with a penchant for practical jokes, an evil military secret and an insider’s view of a female mental asylum. Showcased here are thirty-three award-winning stories from Australian history, all based on real events, that shine a light on some of the lesser known corners of our past.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Contents
- Worgan's Piano, single work short story (p. 158-162)
- Golah Sing, single work short story
- The Female Side, single work short story
- Diminished Responsibility, single work short story
- A Letter from Maria, single work short story
- Potions, Bay Leaves and a Red Ribbon, single work short story
- The Scorched Earth, single work short story
- Blood on the Wheat, single work short story
- The Shearer's Wife, single work short story
- A Beam of Light, single work short story
- Chosen by Lottery, single work short story
- Everything That Remains Unsaid, single work short story
- For Whom the Bell Tolls, single work short story
- The Malefactor Alexander Pearce, single work short story
- Once a Jolly Swagman, single work short story
- Ends and Beginnings, single work short story
- Pandemic 1919, single work short story
- Their Day, single work short story
- Manna, single work short story
- Par Avion, single work short story