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In 1877, young Barney Simpson leaves colonial Sydney town in search of his fugitive father who, as farrier for the police, murdered a trooper two years earlier.
His journey takes him to a gold rush town in northern Australia, where thousands of fortune seekers are digging for gold. Barney becomes, immersed in life on the frontier, witnessing its highs and lows.
While employed as leading hand at the Cavalier hotel in Cooktown, he conducts his search....
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A novel portraying the grim reality of how the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of Australia were, treated during the early days of European settlement.
The story digs into the heart of colonialism and the hearts of those involved in this epic period of history. Aborigines, who had occupied the continent for 60,000 years, suddenly found themselves embroiled in a conflict, which threaten their very existence. The tragedy, as witnessed by members...
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Marcella, a young and beautiful mixed-race, Island Princess is, kidnapped from New Caledonia in 1870 and taken to Australia. Enslaved by Captain Oliver Morgan, she is, hidden away on his country estate, until a police raid forces him to offload her to the owner of a sugar cane plantation. Having paid good money for the transfer, the planter's wife positions Marcella to become the wife of her drunkard son. Marcella, despite harassment and threats,...