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Evan McHugh
1606 marked the first European sighting of Australia, when the Dutch ship Duyfken landed on Cape York. This book tells the stories of the seafaring explorers, shipwrecks and mutinies that…
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Determined to discover what makes a pint of Guinness so legendary, McHugh travels Ireland to find that each pub says the best pint can be found … somewhere else. In…
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These people are very different, but they have much in common. They’re the salt of the outback, but they’re not from long ago and far away. .
InThe Bushrangers, Evan McHugh explores the incredible stories of the men (and women) who achieved fame not just by what they did, but by the way they did it.
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A new collection of inspiring country characters from the bestselling author of Outback Heroes and Outback Pioneers.
These people are very different, but they have much in common. They’re the…
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For a town with seventy residents (on a good day), Birdsville is remarkably well known - the Birdsville Track, the rodeo, the pub, the infamous races. With its ruggedness, inaccessibility…
Deals with the hapless convicts attempting to round up the First Fleet’s escaped cattle on foot; overlanders blazing through trackless wilderness to supply the vast stations carved from the bush…
The story of Australia, told from the woolsheds. ‘For much of its history Australia has been described as riding on the sheep’s back … but if the country rode on…
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For a town with 70 residents, Birdsville is remarkably well known: the Birdsville Track, the rodeo, the pub, the infamous races. With its ruggedness, inaccessibility and larrikin charm, it has…
In Outback Pioneers, Evan McHugh gathers the enthralling stories of the men and women who opened up the Australian outback and in the process discovered the beauty and terror of…
Presents the stories of outback heroes, from escaped convict William Buckley, through to the trainer of stock horses that starred in the 2000 Olympics opening ceremony. This collection of true…
From the first wreck in 1622 off Western Australia to the tragedy of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, this book captures all the drama of Australia’s maritime history…
‘From the helicopter I could see the property’s waterholes surrounded by paperbark trees, its red-stone cliffs lit by the rising sun. And grass, endless seas of grass. Here was the…
Nipper only wants to be one thing: a lifesaver. In his world they’re larger than life, walking, talking heroes. He’s too young, but he starts to train in secret, challenging…
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‘For much of its history Australia has been described as riding on the sheep’s back … but if the country rode on anyone’s back, it was on the aching, creaking…
These are the stories of the Australian bushmen and women who battled the elements and isolation to create the Australia we all love. The stories range from the exploits of…
Evan McHugh,Neale McShane
Birdsville is one of the most remote police postings in Australia. It can be lonely and uneventful for weeks, then the dramas come thick and fast- from desert rescues to…
Birdsville is one of the most remote police postings in Australia. It can be lonely and uneventful for weeks, then the dramas come thick and fast: from desert rescues to…