Publisher's Synopsis
Dramatic action stories from Australia's past:
The Lachlan Bushrangers - Frank Gardiner got out of Cockatoo Island Prison with no intention of going straight. He created a gang of bushrangers that included Ben Hall, Johnny Gilbert, and John O'Meally. They lived violently and died violently. The Lambing Flat Riots - The gold rush brought anti-Chinese riots which would culminate in a deadly clash between diggers and police troopers. Captain Moonlite - From pastor to bushranger. Andrew Scott, obsessed with a need for recognition, led a gang of young men in a vain attempt at bushranger glory ending at the Darlinghurst gallows. Squizzy Taylor - There was plenty of shooting in Melbourne in the 1920s and Taylor was in the thick of it. The Bombing Of Darwin - The surprise Japanese attack on Darwin called Australia's Pearl Harbour with personal stories of those beneath the bombs.
