Snapshots Of Australian History
This book examines a selection of little-known tales from Australia's past, such as:
- The Governor of New South Wales who kept a slave while in Australia
- The first Aboriginal female bushranger
- How the Duke of Edinburgh survived an assassination attempt in Sydney with the help of his braces
- The proposal for a Jewish homeland in the Kimberleys
- The origin of the term "Buckley's chance"
- Australia's somewhat bumbling contribution to crushing the Boxer Rebellion.
Extensively illustrated with drawings and photographs, all Australians interested in the history of their country will delight in the revelations of this entertaining book.
