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The bold, the bad and the slightly mad …
Criminality, some say, is part of Australia's national identity, and in Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags Jim Haynes profiles 15 larger-than-life Aussie rogues. These stories uncover the truth and expose the myths about characters ranging from the most despicable examples of humanity, to those whose courage has to be admired and whose so-called 'crimes' were unjustly punished.
This fascinating collection features felons who have sprung from Australia's underbelly since 1788, such as the infamous Kate Leigh of the razor gangs; the convict Mary Bryant, who in 1791 escaped from the Sydney penal settlement and somehow made it back to England; James Hardy Vaux, who was sent to Australia no less than three times and Henry James O'Farrell, the madman who attempted to murder Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1868.
Told with Haynes's inimitable combination of history and humour, Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags is packed with murders, mystery and miscreants – true stories of true criminals from Australia's past.
The bold, the bad and the slightly mad …
Criminality, some say, is part of Australia's national identity, and in Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags Jim Haynes profiles 15 larger-than-life Aussie rogues. These stories uncover the truth and expose the myths about characters ranging from the most despicable examples of humanity, to those whose courage has to be admired and whose so-called 'crimes' were unjustly punished.
This fascinating collection features felons who have sprung from Australia's underbelly since 1788, such as the infamous Kate Leigh of the razor gangs; the convict Mary Bryant, who in 1791 escaped from the Sydney penal settlement and somehow made it back to England; James Hardy Vaux, who was sent to Australia no less than three times and Henry James O'Farrell, the madman who attempted to murder Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1868.
Told with Haynes's inimitable combination of history and humour, Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags is packed with murders, mystery and miscreants – true stories of true criminals from Australia's past.
An incredible collection of true crime characters from Australia's master storyteller.
The son of British migrants, Jim attended Sydney Boys’ High and
Sydney Teachers’ College, taught in schools and universities in NSW
and Britain, has two masters’ degrees in literature, from New
England University and the University of Wales in the UK, and is
the author of 33 books. Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict
Australia, made the top 10 best seller list for
history/non-fiction.
Jim currently presents three Australian history segments a week on
Sydney Radio Station 2GB. A professional entertainer since 1988, he
has written many songs, recorded for Festival, Sony, EMI and ABC,
had a national hit with ‘Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga’ and is the
Australiana expert on 2GB. He was awarded the Order of Australia
Medal in the Australia Day Honour's List in 2016, 'for service to
the performing arts as an entertainer, author, broadcaster and
historian'. The son of British migrants, Jim Haynes attended Sydney
Boys High and Sydney Teachers College, taught in schools and
universities in NSW and Britain, has two masters degrees in
literature from New England University and the University of Wales
in the UK, and is the author of 33 books. Jim currently presents
three Australian history segments a week on Sydney Radio Station
2GB. He was also awarded an OAM in the Australia Day Honour's List
in 2016, for ‘service to the performing arts as an entertainer,
author, broadcaster and historian'.
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