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Hamilton Hume
Jul 23, 2016 No Comments ›› adminThe untold story of Hamilton Hume — the Australian-born explorer who truly opened up the nation. While English-born soldiers, sailors and surveyors have claimed pride of place among the explorers of the young New South Wales colony, the real pathfinder was a genuine native-born Australian. Hamilton Hume, a man with a profound understanding of the Aboriginal ...Continue Reading
The Gadfly Papers
Oct 22, 2012 No Comments ›› adminTHE GADFLY PAPERS, Robert Macklin’s delightful collection of columns, provides a charming antidote to the Canberra knockers. "The Gadfly Papers" by BWM Books on Ganxy// Continue Reading
The Great Australian Pie
Jun 26, 2012 1 Comment ›› adminThe Great Australian Pie: A History and Culinary Adventure Buy the eBook for $4.99 Nowhere else in the world is there anything quite like it; and nothing is more beloved by Australians. Its appeal leaps across the generations, the sexes and all the social, political and religious persuasions. It is the one thing we all have in ...Continue Reading
The Battle of Brisbane: Australia and the Yanks at War
Apr 24, 2012 No Comments ›› adminFor two days in November 1942, the city of Brisbane became a war zone when Australian servicemen attacked American troops. At the height of savage fighting on Thanksgiving Day, an American military policeman shot dead an Australian war hero and wounded six other soldiers and a civilian. The book The Battle of Brisbane: Australians and the Yanks ...Continue Reading
The Jesus Delusion – the sad truth revealed
Dec 24, 2011 1 Comment ›› adminAs we approach Easter and the traditional celebration of the birth of Jesus, a new book reveals for the first time the human figure behind the supernatural myth. Award-wining historian and biographer Robert Macklin returns to the original sources to cut through the distorted and dishonest picture of Jesus created and promoted by the Christian ...Continue Reading