Australia's most unbelievable true stories
Haynes, Jim2016
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'Did you know that in 1932 the Australian army was called out to wage war on an invading army of 20,000...emus? Or that the first royal personage to arrive in Australia was the King of Iceland and he came as a convict? And how about the spooky phenomenon of the mischief-making Guyra Ghost?..From Jim Haynes, one of our most successful and prolific tellers of yarns and bush tales, comes this ultimate collection of unbelievable true Australian stories: the unknown, the forgotten, the surprising, the truly weird and the completely inexplicable...Told with a refreshing understatement, Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories vividly evokes a vanishing Australia when anything was possible, when characters were larger than life and the bizarre and strange were normal.' -- Back cover.
Main title:
Australia's most unbelievable true stories / Jim Haynes.
Author:
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2016.
Collation:
ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781760110581
Dewey class:
994
Language:
English
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BRN:
298742
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 994 HAY | Available |