He was the gentleman bushranger . she was the woman who rode with him. Full of action and drama, this is the richly detailed and unputdownable true story of Captain Thunderbolt and his lady.He was the gentleman bushranger . she was the woman who rode with him. This is the true story of Captain Thunderbolt and his lady.'Bail up!' demanded Captain Thunderbolt before he shouted the bar with the inn keeper's own profits. Driven into banditry by injustice, this ...

It was the largest bank robbery in Australian history. On Sunday 14 September 1828, thieves tunnelled through a sewage drain into the vault of Sydney's Bank of Australia and stole 14 000 in notes and cash - the equivalent of 20 million in today's currency. This audacious group of convicts not only defied the weekly exhortation 'thou shalt not steal!', they targeted the bank owned by the colony's self-anointed nobility.Delighted at this affront to their betters, Sydney's largely cri...

Carol Baxter has written a work that captures the reader This is largely because of her skill as a narrative historian, her capacity to tell a good story.' - Gregory Melleuish, Australian Literary ReviewIn 1829 at the Supreme Court in Sydney, the bewitching Jane New was sentenced to death. Her crime: shoplifting a bolt of printed French silk. But was she guilty? Many had their doubts.Although a legal technicality soon quashed Jane's sentence, the autocratic Governor Ralph D...

In "The Baxter Tragedy: The Tragic Story of Steven and Carol Baxter," we uncover the gripping true story that rocked the tranquil enclave of Mercy Island, Essex, England.When beloved community members Steven and Carol Baxter are found dead under mysterious circumstances, the close-knit island community is plunged into shock and disbelief. As investigators uncover layers of deception and manipulation, the dark truth behind their deaths slowly comes to l...