Undaunted: Stories About the Irish in Australia

Undaunted: Stories About the Irish in Australia

by John Wright
Undaunted: Stories About the Irish in Australia

Undaunted: Stories About the Irish in Australia

by John Wright

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Overview

Undaunted is a collection of true stories about Irish men and women who traveled to Australia in search of a better life and battled the odds in a remote and harsh world. From 1788 when the first convict ships landed to the mid-20th century, these true stories about settlers, convicts, and their descendants highlight the best and worst of human behavior in the kinds of dilemma that faced newcomers. This book tells the story of the Irish contribution to this struggle.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781845887629
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 11/01/2012
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

John Wright is an author, journalist, and filmmaker. He is a feature writer for the Guardian, Ireland’s Own, In Dublin, the Sunday Independent, and Australian Heritage Magazine. He has won several awards for his writing, including the U.S. Silver Screen international prize, and was nominated for the Australian Writer’s Guild award

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 6

Introduction 7

1 Pearce the Peckish 11

2 Chasing Brady 16

3 Strictly Cash 22

4 Finding the Castaway 29

5 The Butcher 48

6 Search Party to Nowhere 53

7 Edward Evans' Secret 58

8 Waiting for Burke and Wills 74

9 Captain Moonlite 99

10 Australia's First Whodunnit 104

11 The Lost VC 109

12 The Loch Ard Disaster 116

13 The Day the Constable Came 127

14 The Last Bushranger 144

15 The Dangerous Persuasive Woman 149

16 Freud and the Outback Postie 160

17 'Killarney Kate' 165

18 The Original All Black 171

19 Midwife Mary 176

20 Lady of the Outback 180

21 The Sentimental Bloke 185

22 Lord of the Ring 190

23 The Deserter's VC 194

24 Very Alicia Mary 205

25 Madge, the Cop with no Badge 210

26 Runaway Nun 216

27 The Sydney Harbour Horseman 220

28 Death on Alligator Creek 225

29 The Missing Plane 240

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