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Mark Green's review
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Nabbing Ned Kelly: The extraordinary true story of the men who brought Australia's notorious outlaw to justice:
"Debunking the Kelly myth. Like Jess James a murderer has had his story remade into a political statement which bears no relation to reality."
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Charles Todd's Magnificent Obsession: The epic race to connect Australia to the world:
"Enlightening History
Such a cathartic little known chapter in Australia’s history as a nation. Really well illustrated and explained about the epic adventure and achievement of the inland telegraph system." |
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Peta Hoiles's review
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Charles Todd's Magnificent Obsession: The epic race to connect Australia to the world:
"I loved this book. It gives an insight into early Australian history, an insight into the vastness and challenges that the Australian terrain throws at us. And, of course the innovation behind connecting Australia to the world."
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Lee Belbin's review
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Charles Todd's Magnificent Obsession: The epic race to connect Australia to the world:
"An excellent history of early Adelaide, Darwin and a narrow band of land along the Adelaide-Darwin telegraph, and the associated personalities and events. What a saga. We are wimps by the standards of the hardy characters of those times."
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Yes, as you say, it's a "fun read". I read it because I found it mentioned in a diary of a worker on the Australian Overland Telegraph in 1872, and I
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I have the same problem. There seem to be two profiles of my latest book, one attributed to me (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ) and one att
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