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John Simpson Kirkpatrick by Allan Drummond
$15.99 AUD
Category: Aussie Notables
John Simpson, aka John Kirkpatrick, aka the Man with the Donkey, was a hero of the Gallipoli campaign, though he never fired a shot in anger. He was an Englishman, yet he was typical of the young Australians who set out on a great adventure in 1915...and never came back. He was a larrikin, didn't like b ...Show more
Lachlan Macquarie An Excellent Man by Allan Drummond
$15.99 AUD
Category: Aussie Notables | Reading Level: 17
The Duke of Wellington described Macquarie as "An Excellent Man." He certainly was an excellent governor of New South Wales. He saw beyond a convict colony to a vision of a great city on a great harbour.
Mary Gilmore - Aussie Notables by Allan Drummond
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Category: Aussie Notables | Series: Aussie Notables
The second title in the Aussie Notables.Born and raised inWagga Wagga, Dame Mary was a schoolteacher, utopian socialist, journalist, poet and girl friend of Henry Lawson, whose adventures took her to Paraguay, Patagonia and Casterton(!).Like all Aussie Notable titles, this is a great story which makes y ...Show more
Mary Reibey - Aussie Notables by Allan Drummond
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Category: Aussie Notables | Series: Aussie Notables
Mary Reibey became Australia's richest woman, but she had a skeleton in her closet. Orphaned after the death of her mother, father and a caring grandmother, she ran away from home disguised as a boy, 'borrowed' a horse and was sent to NSW. Was the criminal system inhumane? How did she find her way to th ...Show more
Nellie Melba - Aussie Notables by Allan Drummond
$15.99 AUD
Category: Aussie Notables | Series: Aussie Notables Ser.
The acclaimed Aussie Notables series - witty and informative biographies of the great Australians on our banknotes. Written by Allan Drummond; illustrated by Glenn Lumsden. Engaging reading - and valuable classroom resources. Linked to the Australian Curriculum: History in Years 5 and 6. Tests and activ ...Show more
Peter Lalor by Allan Drummond
$15.99 AUD
Category: Aussie Notables
The central event of the gold rushes to the Victorian goldfields was the Eureka Rebellion. And the central character in the Eureka Rebellion was Peter Lalor. Did you know he lost his left arm as a result of the battle? That put an end to his gold digging days.
Richard the Lionheart by Allan Drummond
$5.00 AUD
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Category: History
Do you know much about Richard the Lionheart? Not to worry! Have a read of this and you'll know more about him and the times he lived in. And then look for other Green Barrow titles at our website.
Weary Dunlop by Allan Drummond
$15.99 AUD
Category: Aussie Notables
A strapping young lad from country Victoria, Weary played rugby for Australia while studying medicine. He went to England to further his studies but caught caught up in the maelstrom of the Second World War. He served in Greece and Tobruk before becoming a hero of the prison camps of the Burma Railway. ...Show more