Australian Heist: The gripping extraordinary true story of Australia's biggest gold robbery from the bestselling true crime author of AUSTRALIA'S MOST INFAMOUS JAIL
The gripping extraordinary true story of Australia's biggest gold robbery from the bestselling true crime author of AUSTRALIA'S MOST INFAMOUS JAIL
$32.50
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2023
Summary
Australia’s Number 1 True Crime Writer on Australia’s Greatest Gold Robbery.
On 15 June 1862, a gang of bushrangers held up a gold escort at Eugowra, just east of Forbes, NSW. They escaped with a pile of cash and 77 kilograms of gold, worth about $10 million today. It remains the largest gold robbery in Australian history.
In this riveting re-creation of the events, James Phelps finally tells the full story of how Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall, John O’Meally, Johnny Gilbert, Henry …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781460756263 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1460756266 |
| Author: | James Phelps |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 467g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 156mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
James Phelps
James Phelps is an award-winning senior reporter for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph in Sydney. He began as an overnight police rounds reporter before moving into sport, where he became one of Australia’s best news-breaking rugby league reporters.
James became News Corp Australia’s Chief National Motorsports Writer and travelled the world, chasing F1 stories as well as becoming Australia’s number one V8 Supercar reporter. James is also a senior feature writer for the Sunday Telegraph.
Following the bestselling Dick Johnson: The Autobiography of a True-Blue Aussie Sporting Legend, James returned to his roots to delve into the criminal underworld with a series of crime books: Australia’s Hardest Prison: Inside the Walls of Long Bay Jail; Australia’s Most Murderous Prison; and Australia’s Toughest Prisons: Inmates. James is a twice V8 Supercar media award winner and a former News Awards ‘Young Journalist of the Year’ and ‘Sport Reporter of the Year’.
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