The Curious Case of the Stolen Mace
Solving Australia’s Strangest Political Crime
$37.06
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2026
Summary
The book that finally solves Australia’s most infamous political crime.
In 1891, the sacred symbol of the Victorian Parliament, its ceremonial mace, was stolen. A long, heavy club topped with a crown, it was popularly thought to be made of solid gold.
The colony’s best detectives, a dour Scot named Tom Nixon and the famous Ned Kelly-hunter Mick Ward, were assigned to the case, but the mace was never recovered. No one was ever charged and a substantial reward r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761170850 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761170856 |
| Author: | Sally Young |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 135mm x 210mm |
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Sally Young
Sally Young is a historian at the University of Melbourne, an award-winning author, and a former Age columnist. She is the author of seven non-fiction books, including a two-volume history of Australian newspapers: Media Monsters and Paper Emperors (winner of the Colin Roderick Literary Award and the APSA Henry Mayer Book Prize).
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