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“david dufty”

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  • Nabbing Ned Kelly

    The extraordinary true story of the men who brought Australia's notorious outlaw to justice

    by David Dufty ...
    David Dufty goes back to the records to uncover the real story of the police officers who pursued the Kelly Gang. This pacey account of the capture of the Kelly Gang reads like a detective story.Shortlisted for the 2023 Danger AwardsHe lurched through the gun smoke, his head encased in an iron helmet, and started shooting. To the weary police in the cordon around the Glenrowan hotel, he appeared ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Radio Girl

    The story of the extraordinary Mrs Mac, pioneering engineer and wartime legend

    by David Dufty ...
    All around Australia, former WRANs and navy men regard the woman they know as Mrs Mac with a level of reverence usually reserved for saints. Yet today no-one has any idea of who she was and how she rescued Australia's communication systems in World War II.Winner, Best 2020 Non-fiction, ACT Notable AwardsAs you climbed the rickety stairs of an old woolshed at Sydney harbour in 1944, you would hear ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Charles Todd's Magnificent Obsession

    The epic race to connect Australia to the world

    by David Dufty ...
    The construction of the Overland Telegraph in 1870 is an extraordinary feat of engineering and a wild gamble that nearly went terribly wrong.It was the greatest feat of engineering in nineteenth-century Australia, but it very nearly collapsed in the face of monumental obstacles.The year was 1870, and mail took six weeks to get to England by sea. Australians hungered for the speedy communication a ... Read more

    $10.19 USD

  • The Secret Code-Breakers of Central Bureau

    how Australia’s signals-intelligence network helped win the Pacific War

    by David Dufty ...
    Alan Turing saved millions of lives. But Bletchley Park wasn’t the only major code-breaking operation during World War II. Down under, there was Central Bureau.Central Bureau — Australia’s own large and sophisticated intelligence network, built from scratch. It was this group of mathematicians, code-breakers, and radio experts who intercepted the travel plans of the architect of the Pearl Harbor ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • How to Build an Android

    The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection

    by David Dufty ...
    The stranger-than-fiction story of the ingenious creation and loss of an artificially intelligent android of science-fiction writer Philip K. DickIn late January 2006, a young robotocist on the way to Google headquarters lost an overnight bag on a flight somewhere between Dallas and Las Vegas. In it was a fully functional head of the android replica of Philip K. Dick, cult science-fiction writer ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Nabbing Ned Kelly

    The extraordinary true story of the men who brought Australia's notorious outlaw to justice

    by David Dufty ...
    Narrated by Grant Cartwright ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 26 min

    David Dufty goes back to the records to uncover the real story of the police officers who pursued the Kelly Gang. This pacey account of the capture of the Kelly Gang reads like a detective story.He lurched through the gun smoke, his head encased in an iron helmet, and started shooting. To the weary police in the cordon around the Glenrowan hotel, he appeared like a monster, or a creature from hell ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • The Chocolate Factory: The new page-turning historical novel from the author of THE LAST OF THE APPLE BLOSSOM and perfect for winter reading

    by Mary-Lou Stephens ...
    Love, friendship and dangerous secrets in the early years of Cadbury's Tasmanian factory.It's 1921, and after years of working for Cadbury's at Bournville, Dorothy Adwell is on her way to a new adventure in the colonies, helping to establish the Firm's new Australian factory. A promotion and a fresh start are just what she needs after the horrors of the Great War and the loss of her beloved ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    Outback

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    by Patricia Wolf ...
    Narrated by Adam Fitzgerald ...
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    TWO MISSING BACKPACKERS. ONE VAST OUTBACK.DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, taking care of his dying grandmother. When two young German backpackers, Berndt and Rita, vanish from the area, he finds himself unofficially on the case.But why all the interest from the Federal Police when they have probably just ditched the heat and dust of the outback for the coast? Working in the ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

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  • The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club

    An emotional story about finding new friends and living life to the fullest from the Kindle #1 bestselling author

    by Faith Hogan ...
    ***Pre-order your copy of Faith Hogan's gripping and poignant new novel, The Sisters of Hope Square, now!***'Charming... Full of pathos and humour. A heartwarming page-turner that would be perfect for staycation reading' – Irish Independent on Saturday'Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour' – Cathy Bramley***Three women. Three different stages of ... ... Read more

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  • The Foyles Bookshop Girls

    A heartwarming story of wartime spirit and friendship

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    London, 1914: one ordinary day, three girls arrive for work at London's renowned Foyles bookshop. But when war with Germany is declared their lives will never be the same again...Alice has always been the 'sensible' one in her family – especially in comparison with her suffrage-supporting sister! But decidedly against her father's wishes, she accepts a job at Foyles Bookshop; and for bookworm ... Read more

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  • Dead Tide

    A heartpounding crime thriller by the million-copy bestselling author (DCI Jack Hawksworth 4)

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    **'The book that you do not want to end yet cannot wait to finish reading - all at the same time!'**✰✰✰✰✰ Real reader review'Exciting story, loved it' ✰✰✰✰✰ Real reader review**'Fantastic crime/police procedural'**✰✰✰✰✰ Real reader reviewNewly promoted Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth has headed up three major serial operations in England and in each of these cases he has lost a part of ... Read more

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