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Great furphies of Australian history

Great furphies of Australian history
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ISBN 9781760879815
Name Haynes, Jim author.
Title Great furphies of Australian history : what you really need to know -- the truth behind the myths
Published Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021
Description xii, 306 pages ; 24 cm.
Note Bibliography: pages 304-30.
Summary With all the skills of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of Australian history. Did you know that Portuguese and Spanish explorers probably found the east coast of Australia before Captain Cook, and that the Rum Rebellion was not caused by rum? And what about Banjo Patterson having written Waltzing Matilda? As for Ned Kelly being a brave rebel fighting for the underdog, in truth he was a thief, a thug and a murderer. The Ashes have nothing to do with cricket, the Ghan is not named after Afghan cameleers and Hargraves lied about discovering gold in NSW. Surprising, confounding, revealing and fun, Jim Haynes takes us on another great journey through Australian history and folklore.
Subjects Morant, Breaker, -- 1864?-1902
Cook, James, -- 1728-1779
Hargraves, Edward Hammond, -- 1816-1891
Kelly, Ned, -- 1855-1880
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Folklore -- Australia
History
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