Part of the award-winning non-fiction series for teens, The Drum
3 December, 1854. When government troops stormed the Eureka stockade, the battle lasted just twenty minutes, but it changed Australia forever.
“A wonderfully strong narrative.”
Real passion and authenticity. Bookseller+Publisher The Age
Robyn used to think history was boring until, working on an archaeological dig in Melbourne, she discovered history under her fingernails. She dug up a husband there, too. Now they live with their 12-year-old daughter in a country town with too many cafes. Robyn thinks housework is a dirty word; her hobby is collecting dust. Robyn is author of three books for adults: 'Bearbrass: Imagining Early Melbourne', 'Nothing But Gold: The diggers of 1852', and 'The Man Who Lost Himself: The unbelievable story of the Tichborne Claimant'. Bearbrass won a Victorian Premier s Literary Award in 1995.
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