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Australian heist /

Australian heist /
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ISBN 9781460798232
Shelf Location 364.15 PHE
Author Phelps, James:
Title Australian heist / James Phelps ; read by Peter Hosking. [CD Book]
Bolinda Audio, [2018]
℗2018.
spoken word.
audio.
audio disc.
General Notes "1862. 8 bushrangers 77 kg gold. The incredible true story of Australia's biggest steal"--Container cover.
Summary Colorado, USA, 1903. 'Boys,' he said, 'you might have heard a thing or two about me over the years?' His sons nodded. 'Well, it's true,' he said. 'All of it. And then there is more. Some of it, well, you might struggle to believe. But you have to. It's my legacy and your future.' And then Frank Gardiner, the King of the Road, Prince of Thieves, told his boys a tale of treasure. Of stagecoaches, shotguns and saddles. Of bandits called bushrangers, a bloke called Ben Hall, and a bounty that has never been beaten. 'It was Australia's biggest heist,' he said. 'Gold. Cash. Banknotes. And most of it was lost. Or so they say.' And then he gave them a map. 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.
Subject added entry -- Relator term Gardiner, Frank 1830-1904.
Subject Bushrangers -- Australia -- History
Bushrangers -- Australia -- Biography.
Australia -- History -- 1788-1900
Additional author Hosking, Peter:
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