Australian Heist
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Narrated by:
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Peter Hosking
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By:
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James Phelps
About this listen
Australia's number one true-crime writer on Australia's greatest gold robbery.
On June 15, 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.
In this riveting recreation of the events, James Phelps finally tells the full story of how Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall, John O'Meally, Johnny Gilbert, Henry Manns, Alexander Fordyce, John Bow and Dan Charters planned and executed the robbery - and what happened to all that gold.
Australian Heist is a thrilling, fast-paced and thoroughly modern take on one of the most extraordinary episodes in the nation's history, by Australia's number-one true-crime writer.
©2018 James Phelps (P)2019 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about Australian Heist
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- Anonymous User
- 10-04-2023
perfect from start to finish
one of the best audiobooks I have ever read.
Frank Gardiner and Ben Hall should be more famous today than Ned Kelly or Billy the kid.
amazing story
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- Gavin M.
- 14-04-2019
Great Aussie Story
Great listen, fabulous Australian story well worth a listen too. covers all the bases and was genuinely an easy listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-2022
An Incredible Story
a seriously intriguing showcase of late 19th century Australian Colonial politics, economics and criminal disposition as seen through the exploits of Frank Gardener and Ben Hall as Phelps and the narrator do an excellent job of making it clear as to how much of a cultural force Bushrangers were. highly recommend for a road trip or to listen as a portal to the past. a fantastic listen!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-12-2022
Great read
Gripping and education - make so much better reading than fiction - will be reading more about these times.
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- Docta
- 15-08-2024
Living in Eugowra now
The book is delivered well and accurately there were some facts in the book. I did not know myself.
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