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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags : Australia's Most Colourful Criminal Characters
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'An incredible collection of true crime characters from Australia's master storyteller.

'The bold, the bad, and the slightly mad...

'Criminality, some say, is part of Australia's national identity, and in Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags Jim Haynes profiles fifteen larger-than-life Aussie rogues - some of our greatest ne'er-do-wells from colonial times to the modern era. These stories uncover the truth and expose the myths about characters ranging from the most despicable examples of humanity, to those whose courage has to be admired and whose so-called 'crimes' were unjustly punished.

'This fascinating collection features felons who have sprung from Australia's underbelly since 1788, such as the infamous Kate Leigh of the razor gangs; the convict Mary Bryant, who in 1791 escaped from the Sydney penal settlement and somehow made it back to England; James Hardy Vaux, who was sent to Australia no less than three times; Henry James O'Farrell, the madman who attempted to murder Prince Alfred in Sydney in 1868; and Victoria Cross recipient John Leak, who was repeatedly charged with insolence, disobedience and being absent without leave.

'Told with Jim's inimitable combination of history and humour, Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags is packed with murders, mystery and miscreants: true stories of true criminals from Australia's past.'  (Publication summary)

 

Contents

* Contents derived from the Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin , 2022 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Mary Bryant - Who Went Home, Jim Haynes , single work biography
George Barrington - The Celebrity Convict, Jim Haynes , single work biography
John Boyle O'Reilly - The Most Distinguished Irishman in America, Jim Haynes , single work biography
Jack de Garis - The Prince of Ballyhoo, Jim Haynes , single work biography
James Hardy Vaux - The Serial Offender, Jim Haynes , single work biography
Arthur Orton - The Wapping Liar, Jim Haynes , single work biography
Kate Leigh - The Queen of Crime, Jim Haynes , single work biography
Tom Skeyhill - The Fake Hero, Jim Haynes , single work biography
Eugenie Fellini - The Woman Who Murdered His Wife, Jim Haynes , single work biography
Jorgen Jorgensen - The King of Iceland, Jim Haynes , single work biography
Henry James O'Farrell - The Celibate Assassin, Jim Haynes , single work biography
George Henry Cochrane - Past Master in Scoundrelism, Jim Haynes , single work biography
John Leak - Insubordinate Larrikin, Jim Haynes , single work biography
John Gillespie & The Gang of Five, Jim Haynes , single work biography

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2022 .
      image of person or book cover 5922247949630429158.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1st November 2022
      ISBN: 9781761067907

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Works about this Work

Book Review : Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags, Jim Haynes Ned Hirst , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , January 2023;

— Review of Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags : Australia's Most Colourful Criminal Characters Jim Haynes , 2022 selected work biography

'True crime characters in Australia's history.'

Book Review : Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags, Jim Haynes Ned Hirst , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , January 2023;

— Review of Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags : Australia's Most Colourful Criminal Characters Jim Haynes , 2022 selected work biography

'True crime characters in Australia's history.'

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