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1 y separately published work icon Tunnel to Tar-Ra Susan E. Boyer , Glenbrook : Birrong Books , 2024 29198910 2024 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction science fiction ''Tunnel to Tar-Ra' is the exciting the story of perilous adventures of four fictional teenagers who travel back in time. Investigating a tunnel leading from Sydney's 'Hero of Waterloo' hotel, they eventually find themselves in a cave, in 1791, near Sydney Cove. During their first afternoon, overlooking Dawes Point (Tar-Ra), Jemima, Oliver, Millie and Archie, meet Nanberry, an Indigenous youth. Nanberry commences covert assistance by helping them with a secluded night bush-camp. The time travellers have stepped into a living history book. As recorded in journals, letters and reports by the British First Fleet settlers of Sydney Cove they meet Aboriginal and convict people, they witness or hear of events and see the settlement living conditions of those times. During their adventures the time travellers experience some living conditions in Sydney Cove. They witness an amputation, the flogging of a convict and the daring ocean escape of convicts William and Mary Bryant. They meet and engage with diverse inhabitants who lived in Sydney Cove at the time and learn so much about those early settlement days. Seeing the plight of the Indigenous people firsthand does not escape them. After witnessing clandestine events, the youngsters become separated. With Nanberry and Boorong's assistance they reunite on Me-Mel Island (Goat Island). Whilst on the island they share campfire stories that provide an opportunity for readers to consider ethical issues. They eventually locate the entrance to the cave that can lead them back to modern-day Sydney.' 

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1 y separately published work icon Stories of Life at Sydney Cove Susan E. Boyer , Glenbrook : Birrong Books , 2016 10600575 2016 selected work biography children's

A 'young reader' version of Boyer's Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove.
1 Book Bite 3 : Across Great Divides Susan E. Boyer , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , October 2014; (p. 56-57)
1 2 y separately published work icon Across Great Divides : True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove Susan E. Boyer , Glenbrook : Birrong Books , 2013 6496320 2013 selected work biography

This work 'brings to life the diverse personal experiences of people living in and around Australia's first colony. It demonstrates the varied reactions of participants to their unique situation. It shows the situations of convict women, such as Esther Abrahams and Ann Inett and their relationships with military men. It relates the experiences of convict men like James Ruse, Henry Kable, William Bryant and others who saw and seized the possibilities of their new position. Some succeeded beyond their imagination; some failed disastrously.' (Source: Publishers website)
1 Charles Perkins Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 36-37) Charles Perkins was an Aboriginal activist who spent his life fighting racism and discrimination. He was the first Aboriginal Australian to complete a university degree.
1 Eddie Mabo Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 34-35) Eddie Mabo was a spokesperson for Aboriginal land rights. He believed that Australian laws about land ownership were not right, so he worked hard to get the laws changed.
1 Douglas Mawson Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 32-33) Douglas Mawson was an adventurer and geologist. He explored large areas of Antarctica and made one of the greatest contributions to the world's knowledge of the weather, geology and wildlife of the Antarctica continent.
1 John Flynn Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 30-31)

John Flynn started the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. This was the world's first air ambulance service to provide emergency transport and emergency medical attention for people in remote locations.
1 Charles Kingsford Smith Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 28-29)

Charles Kingsford Smith was a famous Australian pilot. He made record-breaking flights around Australia and the Pacific Ocean to England, and around the world. He began one of Australia's first airlines.
1 David Unaipon Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 26-27)

David Unaipon was an inventor and writer. He was the first Aboriginal Australian to write published books. His inventions include a tool for shearing sheep.
1 Nellie Melba Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 24-25)

Nellie Melba became a world famous classical singer.
1 Banjo Paterson Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 22-23)

Banjo Paterson was a famous Australia writer. He wrote stories and poems about the Australian bush and about the people who lived and worked there.
1 Edith Cowan Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 20-21)

Edith Cowan was the first woman to be elected to an Australian parliament. She promoted migrant welfare, and children's and women's rights.
1 Edmund Barton Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 18-19)

Edmund Barton was the first Prime Minister of Australia.
1 Caroline Chisholm Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 16-17)

Caroline Chisholm was a social reformer who improved the lives of women in colonial Australia. She worked to reunite familes and helped thousands of migrants to have a better life.
1 Governor and Mrs Macquarie Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 14-15)

Lachlan Macquarie was the fifth governor of Australia. Whilst in the colony he and his wife, Elizabeth made many important improvements. He was known as 'The Father of Australia'.
1 John and Elizabeth Macarthur Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 12-13)

John and Elizabeth Macarthur are known as the foulders of the Australian wool industry.
1 Mary Reibey Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 10-11) 'Mary Reiby was an English girl who was sent to Australia as a convict when she was only thirteen years old. Later she became one of Sydney's most successful businesswomen.' (Source: Susan Boyer 2011)
1 Jame Ruse Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 8-9) 'James Ruse was a pioneer farmer in Australia. He was the first convict in Australia to be given land for farming and to be self-sufficient by producing his own food from a small piece of land.' (Source: Susan Boyer, 2011)
1 Bennelong Susan E. Boyer , 2011 single work biography children's
— Appears in: People in Australia's Past : Their Stories, Their Achievements 2011; (p. 6-7)

'Bennelong was an Aboriginal man who became a mediator between Aboriginal and European cultures. He tried to build friendship between his people and the settlers of the First Fleet...' (Source: Susan Boyer 2011.)
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