Icons of the Territory by Shirley Brown

Icons of the Territory by Shirley Brown

and acted as diplomats and couriers arranging in advance for the safe passage of European parties

With intelligence and humour

is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books

Extraordinary in its range and eclecticism

A murder that won’t stay hidden

Called 'the uttermost part of the Earth'

Sir John Franklin disappears on an Arctic expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage

It will tell you about the areas pre-history and origins

to the quiet suburbs of Canberra and the meandering rivers and verdant hills of rural Ireland - and emotional reunions with long-lost relatives

and markets

Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresa - the 'Waldorf of Harlem' - and volunteers Ray's services as the fence

newly married Jeannie Gunn (Mrs Aeneas Gunn) left the security and comfort of her Melbourne home to travel to the depths of the Northern Territory