Bibliograph

Australian heist, James Phelps

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Australian heist, James Phelps

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Australian heist

Responsibility statement

James Phelps

Summary

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, 0 million today. It remains the largest gold robbery in Australian history. In this riveting re-creation 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

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Australian heist, 1862-8 bushrangers 77kg gold the incredible true story of Australia's beggest steal

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