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Great furphies of Australian history : what you really need to know -- the truth behind the myths / Jim Haynes.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
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ISBN	9781760879815 (paperback)
Name	Haynes, Jim author.
Title	Great furphies of Australian history : what you really need to know -- the truth behind the myths / Jim Haynes.
Published	Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021.
Published	©2021
Description	xii, 306 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes	Bibliography: pages 304-30.
Summary	With all the skills of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of Australian history. Did you know that Portuguese and Spanish explorers probably found the east coast of Australia before Captain Cook, and that the Rum Rebellion was not caused by rum? And what about Banjo Patterson having written Waltzing Matilda? As for Ned Kelly being a brave rebel fighting for the underdog, in truth he was a thief, a thug and a murderer. The Ashes have nothing to do with cricket, the Ghan is not named after Afghan cameleers and Hargraves lied about discovering gold in NSW. Surprising, confounding, revealing and fun, Jim Haynes takes us on another great journey through Australian history and folklore.
Subjects	Folklore -- Australia
	Australia -- History -- Errors, inventions, etc
	Australia -- History
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Australia -- History . Australia -- History -- Errors, inventions, etc . Folklore -- Australia . See Also: Bunyips . Authors: Haynes, Jim .