Grave Tales: Bruce Highway - Softcover

Goltz, Helen; Adams, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0994376243 ISBN 13: 9780994376244

Publisher: Atlas Productions, 2018

Synopsis

‘Grave Tales: Bruce Highway’ will give forgotten events, heroes and victims life again by tracing the journeys that lead to their final resting places.

Stories like how two nurses in Maryborough in 1905 gave their lives to save a town from an outbreak of pneumonic plague; the unsolved mystery of how Mollie Thompson’s body ended up in an impossibly hard to reach water reservoir; the migrant who created his dream and shared it with generations; the mother and her five children who lost their lives in the Mackay cyclone; how gold fever saved the state from going broke; why the first person to be hanged in Rockhampton goal was a bent cop; the inscription on a tree on the Sunshine Coast that reflects a tumultuous sea journey; and the 13 RAAF members who came to rest permanently in Townsville, to name a few.

‘Grave Tales’ features people who willingly or unwillingly were participants in events that made headlines. These people may have lived in the same suburbs, streets, and the same houses as exist now in the cities and towns along the Bruce Highway.

Grave Tales is researched and written by journalists, Helen Goltz and Chris Adams; between them they have years of experience in newspapers, radio and television production and reporting.

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Review:

Intriguing lives and lasting resting places are documented in the fascinating Grave Tales. Grantlee Keiza, journalist/author

A rollicking read. Sarah Harris, Studio 10

A fascinating topic with its tales of deadly disease, murder, tragedy and loss. Troy Lennon, Daily Telegraph, Sydney

What they’ve uncovered is like something out of a movie. Chris Smith, 2GB/4BC, Macquarie Media

Ever considered the stories of those who have been buried beneath our feet? Two Brisbane journalists have done the work for you, uncovering some of the fascinating stories behind the headstones. Jacob Roebuck, ABC Radio.

You see headstones and wonder about that person; this is a conduit to their lives. A great read. Pete Hill, 96.5 radio

The headstones seldom tell the story or the historic event that led to their demise – but Helen and Chris do. Together, they have the perfect mix of skills for the task. Dorothy Whittington, editor, Your Time

Promises a dose of fascinating local history, a hint of mystery and a range of stories that trace the path of some of the city’s residents to their final resting places. Michelle Beesley, She Society

If I buy only one book this year, it will be Grave Tales. Michael Wouters, Cootharaba  

They may be buried in cemeteries... but they are being remembered years after their demise. Helen Holdey, Brighton

I was enthralled with the stories and read them all in one sitting. Just in the past two weeks, I have completed the quest of finding and visiting all the graves in the book.  Sue Hart.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlas Productions
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0994376243
• ISBN 13: 9780994376244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302