From when the first Drayton trod the rich fertile soil of the Hunter Valley, Australia one hundred and fifty years ago, the Draytons wine business has survived because of the skills and sheer tenacity of the five generations. Daphne Drayton Burgess takes us into her world growing up among the vines and the wine, and gives us a deep insight into the Drayton Family and their winemarking business.
Colin Archbold gives us an historical account of mining in the Hunter Valley of N.S.W. Australia. Colin was born into a mining family in the small town of Kurri Kurri in the Hunter. His memoirs give us an insight into the way it was working below ground and the great changes in technology that occurred.Above ground there was his family and the mining community.
Vital secret research papers are stolen and Ken Halcombe a former secret service agent is called back to duty to find the papers before they can be sold. It is a matter of national security. The beautiful Michelle Coates is one of the suspects but Ken can't get involved.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 75,460.
Language:
English.
Published: July 12, 2011
by
Hightor.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » General
1853 gold fever grips the new British colony of Victoria. People come from all over the world. This is the story of two women who travelled from England to Melbourne then to the gold diggings. In Ballarat women joined together for mutual support to face the harsh conditions and to face the corruption of administration that finally ended in revolution and the Eureka Stockade.