The Last Outlaws: The crimes of Jimmy and Joe Governor and the birth of modern Australia
Simon & Schuster, $36.99 pb, 336 pp
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Story of archive
The fence post was wrapped in old newspaper and kept in the shed. It was all that Aunty Loretta Parsley, Jimmy Governor’s great-granddaughter, had left to touch of his life. ‘His hands touching that,’ she told Katherine Biber, ‘that’s why I asked you to open it. Because you need to connect with this story.’ Overwhelmed, Biber felt the ‘immense responsibility’ entrusted to her.
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The Last Outlaws: The crimes of Jimmy and Joe Governor and the birth of modern Australia
by Katherine Biber
Simon & Schuster, $36.99 pb, 336 pp
ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.