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Australia and New Zealand

12 Stories to Accompany Your Journey

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Australia and New Zealand

By: James Grant-Peterkin
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Australia and New Zealand invites readers on a journey to the far edge of the world, where landscapes are vast and empty, histories run deep, and the human spirit has been tested in every imaginable way. Across twelve vivid stories, this volume uncovers the characters and events that have shaped two remarkable nations.
Travel alongside the first Aboriginal and Māori settlers as they establish themselves in these unfamiliar new environments, witness the tragic demise of the Batavia off the Western Australian coast, and join the courageous expedition of Burke and Wills as they attempt to cross a continent they barely understood. Observe from close quarters the iron‑clad defiance of Ned Kelly’s final stand, follow Charles Kingsford Smith as he pushes the limits of early transpacific aviation, and stand in awe of Edmund Hillary as he prepares for a climb that would change mountaineering forever.
Blending history, travel, and storytelling, this collection offers an intriguing portrait of Australia and New Zealand – lands of resilience, reinvention, and astonishing beauty. It is an invitation to explore, to question, and to see these countries anew.
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