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Kalgoorlie was a magnet to anyone with a sense of adventure, anyone who could dream. People were drawn there from all over the world, settling to start afresh or to seek their fortunes. They called it Kal. In a story as breathtaking and as sweeping as the land itself, bestselling author Judy Nunn brings Kal magically to life through the lives of two families, one Australian and one Italian. The Australian family are the Brearleys: Maudie, who runs the miners' pub in Kalgoorlie and who was brought up in a tent on the goldfields; her husband 'Flash Harry' Brearley, charismatic conman and…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 1997Arrow (Australia) · 611 pages · 9780091835071
- Other · English · 2011Random House Australia · 656 pages · 9781864712506
- Other · English · 2007Random House Australia · 611 pages · 9781741665963
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