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The Trek for Gold

By: Carol Jones May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Author, historical fiction, The Boy With Blue Trousersaustralian history, Chinese gold seekers, goldrushes, trek from RobeLeave a Comment

The Chinese trek for gold inspired my new novel The Boy With Blue Trousers

Bullock Teams and The Boy With Blue Trousers

By: Carol Jones February 13, 2019May 3, 2019

Author, historical fiction, Research, The Boy With Blue Trousersaustralian history, bullock teams, historical fiction, kangaroo inn, trek from RobeLeave a Comment

In southeast Queensland in the 1920s, my grandfather worked as a timber cutter driving a bullock team on steeply timbered hillsides