The Gold Escort Robbery Trials by Noel Thurgood
SKU: B-000297

The Gold Escort Robbery Trials

Author: Noel Thurgood
Special Features: Inscribed, Dust Jacket
Condition: A hardcover book in good condition. The book has light shelving wear. The front inner cover is inscribed. No other writing. Clean and tidy pages. No dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir History True Crime

Australia Australian History True Crime Colonialism Bushrangers

The Gold Escort Robbery Trials by Noel Thurgood revisits Australia’s most daring colonial heist, unpacking courtroom drama surrounding bushrangers who targeted gold-laden coaches during the 1850s. This 1988 hardcover from Kangaroo Press delivers true-crime history buffs an authoritative yet engaging account of how colonial law grappled with outback banditry.

Inside the crisp, tightly bound pages, readers follow witness testimonies, police blunders, and public outcry that shaped frontier justice. Thurgood’s meticulous research turns dusty legal records into a fast-moving narrative, perfect for students, educators, or anyone hooked on Australian history and bushranger legends.

This vintage copy arrives in good overall shape, sporting its original dust jacket and only gentle shelving wear. A previous owner has inscribed the front inner cover, adding a personal touch without other marks, dog-ears, or smoke odors. Clean pages and a snug spine mean it’s ready for display or repeated reference.

ISBN 9780864171337. Ideal for collectors of Australiana, true crime enthusiasts, and secondary or tertiary classrooms exploring colonial crime and gold-rush society.

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