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A shipwreck in Fiji / Nilima Rao. Author: Rao, Nilima, author. Publisher: Summer Hill, NSW Echo Publishing 2025. -- Summer Hill, NSW : Echo Publishing, 2025. -- Â©2025. Review by: Wilkins, Sonya Mrs on: 9/02/2026 12:15:14 PM Member Rating: A Shipwreck in Fiji is the second novel by Fijian Indian Australian Nilima Rao. It again features Sergeant Akal Singh a Sikh policeman who has been stationed in Fiji as punishment for an earlier transgression. The Colonial police force neither welcomes nor respects him and his British commanding officer is keen to sideline him whenever possible. Set during World War 1 the distant war in Europe nevertheless casts a shadow on the British and Australian citizens of Fiji. Singh is dispatched to escort two visiting Australian women to the nearby island of Ovalau whilst they attend to some family business. The task is a potential trap for Singh any hint of impropriety with the women would see him discharged in disgrace. As well as walking a delicate balance with the visitors Singh is assigned to investigate a rumour of Germans lurking on the island highly improbable given the distance from the battlefields of Europe.Singh sets off for the island in the company of the women and a Fijian Constable Taviti son of the islands Chief. He discovers that both women have a more private motivation for their trip and the younger Katherine is both strong-willed and mischievous. Once they have made the trip by sailboat to the island and the women are settled in their hotel Singh sets out to investigate the rumours. He visits one of the people who reported seeing the Germans a disliked shopkeeper and finds him in a pool of blood murdered shortly before Singhs arrival. Suddenly Singh finds himself in a much more serious situation. The narrative of the subsequent investigation unfolds easily with a nice mixture of investigation snippets of historical information and thoughtfully depicted interactions with the Fijian people and culture. Singhs interactions with Katherine are written with a deft touch of humour and an understanding of the social norms of the time. Rao brings the story to life by mixing historical facts with authorial license and provides a great overview of the background and research process in the authors notes.I really enjoyed this even though there are several murders and some violence it is not overly graphic and the author provides plenty of humour as a counterpoint. I would recommend this to readers who enjoy a well-written historical mystery and anyone with an interest in Fiji.
HRCP8101 Gum Flat Copeton Public School 1972 Author: Publisher: Review by: PeterJ on: 24/11/2025 11:00:53 AM Member Rating: Copeton Dam Public School operated separately from Gum Flat Public School. The school at Copeton Dam only operated from the start of 1969 until the end of 1973 - the peak construction period of the dam during which employment reached its peak.
These hollow vows / Lexi Ryan. Author: Ryan, Lexi, author. Publisher: London, UK : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021. -- London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2021. -- Â©2021. Review by: Partridge, Sophie Miss on: 7/04/2025 11:40:54 AM Member Rating: loved this book as well as the love triangle
Take a hint, Dani Brown : a novel / Talia Hibbert. Author: Hibbert, Talia, author. Publisher: London : Piatkus, [2020] -- �2020. Review by: Wilkins, Sonya Mrs on: 21/03/2025 12:49:56 PM Member Rating: I'm not normally a rom-com reader but I will happily make an exception for Tahlia Hibbert. Her books feature diverse characters with relatable and realistic representations of various disabilities. They are often laugh-out-loud funny the characters are flawed and sometimes grumpy or difficult but always have great body-positivity. The books are moderately spicy with explicit language and on-page sex scenes not behind closed doors. 'Take a hint Dani Brown' is the second book in the Brown Sisters trilogy and is a delight to read. Dani Brown is a work-obsessed academic with a career path mapped out and no time for romance thanks to an early broken heart. All she wants is a no-strings-attached casual partner for a good time and no commitment. She has made friends with a security guard on campus and they have a daily coffee and banter session. During a fire drill Dani gets stuck in the lift and Zafir rescues her then carries her out of the building. A video of the rescue goes viral and everyone thinks they are a couple. The attention helps Zafir promote his charity for kids and the media is clamouring for more. Dani agrees to be Zafir's fake girlfriend whilst hoping for some commitment free benefits. Former professional football player Zafir is a true romantic and is secretly hoping for a real relationship with Dani not just a fake one. As their fake romance heats up they both have to think about what it is they truly want from each other and if they are ready to work for it. This rom-com hits all right notes with witty dialogue interesting and well-developed characters a believable story progression and of course a Happily Ever After ending. What I enjoyed about it was the diverse cast of characters the strong representation of mental health issues Zafir has anxiety and has experienced depression and the traditional role reversal - the male character is the romantic looking for true love whilst the female character does not desire commitment just a casual fling. I would recommend this for contemporary romancechic lit readers who are seeking a fun read with some positive messaging incorporate.
Unidentified wedding group possibly Summers. Athol Summers (far right) Bob Summers DC1541 PK270 Author: Publisher: Review by: Simone_Reeves on: 28/01/2025 4:41:05 PM Member Rating: Man on the far right is Athol Summers. He married Gladys Emily Looker
William Thomas McCosker DC485 PK163 Author: Publisher: Review by: Loretto2360 on: 18/05/2024 7:41:04 AM Member Rating: McCosker William Thomas b. 03 Sep 1868 Bannockburn NSW Australia d. 21 Sep 1942 aged 74 Inverell NSW Australia m. Hunt Ellen J. 20 Dec 1905 Ellens parents home Oakwood NSW Australia d. 21 Jun 1957
The widow of Walcha : a true story of love, lies and murder in a small country town / Emma Partridge. Author: Partridge, Emma, author. Publisher: Pymble, NSW : Simon & Schuster Australia, 2021. -- Cammeray, NSW : Simon & Schuster (Australia) Pty Limited, 2022. -- Â©2022. Review by: Parker, Angela Mrs on: 12/05/2024 1:23:06 PM Member Rating: Emma Partridge is considerate and writes from her own learnings of the case and interviews from those who knew and loved Mathew along with accounts from police who were involved with the arrest and trial. Unfortunately the real life events end in tragedy with unimaginable intent of the perpetrator in all manner of types and ways. She was scheming and deliberate and wilfully destroyed a many number of lives before and now after Mathew's death. Amazingly written and unfolds in an orderly way to help the reader follow the events right through to the perpetrators imprisonment.
Ernie Dingo : king of the kids : an Australian's story / Sally Dingo. Author: Dingo, Sally Publisher: Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House, 2000. Review by: Parker, Angela Mrs on: 12/05/2024 1:16:41 PM Member Rating: Nice one afternoon read learning about Ernie's grand parents and Mum for the first half of the book the second half tells his life as a young boy then man growing up in a colonised Australia which was changing but was so different from his own culture and ways. It was nice to think that the author Sally had sought these stories out and shared for all to read showing her devotion to her husband in learning about his family and culture and about Aboriginal Australia in Western Australia.
Mary Kauter née Coffey DC1795 PKnn1 Author: Publisher: Review by: mdkauter on: 5/05/2024 1:15:48 PM Member Rating: This is a photo of Mary Kauter née Coffey. Died 16/8/1940 aged 67 years. Photo taken at her home Forest Hill near Cherry Tree Hill.
Pageboy : a memoir. / Elliot Page Author: Page, Elliot. author Publisher: London, UK Doubleday UK 2023. -- [S.l.] : Doubleday 2023. Review by: Parker, Angela Mrs on: 29/04/2024 3:59:05 PM Member Rating: Wow! a credit to Elliott for the courage and conviction to recount and tell his life story to date including family relationships romantic relationships and the most important one the relationship with self. Emotional head shaking and just hard to imagine the hurt and how hard life has been even when the facade of Hollywood and TV show your successes to the world these successes don't necessarily make you 'happy'. Having self love and acceptance from those that matter in your life are what counts most. Content warning - some explicit language and imagery discussed.