Official Website of the Author

Doug Limbrick

Including his latest book

RUNNING THE MARATHON

WITH CANCER

BOOKS

RUNNING THE MARATHON WITH CANCER

A GUIDE TO

RUNNING YOUR FIRST

MARATHON

FAREWELL TO OLD ENGLAND FOREVER

FROM THE WARS

OF THE ROSES TO COLONIAL VICTORIA

THE STAG

DIARY

A CHURCH WITH
NO WALLS

REVIEWS

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The Stag Diary

'Includes an important transcript of Francis Taylor's diary from his passage on the Stag in 1850 to South Australia. One of very few diaries written by steerage class passengers travelling to the Australian colonies in the nineteenth century. The book sets the scene with details of life on sailing ship, details of the vessels and conditions in SA in 1850'.

4/5 STARS!

By RETRAC,

AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEW

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Farewell to Old
England Forever

It was fascinating to read about the motives that prompted people to leave their homeland and travel such a vast distance, enduring extreme hardship only to land in what must have been a totally alien environment. 

By Steve,

BAWLEY POINT NSW

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Running the Marathon

with Cancer

A great story of courage, hope and joy, which is told with brutal honesty at times but with passion and positive belief. Compulsive reading for all runners and those who love a story of how self belief can overcome just about everything.

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5/5 STARS!

By Richard, CANBERRA

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Running the Marathon

with Cancer

A great story of courage, hope and joy, which is told with brutal honesty at times but with passion and positive belief. Compulsive reading for all runners and those who love a story of how self belief can overcome just about everything.

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5/5 STARS!

By Richard, CANBERRA

BIO

Doug Limbrick is a graduate of the Australian National University, Canberra. He has for many years worked in the area of social policy and has had many journal articles, monographs and reports published on various social issues. He has a deep personal interest in nineteenth century Australian history, particularly the story of those people who emigrated from the United Kingdom and the vessels they sailed in to reach the Australian colonies. In his writing he has combined his expertise in social issues with his work on exploring the circumstances of people who sought a better life in the colonies in the nineteenth century. As a consequence he has spent much time searching for and examining the stories of those who emigrated, seeking to understand their experiences, the reasons for their decision to emigrate, the difficulties they faced, the outcome of their passage and the vessels that carried them to the Australian colonies.

As a result he has written three books exploring nineteenth century emigration processes, experiences and stories with an emphasis on the stories as told by emigrants. His latest book (Farewell to Old England Forever) is a comprehensive study of the complete story of nineteenth century emigration.

Doug is also a keen runner and has been involved in running activities including club administration for many years. He has completed 26 marathons and some 60 half marathons and has also competed in many cross country  and mountain running events for the past 30 years. His guide to running your first marathon draws directly on his personal experience. The book Running the Marathon with Cancer is a personal story that combines his passion for running with dealing with rectal cancer. While not writing or running Doug is a very keen photographer and also an enthusiastic collector of vintage cameras.

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NEWS

New Book - Death Ships

Now working with a publisher. Hopefully available in about three months this book tells the story of a sad chapter in emigration history that occurred as a result of the discovery of gold in 1851. The gold rush led to an enormous demand for labour to replace those that had gone to find their fortune. Many more emigrants were urgently needed. The normal emigrant ships were not available but 6 very large clipper ships built in North America were. This is the story of what happened when they were commissioned to transport large numbers of emigrants to Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.

VIDEO RELEASED
on Running the Marathon with Cancer by Publisher

To view: https:/youtu.be/tPqJxm1oCLc

Book now on sale this website or in most book store. Direct from the author by sending an email to info@douglimbrick.com.

Guide to Running Your First Marathon

Copies are now available from bookshops or from author (this website) at special price of $8.00 delivered.

Now Writing

Have been researching for some months the work of colonial artist S.T. Gill and have now started writing about his contribution to our understanding of 19th C. Australia through his art.  

REVIEWS

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The Stag Diary

'Includes an important transcript of Francis Taylor's diary from his passage on the Stag in 1850 to South Australia. One of very few diaries written by steerage class passengers travelling to the Australian colonies in the nineteenth century. The book sets the scene with details of life on sailing ship, details of the vessels and conditions in SA in 1850'.

4/5 STARS!

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Farewell to Old
England Forever

It was fascinating to read about the motives that prompted people to leave their homeland and travel such a vast distance, enduring extreme hardship only to land in what must have been a totally alien environment. 

By Steve,

BAWLEY POINT NSW

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Running the Marathon

with Cancer

A great story of courage, hope and joy, which is told with brutal honesty at times but with passion and positive belief. Compulsive reading for all runners and those who love a story of how self belief can overcome just about everything.

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5/5 STARS!

By Richard, FLOREY

By RETRAC,

AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEW

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CONTACT

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