The Artist of the Goldfields
Samuel Thomas Gill was know as the artist of the goldfields because of the enormous number of images he created in the 1850s of activity...
Death Ships - An Incredible Story
The Australian gold rush started in 1851 and had an incredible and almost immediate impact on the colonies. Hundreds moved to the...
Death Ships - Life & Death at Sea in the 19th Century
The only way to get to the Australian colonies in the nineteenth century was by ship. It was a long journey travelling half way around...
Incredible Images of Nineteenth-Century Australia
Many people will be familiar with the wonderful watercolour paintings of colonial Australia created by artist Samuel Thomas Gill,...
The Story of Nineteenth-Century Emigration to the Australian Colonies
Another great review of my book Farewell to Old England Forever. This review is from an American reader, Robert Delft, who is clearly...
The SS Great Britain - An Incredible Ship
The #SS #Great #Britain has a fascinating history. After some difficulties on the trans-Atlantic run she was refitted for the Australia...
Book: Death Ships Five Star Review ☆☆☆☆☆
My book Death Ships, released in July 2021, has received another great review. This time a long review by reviewer Helen Huini. During...
MORE GREAT REVIEWS - Book: Death Ships
Two more wonderful reviews of my book Death Ships appeared on Saturday 20 November 2021 in The Canberra Times and the Bendigo Advocate....
Award Nomination - Book: Death Ships
I have just been advised that my book Death Ships has been nominated for a literary award. Unexpected but great news on top of further...
Great Review of Death Ships
A wonderful review of my latest book Death Ships by Jeff Popple appeared in the Canberra Weekly on Thursday 21 October 2021. Death Ships...
