The Carley
Let's just say that if you've read KILLING KITCHENER, you'll be aware of the critical part that the Carley life raft plays in the novel....
The stallion, beef soup and Nebbi Geo
There’s a series of scenes in KILLING KITCHENER where the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Hampshire hits a German mine during a mighty storm in...
KILLING KITCHENER - new in 2017
“One bloody bullet gets you in the end,” he said as he coughed up a mouthful of blood and exhaled one last long breath...' But that was...
Anzac Day represents NOT so much The Past - but what we’ve learned from it
My old high school in Melbourne, Marcellin College, invited me to speak at their annual Anzac Day commemoration held at Bulleen on April...
Dawn service at the Shrine in Melbourne
The tram stop was crowded with young and old in heavy coats and umbrellas. A fine rain fell as we waited in the cold dark. Here I was...
Boy sailor chats with German skipper
One of the Gallipoli veterans whom I interviewed many years ago was Ernie Boston, a 16 year old aboard the first HMAS Sydney. Ernie had a...
We Will Remember Them
Rememberance Day is a day for memories and I wrote this piece for my publisher, Random House Australia, about a young sailor's chat with...
Anzac and Gallipoli are the novelist's terrain as much as the historian's
A knockout review by Paul Daley “…an astute, complex and well-written novel that I dare to hope will set a high standard for others to...
Anzac convoy, ultimate destination Gallipoli - Ernie's story 100 years later
Here's the way in which ABC television news covered the 100th anniversary of the departure from Albany in W.A. of the first Anzac convoy...
Let's all take a deep breath
On the weekend commemorating the 100th anniversary of the departure of the Anzac convoy in 1914, I wrote this feature article for the...
