Great Australian Places: Funny, curious and downright astonishing stories from across a big country

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Wherever you go in Australia, you'll stumble across traces of ancient settlement, remnants of exploration, yarns from the roaring days of gold and bushranging, unexplained events and a never-ending cast of eccentric characters.

Graham Seal takes us on a storytelling tour, from iconic destinations to tiny settlements, remote landmarks and little-known corners of this vast continent. He discovers the true stories behind the immortal Aussie songs about the pub with no beer and the land where the crow flies backwards. He visits sites precious to First Nations people and others precious to recent arrivals; he uncovers hair-raising stories in dangerous places; and he tracks down the elusive Everywhere Man. He also investigates mysterious natural phenomena and unsolved crimes, and takes us to locations of gruesome crimes and secret installations.

Whether you're planning a road trip or indulging in an evening of armchair travel, Graham Seal's Great Australian Places will surprise, amuse and entertain you.

'Graham Seal finds and writes ripper, fair-dinkum, true blue Aussie yarns' - The Weekly Times

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'This armchair road trip to haunted, sacred and iconic places in Australia provides a possible template for the kind of holiday in which reality and myth collide.' - Sydney Morning Herald

'Seal reveals much about Australia - and Australians - on a storytelling tour from iconic destinations to tiny settlements, remote landmarks and little-known corners.' - The Senior


'Seal is an accomplished storyteller...Reminds the reader of important historic events and even knowledgeable well-read people may discover things about places that they did not know or find new ways to look at them.' - ArtsHub

Author Bio

Graham Seal is Emeritus Professor of Folklore at Curtin University. He is a leading expert on Australian cultural history and the bestselling author of Great Australian Stories, Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories, Great Convict Stories, Australia's Funniest Yarns and Great Australian Mysteries.