An Outlaw's Journal - Stones, Georgina R
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Joe was a widow's teenage son with dreams of something better than life on a dairy farm. Ah Nam was a miner with a taste for booze, women, gambling and fighting. By a twist of fate their paths would cross and Joe's life would never be the same again. Georgina Stones shines a light on a forgotten chapter in the early life of one of Australia's most infamous outlaws and brings to light some of the forgotten denizens of Beechworth, with original illustrations by Aidan Phelan, as well as essays, contemporary images and articles.

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Joe was a widow's teenage son with dreams of something better than life on a dairy farm. Ah Nam was a miner with a taste for booze, women, gambling and fighting. By a twist of fate their paths would cross and Joe's life would never be the same again. Georgina Stones shines a light on a forgotten chapter in the early life of one of Australia's most infamous outlaws and brings to light some of the forgotten denizens of Beechworth, with original illustrations by Aidan Phelan, as well as essays, contemporary images and articles.
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Georgina Stones was born and raised in Tasmania, but has recently made themove across Bass Strait to reside in Victoria. She has a love of history, with thelives of Australian outlaws Joe Byrne and Michael Howe her main interests inthat field.She attended school in Ulverstone and has since studied journalism throughDeakin University. Her natural inquisitiveness and perseverance have paid off inher work on An Outlaw's Journal, uncovering many previously forgotten or over-looked aspects of the life of Joe Byrne, particularly in regards to his early life andconnections to the Chinese community. She also researches and writes for herwebsite Michael Howe: Governor of the Woods for which she has been interviewedon ABC Radio and featured in Traces magazine.