Tunnel to Tar-Ra - Boyer, Susan E
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'Tunnel to Tar-Ra' is the exciting the story of perilous adventures of four fictional teenagers who travel back in time. Investigating a tunnel leading from Sydney's 'Hero of Waterloo' hotel, they eventually find themselves in a cave, in 1791, near Sydney Cove. During their first afternoon, overlooking Dawes Point (Tar-Ra), Jemima, Oliver, Millie and Archie, meet Nanberry, an Indigenous youth. Nanberry commences covert assistance by helping them with a secluded night bush-camp. The time travellers have stepped into a living history book. As recorded in journals, letters and reports by the…mehr

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'Tunnel to Tar-Ra' is the exciting the story of perilous adventures of four fictional teenagers who travel back in time. Investigating a tunnel leading from Sydney's 'Hero of Waterloo' hotel, they eventually find themselves in a cave, in 1791, near Sydney Cove. During their first afternoon, overlooking Dawes Point (Tar-Ra), Jemima, Oliver, Millie and Archie, meet Nanberry, an Indigenous youth. Nanberry commences covert assistance by helping them with a secluded night bush-camp. The time travellers have stepped into a living history book. As recorded in journals, letters and reports by the British First Fleet settlers of Sydney Cove they meet Aboriginal and convict people, they witness or hear of events and see the settlement living conditions of those times. During their adventures the time travellers experience some living conditions in Sydney Cove. They witness an amputation, the flogging of a convict and the daring ocean escape of convicts William and Mary Bryant. They meet and engage with diverse inhabitants who lived in Sydney Cove at the time and learn so much about those early settlement days. Seeing the plight of the Indigenous people firsthand does not escape them. After witnessing clandestine events, the youngsters become separated. With Nanberry and Boorong's assistance they reunite on Me-Mel Island (Goat Island). Whilst on the island they share campfire stories that provide an opportunity for readers to consider ethical issues. They eventually locate the entrance to the cave that can lead them back to modern-day Sydney.
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Autorenporträt
Susan was a contemporary Australian author with over twenty non-fiction TESOL resource titles in print. Her first book, published in 1998, 'Understanding Everyday Australian - Book One' is still in demand today. In the mid-2000s she followed her passion for early Australia history and published 'Across Great Divides - true stories of life at Sydney Cove' then followed the with her young reader edition 'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove'.Very sadly, in 2021 Susan, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away in February, 2022.Susan's many achievements include attaining a BA, MA and Grad Dip. In 2019 she commenced her Masters, and has been awarded a posthumous PhD. She was a dedicated and passionate researcher in the English language and early Australian history areas. Susan gave many presentations on TESOL subjects both domestically and internationally. Susan completed over 50 historical author talks and was on the ABC 'Conversations' with Richard Fidler in April 2015.