Eavesdropping is the The River Writers' first publication
Eavesdropping was a project to compile a cross-section of the group’s writing, to act as a shop window on the group and the ideas alive in the small township and beautiful countryside of Gloucester, New South Wales. It is intended for gentle reading, reflection and insight when a short story or poem can transport you to a quiet place.
Gloucester sits in a valley bounded by the Bucketts and the Mograni Ranges and near the confluences of the Gloucester, Avon and Barrington Rivers. It is the gateway to the National Park rainforests of the Barrington Tops World Heritage Area.
The area attracts residents from diverse backgrounds. Our writers bring their own palettes to surprise, delight and confuse each other at the weekly meetings.
The River Writers web site is a further development of those ideas.
You can purchase a copy of Eavesdropping from the Gloucester Book Shop, please click here. Or contact Dianne Montague [email protected]
All proceeds of the book have been donated to 'Books in Homes'. Australia’s vision is to re-awaken a sense of wonder in children and excitement in parents, by creating an Australia where every child and family has access to books-of-choice at home
Eavesdropping was a project to compile a cross-section of the group’s writing, to act as a shop window on the group and the ideas alive in the small township and beautiful countryside of Gloucester, New South Wales. It is intended for gentle reading, reflection and insight when a short story or poem can transport you to a quiet place.
Gloucester sits in a valley bounded by the Bucketts and the Mograni Ranges and near the confluences of the Gloucester, Avon and Barrington Rivers. It is the gateway to the National Park rainforests of the Barrington Tops World Heritage Area.
The area attracts residents from diverse backgrounds. Our writers bring their own palettes to surprise, delight and confuse each other at the weekly meetings.
The River Writers web site is a further development of those ideas.
You can purchase a copy of Eavesdropping from the Gloucester Book Shop, please click here. Or contact Dianne Montague [email protected]
All proceeds of the book have been donated to 'Books in Homes'. Australia’s vision is to re-awaken a sense of wonder in children and excitement in parents, by creating an Australia where every child and family has access to books-of-choice at home
Blood Revenge, Murder on the Hawkesbury 1799 – By River Writer Lyn Stewart
Researching and writing her latest book, Blood Revenge, Murder on the Hawkesbury 1799, has been a long-term ambition and the reason Lyn was moved to return to university in 1989 to study Australian History. Lyn's book is published by Rosenberg Publications. To purchase a copy click here. The book is also available from the Gloucester Book Shop in Church Street Gloucester. See a video about the book by clicking here. Blood Revenge, murder on the Hawkesbury 1799 examines the first time that white men were held to account in a criminal court of New South Wales for killing Australian Aborigines. It happened in 1799, just 11 years after the New South Wales colony began. This book answers the disturbing question: Why were five men found guilty of killing two Aborigines—yet they were never punished? The story lays bare the nature of black-white relations at the colony’s Hawkesbury River frontier settlement. Governor John Hunter tried to carry out his orders and stop the wanton killing of Aborigines. Inevitably, there was a divide between policy and practice. . Historians writing about black-white relations say we will never reach true reconciliation until we are prepared to face the truth of our history. Author Lyn Stewart’s own ancestor murdered two Aborigines at the Hawkesbury River settlement over two hundred years ago. ‘My grandfather thought this was something we should not talk about. By delving into this part of my family history I have learned not only why the murders happened but also about the volatile and uncertain relationships between settlers and Aborigines as the colony’s land grants steadily displaced the local people from their traditional lands. It is a history we must understand.’ |