A collection of fine stories from Australia covering the madness that has infected the continent and surrounding islands over the centuries, from the wreck of the Batavia onwards.

If a bunch of Dutch people going insane on a small island doesn't excite you, Australian Ripping Yarns also has the Irish cannibal convict in Van Dieman's Land, bushrangers aplenty, murder mysteries and, most importantly, a reminder not to give the legendary Lola Montez a bad review.

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