William Stokes
William Stokes is a Brisbane-based historian and investigative journalist
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Saint Peter V Nero 666
$13.00 (GST-inc)pagan priests proclaimed that Nero was a living god, whilst
hundreds of years after his death the Christian Church branded him as the
Antichrist who would one day return to wreak havoc and destruction upon
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The Controversial Bernborough: Was He Australia’s Greatest Racehorse?
$16.00 (GST-inc)The story of Bernborough is an uplifting one, decked with highs and lows, focused around the life of a phenomenal Australian racehorse. Played out from the beginning of World War II, the story includes several colourful characters along the way.
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The Riddle Exposed: The Whiskey Firebombing’s Link to the McCulkin Family Murders
$13.00 (GST-inc)In 1973 the firebombing of the Whiskey Au-Go-Go nightclub grabbed the headlines in Brisbane unlike any other disaster beforehand. 15 people were killed amid the inferno, the worst mass-murder ever in Australia. Rumours were rife. Detectives were forewarned, but was the firebombing part of an implausible notion to embark on an extortion racket? Or was it a scheme for insurance purposes? Perhaps it was the act of a disgruntled customer, a former employee, or someone owed money? Politicians from all sides of Parliament demanded quick answers.
