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Susan Alley’s new book, Alley & Co: Mulgrave Valley 1877-1897, was launched on 16 May 2026 at the Gordonvale Museum. An interested group of history addicts, family and well-wishers enjoyed Susan’s talk on the highlights of her book, a history of the Alley family of Gordonvale and Babinda. The Alley family were early settlers in this area, south of Cairns, Far North Queensland, beginning as cedar cutters and moving on to timber and other transport. The Alley family had a hotel called Riverstone which was on the route from the coast to the Tablelands, following Robson’s Track. The book also …read more
Reader, David Cottone, is very impressed after reading Susan Alley’s new book, “Cheerio, Don”. Here is what he had to say: I was so impressed with your latest novel, “Cheerio, Don”, and enjoyed reading every single page of it. I read the book at two sittings and was unable to put it down. What I loved most was the attention to detail of the everyday lives of Australian people in those days; the pioneers, the everyday townsfolk and the incredible community support for our boys over there…. From an historical perspective, the book would be invaluable as a source to …read more