Elizabeth's Garden

Elizabeth And Her Parents Etched Out A Living On The Flats Of The Hawkesbury River Nsw Australia In The Early 1800S. During A Robbery Elizabeth'S Father Was Killed By River Pirates. She And The Missionary'S Son Do Their Utmost To Bring The Pirates To Account. The Continuing Assaults Upon The River Settlers And Indigenous People Are An Ever- Increasing Blight In That District. The Teenagers Assist In The Running Of An Underground Railway A Process Which Sees Harrassed Children And Adults Ferried To Safety. Such Interference Is Not Tolerated By The Lawless The Corrupt Police The Cedar Cutters Escaped Convicts Lime Burners Shell Gatherers Elicit Grog Dealers Etc. This Historical Fiction Is Referenced And Closely Resembles The Lawlessness Which Occurred In The Hawkesbury River District.