''My Australian Story'' is a series of

historical novels Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...

for older children published by Scholastic Australia which was inspired by ''

Dear America ''Dear America'' is a series of historical fiction novels for children published by Scholastic starting in 1996. By 1998, the series had 12 titles with 3.5 million copies in print. The series was canceled in 2004 with its final release, ''Hear ...

''. Each book is written in the form of a fictional

diary A diary is a written or audiovisual memorable record, with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwritten but are now also often digita ...

of a young person living during an important event or time period in

Australian history The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples which comprise the Commonwealth of Australia. The modern nation came into existence on 1 January 1901 as a federation of former British colonies. The human history of Australia, ...

Series

*''On Board the Boussole: The Diary of Julienne Fulbert, Laperouse's Voyage of Discovery, 1785-1788'' by Christine Edwards (2002) *''Surviving Sydney Cove: The Convict Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Sydney, 1790'' by Goldie Alexander (2000) *''The Rum Rebellion: The Diary of David Bellamy, Sydney Town, 1807-1808'' by Libby Gleeson (2001) *''A Banner Bold: The Diary of Rosa Aarons,

Ballarat Goldfield The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia, approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony and an influx of population growth and financial capit ...

, 1854'' by Nadia Wheatley (2000) *''Archer's

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is an annual Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia, at the Flemington Racecourse. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club that forms part of the ...

: The Diary of Robby Jenkins, Terara, New South Wales, 1860-1861'' by Vashti Farrer (2007) *''New Gold Mountain: The Diary of Shu Cheong, Lambing Flat, New South Wales, 1860-1861'' by Christopher W. Cheng (2005) *''Riding with Thunderbolt: The Diary of Ben Cross Northern NSW, 1865'' by Allan Baillie (2004) *''The Yankee Whaler: The Diary of Thomas Morris, Bunbury, Western Australia, 1876'' by Deborah Lisson (2001) *''Claw of the Dragon: The Diary of Billy Shanghai Hamilton, Broome, Western Australia, 1899-1900'' by Patricia Bernard (2008) *''Plagues and Federation: The Diary of Kitty Barnes, The Rocks Sydney - 1900'' by Vashti Farrer (2000) *''The Melting Pot: The Diary of Edward, Chek Chee, Sydney, 1903-1904'' by Christopher W. Cheng (2007) *''Our Enemy, My Friend: The Diary of Emma Sheldrake, Adelaide Hills, 1915'' by Jenny Blackman (2005) *''A Different Sort of Real: The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne, 1919 - 1919'' by

Kerry Greenwood Kerry Isabelle Greenwood (17 June 1954 – 26 March 2025) was an Australian author and lawyer. She wrote many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher, which was adapted a ...

(2001), also titled ''The Deadly Flu'' as printed in 2012, and ''Contagion: My Australian Story'', Scholastic Australia, 2020 *''Fords and Flying Machines: The Diary of Jack McLaren, Longreach, 1919-1921'' by Patricia Bernard (2003) *''Outback: The Diary of Jimmy Porter, Central Australia, 1927-1928'' by Christine Harris (2005), *''Our

Don Bradman Sir Donald George Bradman (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. His cricketing successes have been claimed by Shane ...

: The Diary of Victor McDonald, Sydney, 1932'' by Peter Allen (2004) *''Who am I? The Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney, 1937'' by

Anita Heiss Anita Marianne Heiss (born 1968) is an Aboriginal Australian author, poet, cultural activist and social commentator. She is an advocate for Indigenous Australian literature and literacy, through her writing for adults and children and her memb ...

(2001) *''The

Bombing of Darwin The Bombing of Darwin, also known as the Battle of Darwin, on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day, 242 Empire of Japan, Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, attacked the ...

: The Diary of Tom Taylor, Darwin, 1942'' by Alan Tucker (2002) *''My Story: Journey to

Tangiwai Tangiwai is a census area and a small rural community in the Ruapehu District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Ohakune and Rangataua and west of Waiouru on State Highway 49. In 2018 37.5% ...

, The Diary of Peter Cotterill, Napier 1953'' by David Hill (2003) *''

Atomic Testing Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion. Nuclear testing is a sensitive political issue. Governments have often performed tests to signal strength. Bec ...

: The Diary of Anthony Brown, Woomera, 1953'' by Alan Tucker (2009) *''A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956'' by Irini Savvides (2004) *''Snowy: The Diary of Eva Fischer, Cabramurra, 1958-1959'' by Siobhan McHugh (2003) *''A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard, Melbourne, 1974'' by Jenny Pausacker (2000) *''

Cyclone Tracy Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974. The small but developing easterly storm was or ...

: The Diary of Ryan Turner, Darwin, 1974'' by Alan Tucker (2006) *''Refugee: The Diary of Ali Ismail, Woomera, 2001-2002'' by Alan Sunderland (2006) *''The Hunt for

Ned Kelly Edward Kelly (December 185411 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader, bank robber and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing armour of the Kelly gang, a suit of bulletproof ...

'' by

Sophie Masson Sophie Masson is a French-Australian fantasy and children's author. Early life and education Sophie Masson was born in Indonesia of French parents who are of mixed ancestry (French, Basque, Spanish and Portuguese). Masson, the third in a f ...

(2010) *''The

Phar Lap Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a New Zealand-born champion Australian Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse. Achieving great success during his distinguished career, his initial underdog status gave people hope during the ear ...

Mystery'' by Sophie Masson (2010) *''My Father's War'' by Sophie Masson (2011) *''The Melting Pot'' by Christopher Cheng (2011) *''Secrets and Sisterhood'' by Jenny Pausacker (2012) *''The Rum Rebellion'' by Libby Gleeson (2012) *''Snatched by Pirates'' by Patricia Barnard (2012) *''The Deadly Flu'' by Kerry Greenwood (2012) *''Voyage to Botany Bay'' by Chrissie Michaels (2012) *''Sydney Harbour Bridge'' by Vashti Farrer (2012) *'' Heroes of Tobruk'' by David Mulligan (2012) *''Escape from

Cockatoo Island Cockatoo Island Wareamah is a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the confluence of the Parramatta River and Lane Cove River in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Cockatoo Island is the largest of several harbour islands that were once ...

'' by Yvette Poshoglian (2013) *''Gallipoli'' by Alan Tucker (2013) *''

Fremantle Prison Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia. The site includes the prison cellblocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, ...

Break'' by Deborah Lisson (2013) *''Kokoda'' by Alan Tucker (2014) *''Convict Girl'' by Chrissie Michaels (2014) *''Black Sunday: Australia's Biggest Beach Rescue'' by Evan McHugh (2016)

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