Archer's Melbourne Cup
Archer's Melbourne Cup: The Diary of Robby Jenkins, Terara, New South Wales, 1860-1861
The year is 1861 and a major horse race is about to be run for the first time - the Melbourne Cup. Thirteen-year-old Robby Jenkins is working as a stablehand, and is convinced that his favourite horse, Archer, can win. Archer's Melbourne Cup tells the story of how one of Australia's iconic events began. It is also the story of a boy who dreams of being a top jockey - but does he have what it takes?
About the My Australian Story Series
Books in series order
- 1.A Banner Bold(2000)
- 2.Secrets and Sisterhood (A Tale of Two Families)(2000)
- 3.Plagues and Federation(2000)
- 4.Surviving Sydney Cove(2000)
- 5.The Deadly Flu (A Different Sort of Real)(2001)
- 6.The Rum Rebellion(2001)
- 7.The Yankee Whaler(2001)
- 8.Who Am I?(2001)
- 9.Voyage to Botany Bay (On Board the Boussole)(2002)
- 10.The Bombing of Darwin(2002)
- 11.Fords and Flying Machines(2003)
- 12.Snowy(2003)
- 13.Riding with Thunderbolt(2004)
- 14.Our Don Bradman(2004)
- 15.A Marathon of Her Own(2004)
- 16.Our Enemy, My Friend(2005)
- 17.New Gold Mountain(2005)
- 18.Outback(2005)
- 19.Cyclone Tracy(2006)
- 20.Refugee(2006)
- 21.The Melting Pot(2007)
- 22.Archer's Melbourne Cup(2007)
- 23.Snatched by Pirates (Claw of the Dragon)(2008)
- 24.Atomic Testing(2009)
- 25.The Hunt for Ned Kelly(2010)
- 26.The Phar Lap Mystery(2010)
- 27.My Father's War(2011)
- 28.Sydney Harbour Bridge(2012)
- 29.Heroes of Tobruk(2012)
- 30.Escape from Cockatoo Island(2013)
- 31.Gallipoli(2013)
- 32.Fremantle Prison Break(2013)
- 33.Kokoda(2014)
- 34.Convict Girl(2014)
Reading age: 9+ years
My Australian Story is a series of historical novels written by various authors. Each book is written in the form of a fictional diary of a young person living during an important event or significant time period in Australian history.