Tom Morison's Golden Christmas

Tom Morison is a reluctant freeholder in South Australia and unsuited to farming. But, Tom is redeemed, when his education in geology and chemistry, finally, gives the family their best Christmas ever, a 'golden' one. In this and eight other 'lost' stories of goldmining in colonial-era Australia, a colorful cast of characters star in stories of love and crime, loyalty and betrayal, spirituality and avarice. And, the eternal lure of gold and its corrupting influence are ever-present.