Jane Smith is a QLD author, librarian and editor with an interest in Australian history. She has written fiction and non-fiction books for both children and adults. Jane's works include:
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'Carly Mills, Pioneer Girl' historical fiction series for children, published by Big Sky Publishing, including titles:
  • A new world
  • Emergency
  • Superstar
  • The lady with the lamp

Captain Starlight: the strange but true story of a bushranger, impostor and murderer (Big Sky Publishing, 2015)

'Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy' series, including titles:
  • Shoot-out at the rock (a CBCA 'notable' book in 2017)
  • The horse thief 
  • The gold escort gang 
  • Outback adventure
  • Gang of thieves 
  • Mrs Thunderbolt
  • The runaway (shortlisted for Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the Year Award 2019)
  • The masked man  

'The Australian Bushranger' series, published by Big Sky Publishing in 2014, including titles:
  • Captain Thunderbolt (shortlisted for an ABIA, 2015)
  • Captain Moonlite
  • Frank Gardiner
  • Ben Hall
  • Captain Starlight

The story of the Swamp: a children's history of Toowoomba, published by Toowoomba City Library, 2008