One of my favourite images from my book on Ellen Savage and the sinking of the Centaur is this one of survivor Mattie Morris arriving home in Melbourne a few days after the tragedy. Mattie had spent a day and a half helping Ellen treat the wounded and fighting off a school of sharks using a piece of wood with a nail in the end.

IN STORES 1 NOVEMBER 2026

 Thanks for your support, everyone and thanks to HarperCollins and ABC Books for the great job they’ve done with my new release. Frank Hurley is the story of a great Australian adventurer, and filmmaker and is being released at the end of the month. It’s full of his incredible images from Antarctica and two world wars

HarperCollins Books AustraliaGrantlee Kieza