Barry Coulter Books

Barry Coulter Books

The Northern Territory’s former deputy chief minister, Barry Coulter, has always been known for his straight-talking and wicked sense of humour. Now happily retired, he has written not one, but three books on his life in Darwin.

You are nothing but,

A Dreadful Mistake

my mother’s words to me …
when I was in trouble, or she was feeling down

  • A Dreadful Mistake: Book 1

    Book 1

    Family History
    1801 - 1983

    $20.00 Sold OutMore Info
  • A Dreadful Mistake: Book 2

    Book 2

    Political Career
    1983 - 1999

    $27.00 Sold OutMore Info
  • A Dreadful Mistake: Book 3

    Book 3

    Post Politics
    1999 - 2021

    $22.00 Sold OutMore Info

Here’s an extract from the first...

Some people acknowledge there is a good book in all of us, some not so kind claim that’s where they should remain. I tested my luck with a three book series.
In the first book I detail my discovery tour that I went on when my 77-year old mother enlightened me as to who my biological father really was; I was 44 at the time in 1992. This was a gravesite confession which began my 27-year research into my genealogy and family history with three families involved.
I grew up in a cemetery for the first 12 years of my life, and I described the background growing up in this environment, 'Nobody slept over at our place but we always had fresh flowers in the house.'
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