Heads and Tails: The Story of the Kalgoorlie Two-up School

Heads and Tails: The Story of the Kalgoorlie Two-Up School is a historical account of Australia’s most famous, long-running illegal gambling venue, the Bush Two-Up Ring in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.The book chronicles how this specific venue managed to operate openly for decades despite gambling being strictly illegal at the time. It blends local goldfields folklore with the cultural history of Two-Up—a traditional Australian coin-tossing game deeply tied to the ANZAC spirit.

Publisher: Sheehan Danny and Lamotte Wayne
Date Published: 1985
Book Condition: This particular copy is a rare complete author-issued presentation kit, retaining all the original loose novelty ephemera that is almost always missing from secondhand copies.Signed and dated (1993) by the author, Danny Sheehan, directly on the title page. Includes two novelty “$50 Fun Time” Two-Up play money notes—both individually signed by Danny Sheehan—and the original, unposted postcard depicting Hannans North Tourist Mine. Very Good+ to Near Fine. The covers are bright and crisp with only minor scuffing along the outer edges and corners. The spine is tight and uncreased. Clean, crisp, and completely unmarked internally.