Author: G. F. Young
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ISBN: 9787000066632
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Languages : en
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Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Author: Gordon Forbes Young
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Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Author: Phillip Thompson
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Category : Coolabah (N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 0730493962
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song. 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. 'You'll never catch me alive, said he...' Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams. Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia's early years as an emerging nation. PRAISE 'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story.' -- Magpies Magazine

Author: Gordon Forbes YOUNG
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Author: Dick Diamond
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Languages : en
Pages : 92

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Author: Murray Bail
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466840587
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year On a property in New South Wales, a widower named Holland lives with his daughter, Ellen. Over the years as she grows into a beautiful woman, Holland plants hundreds of different eucalyptus trees on his land, filling the landscape, making a virtual outdoor museum of trees. When Ellen is nineteen, Holland announces that she may only marry the man who can correctly name the species of each and every gum tree on his property. A strange contest begins, and Ellen is left unmoved by her suitors until she chances on a strange young man resting under the Coolibah tree whose stories will amaze and dazzle her. A modern fairy tale, and an unforgettable love story, that bristles with spiky truths and unexpected wisdom about art, feminine beauty, landscape, and language. Eucalyptus affirms the seductive power of storytelling itself.

Author: Andrew Barton Paterson
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9781743832882
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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This famous ballad of the outback wanderer who drowned himself rather than lose his freedom needs no introduction. There is no swagman as legendary as the tragic hero of this tale, and there is no Australian song as well-known throughout the world. Here the famous ballad is given new depth and perspective. Talented illustrator Freya Blackwood has explored the intriguing background behind the writing of this song, and has shown us not just the lively story of a proud outback larrikin, but also a glimpse into the clashes and struggles that were so formative of Australian history.

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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 816

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