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Notes
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Contains extracts of works chosen and introduced by C. B. Christesen.
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'This is a book for beginners, young or old, who wish to make their first steps towards understanding Australia and its people. I make no apology for my sins of omission or commission. Other compilers will find many rich lodes still to be mined.' - from the author's introduction.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Longmans, Green
, 1949 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- An Ancient Continent, single work prose non-fiction (p. 2-8)
- The Spirit of the Place, extract novel (p. 11-19)
- In the Timeless Land, extract novel historical fiction (p. 21-39)
- Landfall and Arrival, extract prose non-fiction (p. 39-46)
- Macquarie's World, extract prose non-fiction (p. 48-54)
- Gold!, extract novel historical fiction (p. 54-69)
- The Squatters' Tracks, extract prose non-fiction (p. 69-77)
- Pushing Back the Frontiers, extract novel historical fiction (p. 78-96)
- Polly's Wedding, extract novel historical fiction (p. 98-109)
- Bush Tragedy, extract novel (p. 109-121)
- The Mullet Shoal, extract novel (p. 121-131)
- Tall Timber Country, extract novel (p. 131-148)
- The Big Wind, extract autobiography non-fiction (p. 148-158)
- A Dog of the Sheep Country, extract novel children's fiction (p. 159-175)
- Coonardoo, extract novel (p. 176-189)
- Vision of a Community, extract novel (p. 190-210)
- And Now, To-morrow?, extract novel (p. 211-226)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1949
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 8 no. 2 1949; (p. 247-249)
— Review of Australian Heritage : A Prose Anthology 1949 anthology extract single work prose non-fiction novel children's fiction
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Untitled
1949
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 8 no. 2 1949; (p. 247-249)
— Review of Australian Heritage : A Prose Anthology 1949 anthology extract single work prose non-fiction novel children's fiction
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