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'Scotty Pirie, the thirteen-year-old son of a poor farmer and Josie Eyre, the crippled daughter of the wealthiest man in a small Australian country town, both claim the same sturdy Welsh pony as their own. The book details how their struggles for ownership divide the whole town, and how the issue is finally settled by the townspeople.' (Source: Back cover)
Adaptations
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form
y
Ride a Wild Pony
( dir. Don Chaffey
)
Australia
United States of America (USA)
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Walt Disney Productions
,
1975
8099808
1975
single work
film/TV
An adaptation by Walt Disney Productions of Jame Aldridge's novel A Sporting Proposition.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Poliomyelitis. Type of character Primary. Point of view Unconfirmed.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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James Aldridge : 'Larrikins and the Price of Freedom'
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Adolescent Novel : Australian Perspectives 1997; (p. 93-103) -
The Heroic Ordinary : The Novels of James Aldridge
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , February 1987; (p. 7-8) -
Books for Older Readers
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , April no. 51 1974; (p. 27, 30)
— Review of A Sporting Proposition 1973 single work novel ; Matt and Jo 1973 single work novel
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Books for Older Readers
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , April no. 51 1974; (p. 27, 30)
— Review of A Sporting Proposition 1973 single work novel ; Matt and Jo 1973 single work novel -
The Heroic Ordinary : The Novels of James Aldridge
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , February 1987; (p. 7-8) -
James Aldridge : 'Larrikins and the Price of Freedom'
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Adolescent Novel : Australian Perspectives 1997; (p. 93-103)
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