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Notes

  • This was a series published by MacMillan, under the general editorship of Kylie Tennant. It was designed to introduce young people to the great stories of Australian history, and the material is presented in novelised form, written and illustrated to appeal to the young reader. (See The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature by Stella Less and Pam MacIntyre).

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y separately published work icon Trail Blazers of the Air Kylie Tennant , Melbourne : Macmillan , 1965 Z830516 1965 single work children's fiction children's 'Kylie Tennant wrote this book especially for 'teen-age boy readers, a group often neglected; but she hopes that others, and even adults, may be interested...' - Publisher's blurb, dust jacket flap
y separately published work icon By Gravel and Gum : The Story of a Pioneer Family Nancy Keesing , London Melbourne : Macmillan , 1963 Z836586 1963 single work biography children's The story of the White family who helped the "Waybeck" pastoral district to become one of the most prosperous areas of Australia, despite the hardships of flood, drought, goldstrikes and bushrangers.
y separately published work icon The Sliprails are Down Gordon Broughton , London : 1966 Z841378 1966 single work autobiography children's The autobiography of an adventurous Australian, from sheep station to Shanghai, World War I, and a return home as a water conservation engineer.
y separately published work icon Treasure from the Earth : Stories of the Adventurous Men Who Discovered Australia's Mineral Wealth Donald McLean , Frank Beck (illustrator), Melbourne : Macmillan , 1963 Z849562 1963 single work children's fiction children's Stories of the great mining discoveries of Australia, including the gold discoveries of Western Australia, the Hunter River Valley coal deposits, and the founding of Broken Hill.
y separately published work icon Trail Blazers of the Air Kylie Tennant , Melbourne : Macmillan , 1965 Z830516 1965 single work children's fiction children's 'Kylie Tennant wrote this book especially for 'teen-age boy readers, a group often neglected; but she hopes that others, and even adults, may be interested...' - Publisher's blurb, dust jacket flap Melbourne : Macmillan , 1965
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