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Also published as a colouring book (Ayer & James, 1938).
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Porter's The Gipsy Story and The Treasure Chest also feature the Willie Wombat character.
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The Treasure Chest
Sydney
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Frank Johnson
,
1944
Z1352000
1944
single work
children's fiction
children's
Willie Wombat visits his old friend Mrs Tuppy and discovers that her husband has gone missing while trying to find buried treasure. Using maps that Mrs Tuppy gives him, Willie follows in Captain Tuppy’s footsteps to an island where he is caught by ‘natives’. When the ‘white god’ appears, Willie sees that the ‘god’ is in fact Captain Tuppy, who is wearing a leopard skin and sandals made of grass. But the Captain refutes his identity, saying ‘How can I be Captain Tuppy, when I am dead.’ Can Willie convince the Captain of his identity and find the buried treasure?
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The Gipsy Story
Sydney
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Frank Johnson
,
1944
Z1352009
1944
single work
children's fiction
children's
Willie Wombat and his wife and two kids go on a camping trip into the country. Before long, their daughter Winnie, who is known to tell untruths quite regularly, meets a gipsy woman in the bush. The gipsy reads Winnie's palm, and then asks Winnie if her father is rich. When Winnie lies, and says yes, very rich, the gipsy takes Winnie back to her camp. She takes Winnie hostage, and demands a ransom from Willie Wombat—or else she will kill Winnie Wombat.
Last amended 29 Oct 2010 11:05:04
