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Issue Details: First known date: 1945... 1945 Smiley
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''Smiley' is the nickname of William Thomas Greevins, the characer created by Moore Raymond in three books, Smiley (1945), Smiley Gets a Gun (1947) and Smiley Roams the Road (1959).'

Stella Lees and Pam Macintyre The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature (1993): 392

Notes

  • The first two books were later adapted into films, produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins. A musical based on the character, and loosely adapted from the first book and 1956 film was also produced in Brisbane in 1992.

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y separately published work icon Smiley : A Novel Moore Raymond , London : Sylvan , 1945 Z1094600 1945 single work children's fiction children's humour 'The hero of this adult story is an engaging 12-year-old rascal called Smiley, an Australian counterpart of Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn.' (Publisher's blurb)
y separately published work icon Smiley Roams the Road Moore Raymond , London : Hulton Press , 1959 Z1286456 1959 single work children's fiction children's 'Smiley has an exciting life in the Australian bush with his friend Joey. But until Smiley Roams the Road, he has never seen the sea. When he does visit it, he finds himself in the thick of some of the most exciting adventures he has ever had. In and out of trouble all the time, he rides turtles in the surf, starts a fire, is chased by sharks. And these are just a few of the things he gets up to before he sets off on his travels with Old Restless, the tramp, and finishes up finally with a travelling fair.' (Inside dust jacket)
y separately published work icon Smiley Gets a Gun : A Novel Moore Raymond , London : Sylvan , 1947 Z1290170 1947 single work children's fiction children's Smiley desperately wants to own a rifle, but while trying to prove his reliability to a local policeman he is implicated in a gold robbery.

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Reconstructing Australia : The Influence of Expatriatism Upon Some Postwar Novels Sharyn Pearce , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : Finding a Voice 1993; (p. 122-137)
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