AustLit
The Germ Growers : The Strange Adventures of Robert Easterley and John Wilbraham
single work
science fiction
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'Shape-shifter aliens establish bases in wilderness areas of Earth, including north-west Australia [...] While exploring the Kimberleys, two English youths stumble upon a plot by the aliens to destroy humanity through the breeding of new forms of plague. At first the conspirators appear to be merely members of some secret society, but it is soon revealed that they are nothing less than devils from outer space'.
Source: Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction.
Notes
-
This work has been digitised by the Reason in Revolt project.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
War of the Worlds : The Pioneering Work of Science Fiction Inspired by Australian Brutality
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 14 July 2020;'The tale of marauding Martians is familiar sci-fi, but it’s less well-known that the book and radio play both have Australian antecedents.'
-
Other Worlds
2001
single work
review
biography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Melbourne and Mars : My Mysterious Life on Two Planets : Extracts from the Diary of a Melbourne Merchant 1889 single work novel ; The Germ Growers : The Strange Adventures of Robert Easterley and John Wilbraham 1892 single work novel -
Australian Science Fiction (Part II)
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , June vol. 26 no. 2 2001; (p. 39-57) An overview of science fiction writing and publishing in Australia pre-1940. -
"The Germ Growers" : An Early Australian SF Novel
1980
single work
column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 2 no. 3 (Issue 6) 1980; (p. 229-233)
-
Other Worlds
2001
single work
review
biography
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Melbourne and Mars : My Mysterious Life on Two Planets : Extracts from the Diary of a Melbourne Merchant 1889 single work novel ; The Germ Growers : The Strange Adventures of Robert Easterley and John Wilbraham 1892 single work novel -
Australian Science Fiction (Part II)
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , June vol. 26 no. 2 2001; (p. 39-57) An overview of science fiction writing and publishing in Australia pre-1940. -
"The Germ Growers" : An Early Australian SF Novel
1980
single work
column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 2 no. 3 (Issue 6) 1980; (p. 229-233) -
War of the Worlds : The Pioneering Work of Science Fiction Inspired by Australian Brutality
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 14 July 2020;'The tale of marauding Martians is familiar sci-fi, but it’s less well-known that the book and radio play both have Australian antecedents.'
- North Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
