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POPULAR SERIES - THE BILLABONG SERIES
(Mary Grant Bruce)
Billabong, a large cattle and sheep station in the Australian countryside, is home to twelve year old Norah Linton, her widowed father, David, and her older brother, Jim. Norah's prim and proper aunts, who live in the city, consider she is in danger of "growing up wild" – riding all over Billabong on her beloved pony, Bobs, helping with mustering, and joining in all the holiday fun when Jim and his friends come home from boarding school. Mary Grant Bruce’s writing is considered influential in forming concepts of Australian national identity, especially in relation to visions of the bush. It is characterised by fierce patriotism, vivid descriptions of the beauties and dangers of the Australian landscape, and humorous, colloquial dialogue celebrating the art of yarning. Australian bush values of independence, hard physical labour (for women and children as well as men), mateship, the ANZAC spirit and bush hospitality are woven throughout the stories. 9+
#1 A Little Bush Maid
$9 HB VGC (Ward Locke 1980s edition), $5 PB VGC (Old edition with tanning)
#3 Norah Of Billabong
$9 HB VGC (Ward Locke 1980s edition)
#4 From Billabong To London
$9 HB
VGC (Ward Locke 1980s edition)
#8 Billabong’s
Daughter
$9 HB VGC (Ward Locke
1980s edition), $7 PB VGC
#10 Bill Of Billabong
$7 PB VGC, $5 PB GC (Old edition, tanning)
#15 Billabong Riders
$9 HB EC (Ward Locke 1980s edition), $7 PB GC (Cover crease, light tanning)
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(Last update March, 2012)
