Doug of Australia / by Betty Cavanna ; photographs by George Russell Harrison
- Bib ID:
- 982640
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Cavanna, Betty, 1909-
- Description:
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- London : Chatto and Windus, 1965
- 68 p. : ill., maps. ; 24 cm.
- Series:
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- Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books.
- Around the world today books.
- Summary:
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Describes life in Australia through a story illustrated with photographs. An eleven-year-old boy who lives in the outback goes on a cattle muster, talks Aboriginal slang, and is left stranded in the desert when his horse runs away while he is searching for a baby calf.
- Notes:
- For children.
- Cited In:
- Muir, M. A bibliography of Australian children's books, 1344
- Subject:
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- Literature and stories - Non indigenous - Fiction
- Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry - Beef cattle
- Literature and stories - Juvenile
- Occupations - Pastoral industry workers - Drovers / Stockmen
- Northern Territory -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature
- Macdonnell Ranges (South Central NT SF53-13, SF53-14)
- Mparntwe / Alice Springs (South Central NT SF53-14)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Harrison, George Russell, 1898-
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Muir, Marcie. Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2079 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2009
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1965
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