| Description |
190 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books. ANL
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| Summary |
"When Andrew Blake first saw Col he was sitting on the wrong side of the fence by a railway bridge, intently watching the line for the eight-twenty. Andrew and his young brother Ian were strangers to Ballimal, a coastal town a hundred miles from Sydney, so they welcomed Col as a friend who knew his way about, the times of trains, the best hiding places, the shortest of short cuts, and the most worthwhile places to explore. Col was the son of the local police sergeant, and soon he and his sister Barbara, Andrew and Ian were in earnest search for stolen money. But the story is much more that as treasure hunt, for the children are out to explore and experience, to seek rather than to find. In the end it is the humpy, an Australian hut, that provides the clue they are looking for and it is here that their courage and ingenuity are tested to the utmost." -- Dust jacket |
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SUMMARY: When a participant in a great robbery is thought to be in their area, four Australian children are determined to find the hidden money and get the reward |
| Notes |
Also published: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1967 |
| Audience |
For 9-12 year old children |
| Subject |
Adventure stories, Australian.
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Australian literature -- 20th century.
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Brigands and robbers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Brigands and robbers -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children's stories, Australian.
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Robbery -- Juvenile fiction.
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Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Juvenile fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687
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| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure fiction.
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Fiction.
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| Author |
Young, Noela, illustrator
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