Title By gravel and gum : the story of a pioneer family / by Nancy Keesing ; illustrated by Roderick Shaw

Published Melbourne : Macmillan, 1963 Melbourne : Macmillan, 1966 ©1963

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MELB SPCBC	923.9 White Kee/Bga		LIB USE ONLY

Description 168 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm Series Great stories of Australia ; 4 Great stories of Australia ; 4 Summary The story of the White family who helped the "Waybeck" pastoral district to become one of the most prosperous areas of Australia, despite the hardships of flood, drought, goldstrikes and bushrangers. Set in Burrangong, near Crookwell and Lambing Flat (Young) Notes 29 illustrations in text, with illustrated wrapper Colour maps on lining papers Audience For children Subject White, Sarah, 1834-1937 White family -- Juvenile fiction. White family -- Juvenile literature. Australian literature -- 20th century. Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia. Historical fiction. Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Pioneers -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile fiction. Pioneers -- Australia. SUBJECT Burrangong (N.S.W.) -- History -- Juvenile literature Burrangong (N.S.W.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction New South Wales -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 -- 1851-1901 -- Juvenile literature New South Wales -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001495 -- 1851-1901 Genre/Form Biographies. Fiction. Author Shaw, Rod, 1915-1992, illustrator

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