Showing 5 items matching "farm life fiction"
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Mont De LanceyBook, Mary Grant Bruce, The Twins of Emu Plain, 1923
... ...farm life fiction...Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley-and-dandenong-ranges adventure fiction farm life fiction drought - australia Twin 16 year old sisters bravely assist their father on his farm while Emu Palins is in the grip of a disastrous and seemingly endless drought. ...Twin 16 year old sisters bravely assist their father on his farm while Emu Palins is in the grip of a disastrous and seemingly endless drought. Being young the twins treat trouble as a tremendous joke , and by their lightheartedness and practical help their harassed parents are able to carry on. Adventure and incident abound in this tale.A very marked and damaged brown fabric covered book with the faded title The Twins of Emu Plains printed on the front cover with twin girls sitting on a window seat reading a letter. The back cover has dried mould at the bottom and also inside at the back on some pages. The inside front and back of the spine is showing signs of breaking away from the covers. There are a few illustrated black and white plates. Foxing is seen on the edges of the pages. p.256.fictionTwin 16 year old sisters bravely assist their father on his farm while Emu Palins is in the grip of a disastrous and seemingly endless drought. Being young the twins treat trouble as a tremendous joke , and by their lightheartedness and practical help their harassed parents are able to carry on. Adventure and incident abound in this tale.adventure fiction, farm life fiction, drought - australia -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyBook, Gerald Raftery, City Dog, 1954
... A book from the Cambarville State School library. dog farm country city gerald raftery fiction A book from the Cambarville State School library about a dog who is moved from a city location to the country and his life with his new owner. ...A book from the Cambarville State School library about a dog who is moved from a city location to the country and his life with his new owner.Book has no dust cover. Cover is beige in colour with the title., author's name and publisher in green on the spine.fictionA book from the Cambarville State School library about a dog who is moved from a city location to the country and his life with his new owner.dog, farm, country, city, gerald raftery, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library CollectionBook - Novel, Wallace, Doreen, Billy Potter, 1946
... Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection 69 Sussex St Linton 3360 Fiction Doreen Wallace Story of English rural life, a young farm labourer and the vicar's daughter. ...Story of English rural life, a young farm labourer and the vicar's daughter.192 p. : brown cover, title and author's name on section of original dust jacket pasted to front. Outline of novel (from original dust jacket) pasted inside front cover. fictionStory of English rural life, a young farm labourer and the vicar's daughter.fiction, doreen wallace -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Merle Reiffel, Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura
... Fiction based on true story. Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura, Australia. He is billeted out to a farmer at Tylden, Central Victoria. Describes life on the farm...Fiction based on true story. Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura, Australia. He is billeted out to a farmer at Tylden, Central Victoria. Describes life on the farm ...Fiction based on true story. Story of Italian taken prisoner of war in Africa and sent to Tatura, Australia. He is billeted out to a farmer at Tylden, Central Victoria. Describes life on the farm. Returns to Italy after war but then returns to the Victorian farm. Marries and moves to Gilgarre. His son becomes a league football player, Adrian Batterson. Attached are two photos of people in the story.A4 folder with 8 pages. 2 photos included.italian pow, adrian batterson, billeting, farm life -
Mont De LanceyBook, Mrs. C.M. Clarke, Con's Acre - a tale of Gillcourt Farm, c late 1800's
... life in the late 1800's is depicted with strong religious themes. Faded bookplate - Methodist S. School Wandin Yallock Awarded to Nellie Gaudion for Diligence and Attendance John Downham Supt. Mar 1932 Faded khaki coloured Children's fiction book - with the title Con's Acre by Mrs C.M. Clarke written in yellow lettering in a box at the top surrounded by yellow and pink flowers. Author's name in black is at the bottom underneath an illustration of a man helping a lady alight from a carriage with another woman close by. 160p. Con's Acre - a tale of Gillcourt Farm ...A story about young women growing up in England with the trials and tribulations of young love and friendship. Family life in the late 1800's is depicted with strong religious themes.Faded khaki coloured Children's fiction book - with the title Con's Acre by Mrs C.M. Clarke written in yellow lettering in a box at the top surrounded by yellow and pink flowers. Author's name in black is at the bottom underneath an illustration of a man helping a lady alight from a carriage with another woman close by. 160p.fictionA story about young women growing up in England with the trials and tribulations of young love and friendship. Family life in the late 1800's is depicted with strong religious themes. religious stories, family life stories
