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the bush

Ned Kelly and the Green Sash

A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Mark Greenwood Illustrator: Frane Lessac Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2010

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The ABC Book of Australian Poetry

Follow the river of poetry through country, town, the bush, the four seasons, night and day and …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Libby Hathorn Illustrator: Cassandra Allen Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2010

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While the Billy Boils

Fifty-two of Henry Lawson's stories and sketches that he had first published in newspapers and …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Henry Lawson Publisher: SUP Published year: 1896

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The Garret: Don Watson

Don Watson began his literary career an academic historian, but soon moved on to political …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Don Watson Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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Bush Studies

Bush Studies is famous for its stark realism—for not romanticising bush life, instead showing all …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Barbara Baynton Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1902

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The Garret: Alison Lester

Reading Australia presents this Alison Lester podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alison Lester Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2018

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Mulga Bill’s Bicycle

Mulga Bill's Bicycle was written by Banjo Paterson in 1896. It was written at a time when cycling …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: A.B. Paterson Illustrator: Deborah Niland Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1973

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