Books

Dot and the Kangaroo

Lost and afraid in the darkening bush, Dot is befriended by a kind Kangaroo. She eats the berries of…

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Ethel Charlotte Pedley Illustrator: Frank Mahony Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1899

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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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Seven Little Australians

'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.' Her father…

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1894

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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Fergus Hume’s sensational novel The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is Australia’s original blockbuster …

Author: Fergus Hume Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1886

The Jerilderie Letter

Outlaw, murderer, self-proclaimed victim, Ned Kelly is an Australian icon. But who was he? Kelly’s…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Ned Kelly Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1879

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For the Term of His Natural Life

The classic novel of convict Australia, For the Term of His Natural Life is a novel of tremendous …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Marcus Clarke Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1874

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