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The Burnt Stick

John Jagamarra grew up at the Pearl Bay Mission for Aboriginal children in the far north-west. It …

Author: Anthony Hill Illustrator: Mark Sofilas Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1996

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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By the River

A memorable YA novel about the tough and tender sides of growing up in a small country town. …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Steven Herrick Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2004

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Cafe Scheherazade

"In Acland Street, St Kilda, there stands a cafe called Scheherazade." Thus begins Arnold Zable’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Arnold Zable Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2001

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Capricornia

Spanning three generations, Capricornia tells the story of Australia's north. It is a story of …

Author: Xavier Herbert Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1938

Carpentaria

Carpentaria is an epic of the Gulf country of north-western Queensland. Its portrait of life in the…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alexis Wright Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Published year: 2006

Teacher Resource Essay
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Carry Me Down

John Egan lives with his mother, father and grandmother in rural Ireland. The Guinness Book of …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: M. J. Hyland Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2006

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

When Jimmie Blacksmith marries a white woman, the backlash from both Jimmie′s tribe and white …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Thomas Keneally Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1972

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The Chapel Perilous

The painful and sometimes farcical life of a defiant young poet, Sally Banner, as she attempts – …

Year: Tertiary Author: Dorothy Hewett Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1972

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Chelonia Green: Champion of Turtles

Chellie loves the beautiful green turtles on her tropical island home. So when they are threatened, …

Author: Christobel Mattingley Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2008