Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park came to Australia in 1942 to continue her career as a journalist. She married the writer D'Arcy Niland and travelled with him through the north-west of New South Wales before settling in Sydney where she became a full-…
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There are innumerable names and stories associated with the Rainbow Serpent, all of which …
Teacher ResourceDick Roughsey was born on Langu-narji Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1924. His name is loosely translated from his tribal name Goobalathaldin, meaning ‘rough seas’. After meeting Percy Tresize in 1962, he began to develop his bark paintings…
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Ursula Dubosarsky was born in Sydney and wanted to be a writer from the age of six. She is now the author of over 60 books and has won many national prizes for children's literature. She has been nominated internationally for the Hans Andersen and …
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The earth smelt strong to Matilda and full of things growing and dying all at the same time. She …
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'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.' Her father…
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Ethel Turner (1873–1958) came to Australia with her mother and sisters when she was 10 years old. She showed a great love of literature while at school and in her late teens launched a literary and social magazine in Sydney with her sister Lilian. …
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One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a …
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When Storm Boy goes walking along the beach or over the sandhills, or in the sanctuary the birds are…
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The Late Colin Thiele, born in 1921 in South Australia, wrote more than 100 books which often described life in rural Australia, particularly the Coorong region of coastal South Australia. Several of his books have been made into films or television …
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