Theme

Australian identity

The ABC Book of Australian Poetry

'I am the river, gently flowing, as I wind my way to the sea.' (Mary Duroux) Follow the river of …

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

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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Ray Lawler's revised script (2012) of his (and Australia's) most famous play, in which two larrikin …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Ray Lawler Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1955

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Strange Objects

When a mysterious cannibal pot is discovered by Steven Messenger, it is only one of the many bizarre…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Gary Crew Publisher: Hachette Australia, Hachette Childrens Published year: 1990

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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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Remember Ronald Ryan

The human and political story of the last man to be executed in Australia, Remember Ronald Ryan won …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Barry Dickins Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1994

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Murray: Collected Poems

Les Murray's Collected Poems displays the full range of his poetic art. This volume contains all the…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Les Murray Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 1991

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Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

David Unaipon – the man on the $50 note – was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Unaipon Publisher: MUP Published year: 1930

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It’s Raining in Mango

Wresting his family from the easy living of nineteenth–century Sydney, Cornelius Laffey takes them…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Thea Astley Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1989

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Hotel Sorrento

Hilary lives in seaside Sorrento with her father and sixteen-year-old son; Pippa is visiting from …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Hannie Rayson Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1990

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Hope: Selected Poetry and Prose

This volume contains the best and most characteristic of a lifetime’s work by one of Australia’s…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: A. D. Hope Publisher: Halstead Press Published year: 2000

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