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1 Blazing Gil Val Eyre , 1948 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Cole's Great Book for Boys 1948; (p. 155-162)
When Harry Grange escapes from Shark Bay Convict Settlement, he is saved from recapture by a stranger who introduces himself as Bob Stirling. Bob is seeking a partner to help him expose the man who has swindled he and his brother out of their property. In a turn of chance, it happens that Harry's uncle is responsible for both Harry's convict sentence and Bob's demise.
1 The Crooks Who Liked Cricket Val Eyre , 1948 single work children's fiction children's detective
— Appears in: Cole's Great Book for Boys 1948; (p. 125-133)
The boys in Kynemore like to play cricket in Wishart's paddock, a wilderness where once gold was found. A rambling deserted mansion on the property, Wishart's Folly, is said to hold the ghost of Mark Wishart who died five years earlier. There are more things going on here than just a game of cricket. The young cricketers locate the mysterious Mark Wishart and find a hidden fortune in gold.
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