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Hesba Brinsmead, 1964.
Hesba Brinsmead Hesba Brinsmead i(A35558 works by) (birth name: Hesba Hungerford) (a.k.a. Hesba Fay Pixie Brinsmead; H. F. Brinsmead; Hesba F. Brinsmead; Hesba Brinsmead-Hungerford)
Born: Established: 15 Mar 1922 Berambing, Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 24 Nov 2003 Murwillumbah, Murwillumbah area, Far Northeast NSW, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
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1 The Hijacked Bathtub Hesba Brinsmead , 1994 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Away From Home 1994; (p. 20-28)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Silver Train to Midnight Hesba Brinsmead , Sydney : Margaret Hamilton Books , 1993 Z387680 1993 selected work children's fiction children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Bianca and Roja Hesba Brinsmead , Andrew McLean (illustrator), Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1990 Z855779 1990 single work children's fiction children's
1 The Woman of the Voe Hesba Brinsmead , 1987 single work children's fiction children's myth/legend
— Appears in: The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book 1987; (p. 193-197) A retelling of a Zetland (Shetland) story in which Jamie Black meets the Selkies.
1 Mushkil Gusha Hesba Brinsmead , 1987 single work children's fiction children's myth/legend
— Appears in: The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book 1987; (p. 111-115) A retelling of a story from Central Asia (Iran) in which a poor Muslim woodcutter is rewarded by Mushkil Gusha, Solver of Problems.
1 The Two Hunchbacks Hesba Brinsmead , 1987 single work children's fiction children's myth/legend
— Appears in: The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book 1987; (p. 101-105) A retelling of an Irish tale which features the 'cheerful little hunchback', Lusmore.
1 3 y separately published work icon When You Come to the Ferry Hesba Brinsmead , Rydalmere : Hodder and Stoughton , 1987 Z291666 1987 single work children's fiction children's
1 3 y separately published work icon Someplace Beautiful Hesba Brinsmead , Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1986 Z855739 1986 single work children's fiction children's
2 1 y separately published work icon The Sandforest Hesba Brinsmead , New South Wales : Angus and Robertson , 1985 Z855757 1985 single work novel young adult

'When city girl Sky visits her eccentric uncles in the far away west of Australia, what should be a summer holiday becomes sinister as she finds herself alone and in danger. She is drawn into an adventure that has its beginnings three centuries before.' (Publication summary)
1 In the Wildlands Hesba Brinsmead , 1983 extract children's fiction (Once There Was a Swagman)
— Appears in: Oz : Australian Stories, Humour and Poetry 1983; (p. 66-75)
1 1 y separately published work icon Christmas at Longtime Hesba Brinsmead , London : Angus and Robertson , 1983 Z855809 1983 single work children's fiction children's

'Christmas in Australia long ago, with the family reunited to enjoy the festive season, and the father giving his youngest child a gift she will never forget.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 1 y separately published work icon I Will Not Say the Day is Done Hesba Brinsmead , Chippendale : Alternative Publishing Co-operative , 1983 Z800655 1983 single work prose
1 1 y separately published work icon Longtime Dreaming Hesba Brinsmead , Ken Hungerford , London Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1982 Z855797 1982 single work novel young adult

'Teddy, the youngest of the Truelance family continues the narrative begun in Longtime Passing. The story begins on a night at the end of World War I. Family members are followed as they change, move away, marry and have children of their own, returning to their home at Longtime only for brief periods.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Pastures of the Blue Crane [and] Beat of the City Hesba Brinsmead , Sydney : John Ferguson , 1982 23494569 1982 selected work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Time for Tarquinia Hesba Brinsmead , Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1981 Z855794 1981 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction
1 Notes by Hesba Brinsmead Hesba Brinsmead , 1981 single work biography
— Appears in: Innocence and Experience : Essays on Contemporary Australian Children's Writers 1981; (p. 158-160)
1 Why There Was a Swagman Hesba Brinsmead , 1980 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 76 1980; (p. 9-10)
1 Free is Lonely Hesba Brinsmead , 1979 single work novella young adult
— Appears in: High Dive, and Free is Lonely 1979;
1 High Dive Hesba Brinsmead , 1979 single work novella young adult
— Appears in: High Dive, and Free is Lonely 1979;
1 y separately published work icon High Dive, and Free is Lonely Hesba Brinsmead , Lane Cove : Hodder and Stoughton Australia , 1979 Z950454 1979 selected work novella young adult
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