Edith Vincent Edith Vincent i(A65118 works by) (a.k.a. E. Vincent)
Gender: Female
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19 6 y separately published work icon Ash Road Ivan Southall , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1965 Z116360 1965 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 1 units)

'It's hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where Graham, Harry and Wallace are getting their first taste of independence, camping, just the three of them. When they accidentally light a bushfire no one would have guessed how far it would go. All along Ash Road fathers go off to fight the fires and mothers help in the first aid centres. The children of Prescott are left alone, presumed safe, until it's the fire itself that reaches them. These children are forced to face a major crisis with only each other and the two old men left in their care.

'The best selling Ash Road is an action-packed adventure story, so evocative of rural Australia you can taste the Eucalyptus.' (Publication summary : Text Classics)
12 4 y separately published work icon Hills End Ivan Southall , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1962 Z42989 1962 single work children's fiction children's adventure

'On a fateful day in Hills End, a timber-milling town in the mountains of Victoria, seven children and their teacher set off to explore caves in the nearby mountains said to contain ancient Aboriginal rock art. While they are deep inside the mountain caves a storm of tremendous violence all but sweeps the town away and threatens to leave them stranded on the mountain.

'Tackling flooded creeks and washed out paths and fallen trees, the children make their way back to Hills End injured and exhausted, only to face a new battle to survive in the denuded town. ' (Publication summary)
7 8 y separately published work icon Tiger in the Bush Nan Chauncy , London : Oxford University Press , 1957 Z15077 1957 single work children's fiction autobiography children's
— Appears in: Tiger in the Bush [and] Tangara 1982;

A Tasmanian boy reveals the habitat of the almost extinct Tasmanian tiger to someone who may want to capture it, and now he must find a way to protect the animal.
7 27 y separately published work icon Dot and the Kangaroo Ethel Pedley , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , Z822948 1899 single work children's fiction children's

'Lost and afraid in the darkening bush, Dot is befriended by a kind Kangaroo. She eats the berries of understanding and is then able to communicate with all the bush creatures, who eventually guide her home.

'The intriguing tale of Dot and her Kangaroo is told by Ethel Pedley with the charm that has made this book an Australian favourite since it was first published in 1899. Now, as then, children will be enthralled by this oldest of Australian classics, it will endure to entertain generations to come.' (Publication summary)
2 1 y separately published work icon Bush Holiday Stephen Fennimore , London : Heinemann , 1948 Z836709 1948 single work children's fiction children's adventure

Martin was a raw young 'Pommie' when he was sent out to stay with strangers in the Australian bush. But he soon caught on to the bush ways and the language.
13 34 y separately published work icon The Roaring Nineties : A Story of the Goldfields in Western Australia Katharine Susannah Prichard , London Sydney : Jonathan Cape Australasian Publishing Co. , 1946 Z922520 1946 single work novel historical fiction

'A story of friendship and love set in the goldfields of Western Australia in the 1890s. The determined Sally Gough braves hardship and danger in this classic tale of pioneering Australia.' (Source: Bookseller's website.)
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