James Preston James Preston i(A8583 works by) (a.k.a. Jim Preston)
Born: Established: 26 Jul 1913 Ballarat, Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 26 Mar 2004 Dromana, Mornington Peninsula (Port Phillip Bay), Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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1 5 y separately published work icon The Sky Between the Trees James Preston , Queensland : University of Queensland Press , 1986 Z831208 1986 single work novel young adult From the time he first wields an axe at the age of nine, young Peter dreams of becoming an axeman, but he has to battle his father and the Australian elements to achieve his goal.
1 1 y separately published work icon Paper Boy James Preston , Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z835891 1974 single work children's fiction children's Mike Grant had big problems. His father was a drunk, and his older brother was too lazy to get a job. At fourteen there wasn't much Mike could do to help his worried and over-worked mother, she didn't even have a washing machine, and Mike dreamed of surprising her with one on Christmas day.
1 y separately published work icon Power Failure James Preston , London : John Long , 1971 Z1370761 1971 single work novel crime detective thriller
1 1 y separately published work icon Jeedarra Country James Preston , Adelaide : Rigby , 1971 Z833471 1971 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Death Takes Revenge James Preston , London : John Long , 1970 Z1370756 1970 single work novel crime detective
1 Writing Detective Stories James Preston , 1970 single work
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 2 no. 2 1970; (p. 19-28)
1 y separately published work icon Bushfire James Preston , London : John Long , 1969 Z1370746 1969 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon Murder at Sundown James Preston , London : John Long , 1968 Z1370730 1968 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon Crashout James Preston , London : John Long , 1968 Z1370714 1968 single work novel crime detective
1 1 y separately published work icon The Ring of the Axe James Preston , Melbourne : Lansdowne , 1968 Z829959 1968 single work children's fiction children's
1 At the Zoo James Preston , 1967 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Letters , February vol. 7 no. 4 1967; (p. 26-32) The Vital Decade : Ten Years of Australian Art and Letters 1968; (p. 237-243)
1 y separately published work icon Gaol in Conflict James Preston , London : John Long , 1966 Z1370701 1966 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon Racing Axes James Preston , London : John Long , 1966 Z1370692 1966 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon Breakdown James Preston , London : John Long , 1965 Z1370678 1965 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon Shattered Steel James Preston , London : John Long , 1964 Z1370658 1964 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon Axes of Hate James Preston , London : John Long , 1963 Z1370645 1963 single work novel crime detective
1 y separately published work icon The Killer Came Riding James Preston , London : John Long , 1963 Z1370634 1963 single work novel crime detective
1 Asian Writers Conference at Manila James Preston , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 22 no. 4 1963; (p. 406-408)
1 y separately published work icon Prison Feud James Preston , London : John Long , 1962 Z327959 1962 single work novel crime detective
1 An Honest, Wholesome Book James Preston , 1961 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 September vol. 82 no. 4255 1961; (p. 24)
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