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y separately published work icon All the Proud Tribesmen single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1959... 1959 All the Proud Tribesmen
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'The pearldivers of Firecrest Island are forced to flee their island after a natural disaster; and must come to terms with their old native superstitions, with the help of Kerri–a twelve year old scholarship student.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Pan Books edition).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Macmillan ,       1959 .
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      Extent: 159p.
      Description: illus., map.
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Macmillan ,       1964 .
      Extent: 159p.
      Description: illus.
    • London,
      c
      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Pan ,       1971 .
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      Extent: 128p.p.
      Note/s:
      • A Piccolo Book.
      ISBN: 0330028529
    • South Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Macmillan , 1983 .
      Extent: 159p.
      Description: illus., map.
      ISBN: 0333356349
Alternative title: De onda makternas o
Language: Swedish
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Works about this Work

Kylie Tennant Wins Book of the Year Award 1960 single work
— Appears in: The Age , 9 July 1960; The Canberra Times , 11 July 1960;
Aboriginal Australia : A Century of Attitudinal Change John Foster , E. J. Finnis , Maureen Nimon , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : An Exploration of Genre and Theme 1995; (p. 35-52)
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Subjects:
  • Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,
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