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Issue Details: First known date: 1962... 1962 The Muddle-Headed Wombat
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Notes

  • The Muddle-Headed Wombat was originally created by Ruth Park around 1940 for the Australian Broadcasting Commission Radio programme, 'The Argonauts'. An audio release with the original cast of John Ewart, Barbara Frawley, Earle Cross and Nigel Lovell was released in 2005 by ABC Audio.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Danish
    • Copenhagen,
      c
      Denmark,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Palbe ,
      1972 .
      Alternative title: Vombat
      Extent: 82p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 8775220512
    • Copenhagen,
      c
      Denmark,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Palbe ,
      1973 .
      image of person or book cover 8069944166167139688.png
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Alternative title: Vombat pa skovtur
      Extent: 85p.
      Description: illus.

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Works about this Work

Light Fantasy: Animal Fantasy and Humour 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. 137-153)
Pseudo-Koalas and Other Phoney Fauna Dennis Hall , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January vol. 2 no. 3 1963; Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006; (p. 109-111)

— Review of The Muddle-Headed Wombat Ruth Park , 1962 single work children's fiction
Pseudo-Koalas and Other Phoney Fauna Dennis Hall , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January vol. 2 no. 3 1963; Creme de la Phlegm : Unforgettable Australian Reviews 2006; (p. 109-111)

— Review of The Muddle-Headed Wombat Ruth Park , 1962 single work children's fiction
Light Fantasy: Animal Fantasy and Humour 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. 137-153)
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