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Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 A Man Called Possum
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The story of David James Jones, born in New Zealand, who was a well-known hermit in Australia.

Notes

  • Adapted for a children's audience from the 1984 biography A Man Called Possum by Max Jones

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1998 .
      Extent: xii, 147p.p.
      Description: illus., ports, maps.
      ISBN: 0140382682 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Untitled Laurie Copping , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 42 no. 3 1998; (p. 34)

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
Topshelf John Hampshire , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 March 1998; (p. 42-43)

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
Possum Magic Carol O'Connor , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 21 March 1998;

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
Untitled Michael Gregg , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 13 no. 1 1998; (p. 41)

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
An Extraordinary Journey 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Sunshine Coast Daily , 18 March 1998;

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
Untitled Laurie Copping , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 42 no. 3 1998; (p. 34)

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
Getting into the Picture Sally McInerney , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 April 1998; (p. 10)

— Review of Refuge Libby Gleeson , 1998 single work novel ; A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
The Life of a Bushman 1998 single work review
— Appears in: South Coast Register , 4 February 1998;

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
'A Man Called Possum' by David Harris and Max Jones Kevin Steinberger , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1998; (p. 20-21)

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
Friendship, Sadness and Survival Anthony Morris , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Geelong Advertiser , 7 March 1998; (p. 44)

— Review of A Man Called Possum David Harris , Max Jones , 1998 single work biography
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