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Issue Details: First known date: 1898... 1898 The Camp at Wandinong
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Notes

  • Contains a two-page 'Dedicatory Letter' from the author to 'my Sister Lilian' that describes the styles and enthusiasms of the two authors as teenage writers. The dedication concludes: 'This plain little tale bears your name, and gleans its grace in bearing it. So the gift must make you as a child again, blind to all faults and pleased to offer praise. E.S.C. Mosman's Bay, Sydney.'

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: Melbourne, Victoria,:Ward, Lock , 1898 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Camp at Wandinong, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 11-102)
The Child of the Children, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 103-124)
Bedtime at Brown's : A Very Domestic Sketch, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 125-140)
The Gloves of Gregan McAlister, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's
A mother forces her son to wear gloves in order to impress a socially high-ranking lady. The son, knowing he will be the subject of ridicule, acquiesces. Following a fight with another boy (on account of the son's mode of dress) the mother relents and allows her son to burn the gloves and instead play football.
 (p. 141-161)
The Doing of It, Dame Durden , single work children's fiction children's humour (p. 162-175)
School at Jimbaree, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 176-194)
A Saucepan Sketch, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 195-205)
A Suburban Terrace, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 206-220)
What the Postman Brought, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 221-238)
A Champion in Ankle Straps, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's
A young girl is saddened by the satirical drawings of her father that appear in the Bulletin. Determined to change the weekly images, she visits the Bulletin office and requests a new, kinder drawing of her father. Charmed by her winsomeness, the journal's illustrators comply.
 (p. 239-265)
Second Nature, Ethel Turner , single work children's fiction children's (p. 266-286)
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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,      :       Melbourne, Victoria,: Ward, Lock ,       1898 .
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      Extent: 286 p., [20] leaves of platesp.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • 'Illustrated by Frances Ewan and others' (t.p.).
Alternative title: Guldgravarlagret Och Andra Berattelser
Language: Swedish
    • Stockholm,
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      Sweden,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,      :       Fahlcrantz ,       1915 .
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      Extent: 171p.
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Works about this Work

Publications Received 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 November 1898; (p. 1027)
— Review of Book of the Bush : Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the Early Colonial Life of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers and Others Who Left Their Native Land and Never Returned George Dunderdale , 1870 selected work short story ; The Camp at Wandinong Ethel Turner , 1898 selected work children's fiction ; Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses Will H. Ogilvie , 1898 selected work poetry ; Below and on Top Edward Dyson , 1898 selected work short story The reviewer writes that The Book of the Bush 'should be read by the young and the old'.
[Untitled] 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian , 3 December 1898; (p. 12)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong Ethel Turner , 1898 selected work children's fiction
Books and Publications 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 19 November vol. 57 no. 1502 1898; (p. 51)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong Ethel Turner , 1898 selected work children's fiction
[Untitled] 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian , 3 December 1898; (p. 12)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong Ethel Turner , 1898 selected work children's fiction
Publications Received 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 November 1898; (p. 1027)
— Review of Book of the Bush : Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the Early Colonial Life of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers and Others Who Left Their Native Land and Never Returned George Dunderdale , 1870 selected work short story ; The Camp at Wandinong Ethel Turner , 1898 selected work children's fiction ; Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses Will H. Ogilvie , 1898 selected work poetry ; Below and on Top Edward Dyson , 1898 selected work short story The reviewer writes that The Book of the Bush 'should be read by the young and the old'.
Books and Publications 1898 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 19 November vol. 57 no. 1502 1898; (p. 51)
— Review of The Camp at Wandinong Ethel Turner , 1898 selected work children's fiction
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