The Proud Engine single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1945... 1945 The Proud Engine
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The anxious red engine is in a hurry. He is too proud to stop and speak to the cows and sheep in the paddocks on his way from the city to the country and back again. Eventually the poor old engine becomes old and worn out and is retired to the yard.

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    y separately published work icon The Elfin House and Other Stories Eveline Dare , W. M. Rolland (illustrator), J. H. (illustrator), Melbourne : Whitcombe and Tombs , 1945 Z1516242 1945 selected work children's fiction children's A small, diverse collection of stories for children aged 8-9 years. Melbourne : Whitcombe and Tombs , 1945 pg. 19-22
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