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Pat Spencer Pat Spencer i(A46985 works by)
Born: Established: 1920 Bendigo, Bendigo area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Birds of a Feather Pat Spencer , Sutherland Tring : Albatross Books Lion , 1984 Z1464652 1984 single work children's fiction children's
1 Albert's Gold Pat Spencer , 1983 extract children's fiction children's (Hustler's Gold)
— Appears in: More Oz : Australian Stories, Humour and Poetry 1983; (p. 62-66)
1 1 y separately published work icon Hustler's Gold Pat Spencer , Melbourne : Lansdowne , 1969 Z924131 1969 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'The great Victorian gold mining city of Bendigo during the 1890s is the setting for Hustler's Gold.

'Although the story is fiction it takes place against the background of a real-life mining company of the time, The Hustler. This company operated several mines on Hustler's Reef which runs through the centre of the city. Gold smuggling on the reef was common, and it is man's greed for gold which is the keynote of Pat Spencer's story.

'Albert ("Fatty") Parker and his best friend Jim Heggarty, become involved in a series of unusual events during the school holidays after Albert has a chance encounter with a scarred man while fossicking for gold. When Albert's gold dust is stolen he is determined to track down the thief. Danger and excitement grow as the boys try to discover the secret behind the mysterious activities of "Scarface" and "Long Shanks".' (Dust jacket)
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