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1 1 y separately published work icon Gumbles on Guard S. A. Wakefield , Sydney : Collins , 1975 Z938796 1975 single work children's fiction children's humour
5 7 y separately published work icon Bottersnikes and Gumbles S. A. Wakefield , Desmond Digby (illustrator), Sydney : Collins , 1967 Z667712 1967 single work children's fiction children's humour fantasy

'Bottersnikes are the laziest creatures, probably, in the whole world.

They are too lazy to dig burrows, like rabbits, or to find hollow trees to live in as the small animals do, and would be horrified at the work of building nests, like birds. Bottersnikes find their homes readymade, in rubbish heaps. When they find a pile of tins, pots, pans and junk, they think it is lovely, and crawl in. And live there, sleeping mostly. Best of all they like the rubbish heaps along dusty roadsides in the lonely Australian bush, where they can sleep for weeks, undisturbed.' (Publication Summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Pow Toe N. L. Ray , Sydney : Collins , 1979 Z848607 1979 single work children's fiction children's humour
1 1 y separately published work icon The Best of the Bunch Nance Donkin , Edwina Bell (illustrator), Sydney : Collins , 1978 Z848404 1978 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction
1 2 y separately published work icon The Man from Ironbark A. B. Paterson , Quentin Hole (illustrator), Sydney : Collins , 1974 Z846186 1974 single work picture book children's humour The man from Ironbark, a real bushman, is visiting Sydney for the first time. He finds the rush and bustle too exhausting so he decides to rest in a barber's and enjoy a shave. The barber, 'small and flash' tries to pull a joke on the bushman but comes off second best because his victim is a man whose actions speak louder than words.
1 1 y separately published work icon Shadow of Wings Margaret Paice , Sydney : Collins , 1978 Z41775 1978 single work children's fiction children's When Alec Fletcher and his family first arrive at Woco crossing in Queensland's sugar growing area, he is unimpressed. Even with the country still in the grip of the Depression, Alec still manages to find several part-time jobs and vows not to become a drifter like his father. Instead he has his heart set on becoming a pilot. (Libraries Australia record)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Morning Glory Margaret Paice , London : Collins , 1971 Z41669 1971 single work children's fiction children's
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