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  • Author:agent Nancy Cato http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/cato-nancy
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 A Distant Island
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The fascinating story of Tasmania's famous botanist Ronald Gunn. In 1829 young Ronald Gunn, with his wife Eliza and their children, set out on the long voyage to Van Diemen's Land. Life in the new colony brought him family tragedy, great happiness, and a growing interest in the island's unique flora. (Source: Trove).

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  • A biographical novel.

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  • Braille and sound recording.
  • Large print.
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Works about this Work

Untimely Ripped From the Womb Dianne Johnson , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 October 1988; (p. 79)
— Review of A Distant Island Nancy Cato , 1988 single work novel
Triumph and Tragedy in Early Tasmania Katharine England , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Advertiser Magazine , 22 October 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of A Distant Island Nancy Cato , 1988 single work novel
Incisive Nugget from Victorian Mother Lode Margaret McClusky , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 November 1988; (p. 9)
— Review of Kirkham's Find Mary Gaunt , 1897 single work novel ; A Distant Island Nancy Cato , 1988 single work novel
Incisive Nugget from Victorian Mother Lode Margaret McClusky , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 November 1988; (p. 9)
— Review of Kirkham's Find Mary Gaunt , 1897 single work novel ; A Distant Island Nancy Cato , 1988 single work novel
Triumph and Tragedy in Early Tasmania Katharine England , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Advertiser Magazine , 22 October 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of A Distant Island Nancy Cato , 1988 single work novel
Untimely Ripped From the Womb Dianne Johnson , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 October 1988; (p. 79)
— Review of A Distant Island Nancy Cato , 1988 single work novel
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Last amended 18 Mar 2022 13:54:49
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • c
    England,
    c
    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Northwest Tasmania, Tasmania,
  • Great Western Tiers, Northern Midlands, Midlands, Tasmania,
  • c
    Australia,
    c
  • Lake St Clair, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Northwest Tasmania, Tasmania,
  • 1800-1899
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