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Issue Details: First known date: 1916... 1916 The Adventures of 'Chunder Loo'
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Story told in rhyme accompanied by detailed illustrations in which the Sri Lankan, 'Chunder Loo' of 'Akim Foo', and his companion 'the bear' (a koala) travel around Australia and the world promoting 'Cobra' boot polish.

Marcie Muir's Australian Children's Books: a bibliography: volume one 1974-1972 (1992) comments: 'Each page comprises a b/w illustration with a verse beneath. Sir Lionel Lindsay in his autobiography, Comedy of Life (Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1968), tells how he illustrated O'Ferrall's verses of 'Chunder Loo' for a series of advertisements which appeared in the Sydney Bulletin some time after 1903, & that the "blacking" company later printed a book from these advertisements & "gave me nothing".'

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Alternative title: 'Chunder' Takes a Trip Home
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  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Port Said,
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    Egypt,
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    North Africa, Africa,
  • Suez Canal,
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    Egypt,
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    North Africa, Africa,
  • c
    Yemen,
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    Arabian peninsula, Middle East, Asia,
  • Colombo,
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    Sri Lanka,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Goldfields area, Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Adelaide, South Australia,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • London,
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    England,
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    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    England,
    c
    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Spain,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Kew, London,
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    England,
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    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • River Thames,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Hampstead Heath, London,
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    England,
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    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Hyde Park, London,
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    England,
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    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • c
    Scotland,
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    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
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