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1y Warrimoo Leicester : Brockhampton Press , 1961 Z830102 1961 single work novel young adult science fiction
A novel about an Englishman, called Warrimoo by Indigenous Australians, who sets out to prove himself fit for entry into the Secret Service by living and hunting with Indigenous Australians.
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2y Dangerous Assignment Leicester : Brockhampton Press , 1962 Z830654 1962 single work novel science fiction young adult
'Confusion sets in at the beginning because Miss Patchett has given minimal background information about the British Secret Service, the setting and the time. Suddenly, brave Jeff is on his way to Africa in the company of an old SS friend to complete the "dangerous assignment." The two supermen struggle with glant squids, live through a wild earthquake, and trundle back to England, having rescued an English lady and her daughter from the odd fictitious kingdom.'
Source: Kirkus (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mary-elwyn-patchett-2/dangerous-assignment/). (Sighted: 2/12/2014)
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3y The Venus Project Leicester : Brockhampton Press , 1963 Z830489 1963 single work novel science fiction young adult In a secret Russian project, astronauts are sent to Venus to gather samples, but on its return journey, the rocket crash-lands in Australia.
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4y Tiger in the Dark Leicester : Brockhampton Press , 1964 Z831073 1964 single work novel science fiction young adult
Dr Curtis Barnett and his son Bruce set out on an expedition to Australia to investigate sightings of the Queensland marsupial tiger, a supposedly extinct mammal.