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Continues the story of the 'Gang' from Blue Brander. 'The story opens with
typical school minutiae, a fight between Johnson and Kidman, a newly
appointed prefect. There is some antagonism between the pair as much of
the school feels that Johnson, the popular sportsman, should have been
made a prefect instead of Kidman. The adventure part starts when Hyde
finds a roll of forged florins and with the school having to close due
to the Influenza epidemic, the Gang decide to investigate. The inclusion
of this real life incident is distinctive; Thompson would have been not
many years out of school when the epidemic occurred. The Gang travel to
the [Wingecarribee] Swamp in Brander's ramshackle car as Hyde thinks this
would be the perfect location for a counterfeiting forge to be hidden.
At the same time Kidman and his family are embarking on a holiday to the
same area and the two groups meet when they are involved in an
accident'. Source: Bonza Schooldays.
Notes
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A sequel to Blue Brander.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Books for the Growing Boy
1931
single work
review
— Appears in: The Home , 2 March vol. 12 no. 3 1931; (p. 58)
— Review of Blue Brander : A Story of Adventure and Australian School Life 1927 single work children's fiction ; The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 December 1930; (p. 4)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Australian Stories of Youth
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 December no. 29004 1930; (p. 6)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Ballarat Courier , 6 December 1930; (p. 6)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Rousing Tale of Boyhood
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Guardian , 28 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction
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Rousing Tale of Boyhood
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Guardian , 28 December 1930; (p. 5)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Ballarat Courier , 6 December 1930; (p. 6)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Australian Stories of Youth
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 December no. 29004 1930; (p. 6)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 December 1930; (p. 4)
— Review of The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction -
Books for the Growing Boy
1931
single work
review
— Appears in: The Home , 2 March vol. 12 no. 3 1931; (p. 58)
— Review of Blue Brander : A Story of Adventure and Australian School Life 1927 single work children's fiction ; The Gang on Wheels 1930 single work children's fiction
Last amended 28 Apr 2011 10:27:23
Settings:
- Moss Vale - Marulan area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
- Mittagong - Bowral area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
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