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Atha Westbury Atha Westbury i(A18239 works by) (birth name: James Bleasby) (a.k.a. F. Atha Westbury; F. A. A. Westbury; Frank Atha Westbury)
Also writes as: Atha
Born: Established: 5 May 1838 Hunslet, Yorkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 24 Sep 1901 Hawthorn, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1866
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1 Mater Familias Atha Westbury , 1905 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quiz , 10 March 1905; (p. 148)
1 y separately published work icon The Prodigal of Glencourt : A Romance of Maoriland Atha Westbury , 1901 8915818 1901 single work novel

A melodramatic adventure story, set in New Zealand. It focuses on Sydney Black, a down-on-his-luck card-sharper and sometime gold miner, who has fallen in with old company, including Paul Barjew, an outlaw who wishes to marry Black's daughter Nita.
1 The Expiation of Claude Wingate Atha Westbury , 1899 single work novel Australian Claude Wingate escapes from prison. He has been wrongly jailed for murder and robbery after being involved in various scraps with his corrupt tutor. When Claude turns up at his father’s place, his father’s faithful corporal sends Claude to NZ to fight in the Maori Wars where he distinguishes himself. The family is reunited
1 y separately published work icon Charley Birrell Atha Westbury , 1899-1900 8917355 1899 single work novella

A young man inclined to wanderlust (having been a cowboy in Mexico, a surveyor in Burma, and a gold prospector in South Africa) is forced into a stay-at-home existence in his home town in Yorkshire by the inheritance of a reasonable income. But at last, driven to desperate boredom, he embarks for Australia, where his fortunes change when he saves a young woman from drowning.
1 The Varying Winds i "Oh, wooing wind!", Atha Westbury , 1899 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Leader , 10 June 1899; (p. 26)
1 8 y separately published work icon Australian Fairy Tales Atha Westbury , London : Ward, Lock , 1897 Z415067 1897 selected work children's fiction children's fantasy
1 Gumtree Hollow Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 115-122) When a poor widow is forced to leave the farm on which the bank has foreclosed, her eldest son's chance meeting with a leprechaun is the only thing that stands between them and disaster.
1 The Bank Cat Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction fantasy
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 106-114) Toney Buck, a young orphan who works as a messenger for the town bank, is surprised one night to be woken by the bank's cat, Tabby, who tells him that the bank will be robbed that very night.
1 'I Don't Know' Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction fantasy
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 98-105) Careless Harry's toys and the characters from his favourite books resolve to teach him a lesson for the careless way in which he uses and damages them.
1 Twilight Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction fantasy
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 48-72)

An impoverished barber in Melbourne receives an unexpected visitor: Baron Thimble of Faydell Twilight, a vast kingdom in the centre of Australia, to which no Anglo-Saxon has ever penetrated. There, if he can perform a signal service, he will receive reward enough to enable him to shut up shop for good.
1 'Cocky' Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 342-349)
1 A Magic Whistle Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 334-341)
1 Hop-O'-Thumb Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 325-333)
1 The Laughing Jackass Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 312-324)
1 The Kangaroo Hunter Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 291-311)
1 Life and Death Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 277-282)
1 Rubywings Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 264-276)
1 Baby's Visitors Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 259-263)
1 Wonderland Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 251-258)
1 In the Clouds Atha Westbury , 1897 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Australian Fairy Tales 1897; (p. 243-250)
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