AustLit

The 'Camp-Fire Boys' are two American boys, sixteen year old Richard Brown (Dick) and his fourteen year old friend, Jimmy Waddell (Waddy), who travel about the world under the supervision of physician and scientist, Dr. Miller.

When their plane goes down in western Queensland, they meet an American-Australian pastoral family, are attacked by 'natives', solve a sheep rustling mystery, save a young woman's life, and inadvertently discover gold.

'Set in the final days of the “Bright Young Things” era, this appealing and light novel is the story of Hugo, recently expelled from Oxford, who is then bedridden by a serious automobile accident. The book is a chronicle of his recovery, as he receives a variety of visitors, including a gossip-prone elderly aunt, a female friend who “doesn’t believe in love or parents”, and his bête noir who unfortunately also happens to be his cousin. However, the most important visitor and the key to his recovery is the enigmatic Bunny who, even though he is invalided, makes him the focal point of her plots and intrigues.' (Publication summary)

The story of a plucky schoolboy who sets out to save his missing father.