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'After the death of their father, two brothers are sent to Norfolk Island penal colony where their uncle is the commandant. Here they find a family friend who had the misfortune of being transported as a convict and with whom they conspire to effect his escape.
Interwoven in the story is a good representation of what life was like for both convicts and settlers in the early Australian colonies.' (Source: Library Thing)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 70 1979; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Come Danger, Come Darkness 1978 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , January no. 70 1979; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Come Danger, Come Darkness 1978 single work children's fiction
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Last amended 25 Nov 2021 10:27:33
Settings:
- Norfolk Island, Australian External Territories,
- 1780s
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