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Bony
1929
series - author
novel
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1936...
1936
Wings above the Diamantina
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'The discovery of a stolen red monoplane on the dry, flat bottom of Emu Lake meant many things for different folks. For Elizabeth Nettlefold, the chance to nurse its strangely ill meant renewed purpose in life. For Dr Knowles, brilliant physician and town drunk, it meant the revival of a romantic dream. For some it meant a murder plan gone awry, and for Bonaparte, it meant one of the toughest cases of his career. ' (Publication summary)
Adaptations
- form y Boney and the Claypan Mystery ( dir. Peter Maxwell ) Australia : Fauna Productions , 1972 Z1398709 1972 single work film/TV crime Inspector Bonaparte of the Queensland Police Force is sent to investigate the mysterious crash of a light aircraft in Central Australia. Unconscious in the wreckage is a young female passenger, paralysed by drugs, but there has been no sign of either the pilot or any tracks in the vicinity to indicate where he may have gone. As Boney begins to unravel what happened and why, there is another attempt to kill the girl.
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First Upfield novel to be published in Australia.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Place, Ecology and Environmental Writing in the Queensland Novels of Arthur Upfield
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Queensland Review , June vol. 21 no. 1 2014; (p. 84-92) 'In the 29 novels by Arthur Upfield in which he is the protagonist, Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (Bony) is often referred to as a product of Queensland. We are reminded repeatedly of his origins, first in North Queensland (where he was born and raised on a mission) and then Brisbane (where he was educated, and where he and his wife live in the suburb of Banyo – though this city location is never described). But my main purpose here is to explore Upfield's representation of ‘place’, specifically in the three Queensland-focused Bony novels, and the related, recurrent discourses and tropes commonly associated with environmental writing and eco-criticism: wilderness, toxicity, pastoral, dwelling and particularly environmental crisis, eruption and catastrophe.' (Publication abstract) -
Expression et dissimulation dans le bush
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , June vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 21-24) Signs and tracks in the Australian bush, whether natural or man-made, accidental or deliberate, enable the congenial Inspector Bonaparte, a product of two cultures, to resolve the enigmas which confront him. -
Boney is Back on the Track
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 May 1985; (p. 17)
— Review of Venom House 1952 single work novel ; Wings above the Diamantina 1936 single work novel -
In Passing
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 March vol. 73 no. 852 1937; (p. 380) -
In Passing : Re-Enter 'Bony'!
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 February vol. 73 no. 851 1937; (p. 238-239)
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New Australian Books
1936
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 November vol. 72 no. 848 1936; (p. 1630)
— Review of Khyber 1936 single work novel ; Wings above the Diamantina 1936 single work novel -
Boney is Back on the Track
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 May 1985; (p. 17)
— Review of Venom House 1952 single work novel ; Wings above the Diamantina 1936 single work novel -
Expression et dissimulation dans le bush
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , June vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 21-24) Signs and tracks in the Australian bush, whether natural or man-made, accidental or deliberate, enable the congenial Inspector Bonaparte, a product of two cultures, to resolve the enigmas which confront him. -
In Passing
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 January vol. 72 no. 838 1936; (p. 106-107) -
In Passing
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 February vol. 72 no. 839 1936; (p. 260-261) -
In Passing
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 July vol. 72 no. 844 1936; (p. 1008-1009) -
In Passing : In This Issue
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 August vol. 72 no. 845 1936; (p. 1150-1151)
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