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y separately published work icon The Magic Spear, or, Camped with the Blacks : A Tale of the Early Days single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1929... 1929 The Magic Spear, or, Camped with the Blacks : A Tale of the Early Days
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Fifteen-year-old Harry Pascoe lives on a cattle farm with his uncle. When his uncle leaves to drive a mob of cattle to Echuca, Harry is left in charge. When some horses break free, Harry goes in search of them. He stumbles upon a group of Aborigines and a recent grave with a spear embedded in it. Taking the spear, because he has heard that William Buckley did so and was hailed as the spirit of a dead tribe-member, Harry approaches the camp and is welcomed. He carefully observes all that he sees in the coming days, and the book then takes on an instructional tone as it relates the cooking, ceremonial, and hunting practices that he sees.

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    • North Melbourne, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: E. A. Vidler , 1929 .
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      • By Wm. T. Hill. Illustrated by R. Wenban
      • Digitised by AustLit, 2010, from the collection of the NLA.
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A New Australian School Reader 1929 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 20 May vol. 1 no. 6 1929; (p. 189) This is a brief note on the publication of a new book in the series.
A New Australian School Reader 1929 single work review
— Appears in: All About Books , 20 May vol. 1 no. 6 1929; (p. 189) This is a brief note on the publication of a new book in the series.
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