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'This novel by Frank O'Grady, who was brought up in the valley and has written two fine novels of the wild days of its pioneers, is a story of high adventure as exciting as any tale of the Yukon gold rush; it is a story based on the yarns still told in Nundle by the sons of the men who came to Hanging Rock in search of a fortune in gold.' Publisher's blurb opposite title page.
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Dedication: To my Mother whose childhood days were spent on the goldfields of Victoria and Western New South Wales and who reared a family in the Peel River Valley.
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Author's Introduction: 'In this book I have endeavoured to re-create the true characters of Major Innes and John P. Davies, from the limited information available to me. ...It is not my purpose in this narrative to trace the history of Hanging Rock. ...I have simply gathered together the tales of those days and with true history as a background I have set out to write a novel in tune with the picturesque country of its setting and in harmony with the stirring days of the past.' p.ix.
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Four Australian Novels
1958
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 January vol. 79 no. 4068 1958; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Hanging Rock 1957 single work novel
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Four Australian Novels
1958
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 January vol. 79 no. 4068 1958; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Hanging Rock 1957 single work novel
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