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'The true story of a lad born in England in 1906. With his mother deceased and his father at war, Charlie is sent to be cared for by his Uncle and Aunt. At sixteen, his heart is set on fulfilling a dream in the new colony of Australia. He works his way around New South Wales in the 1920's and as the depression takes hold he and a mate walk from Warren, in New South Wales, to the Gulf of Carpentaria to realise that dream.' (Author's website)
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Short stories and verse based on the life of a new settler in colonial Australia.
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Awards
- 1998 finalist Golden Gumleaf Awards
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