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'An exciting adventure set in the rugged Kimberley region, Dead Man's Gold draws on the legends of the Australian outback, featuring treasure hunting, droving, gold prospecting — and ghosts.
'Billy Stone rides out one morning, headed for the cattle muster at Black Hills Station, but a stop at the waterhole in No-Man's Gorge leads to some startling discoveries. A skeleton, a silver pistol and a treasure map take him on a wild ride full of twists and turns.
'Billy's bush skills and the guidance of a mysterious gold prospector, known only as "the old timer", help him to track down the treasure and outwit the likes of wiley One Arm Jack who would trick Billy out of what is rightfully his.
'In Dead Man's Gold, earthy illustrations using mixed media including watercolour, pencil and ink help tell the story, and bridge the gap between children's picture books and upper primary readers.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Dedication: To my son Shane who inspired me to write short stories. -Torres
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For my sons and grandchildren. -Egan
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Going on a Treasure Haunt : Sharyn Egan
2010
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 17) -
Going on a Treasure Hunt : Michael Torres
2010
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 15-16) -
[Review] Dead Man's Gold
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Dead Man's Gold 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Dead Man's Gold
2010
single work
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— Appears in: Magpies :Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 25 no. 3 2010; (p. 41)
— Review of Dead Man's Gold 2010 single work children's fiction -
Off the Shelf
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 August 2010; (p. 6)
— Review of Dead Man's Gold 2010 single work children's fiction ; The Fremantle Doctor 2007 single work novel ; Sustenance 2010 single work novel ; Traitor 2010 single work novel ; The West : Australian Poems 1989-2009 2010 selected work poetry ; Takeshita Demons 2010 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Dead Man's Gold
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May/June vol. 89 no. 8 2010; (p. 22)
— Review of Dead Man's Gold 2010 single work children's fiction -
Off the Shelf
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 August 2010; (p. 6)
— Review of Dead Man's Gold 2010 single work children's fiction ; The Fremantle Doctor 2007 single work novel ; Sustenance 2010 single work novel ; Traitor 2010 single work novel ; The West : Australian Poems 1989-2009 2010 selected work poetry ; Takeshita Demons 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Dead Man's Gold
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies :Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 25 no. 3 2010; (p. 41)
— Review of Dead Man's Gold 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Dead Man's Gold
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Dead Man's Gold 2010 single work children's fiction -
Going on a Treasure Hunt : Michael Torres
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 15-16) -
Going on a Treasure Haunt : Sharyn Egan
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 17)
Awards
- Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,