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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 The Place of the Swan
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Set in the late 19th century in Australia, when fortunes were made in gold, agriculture and industry. We follow the heroine through her life, loves and travels in Sydney, Queensland and the New South Wales countryside.

Notes

  • The second novel in The Colonial Trilogy. And The Wild Birds Sing is the first, and The House of O'Shea is the third.
  • Also available in braille and sound recording formats.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sevenoaks, Kent,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       New English Library ,       1986 .
      Extent: 437p.
      Description: illus., maps.
      Reprinted: 1987 With ISBN 0450413497
      ISBN: 0450390659
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Franklin Watts ,       1986 .
      Extent: 437p.
      Description: illus., [2]p. of plates, maps.
      ISBN: 0531150291
Alternative title: De geur van wilde bloemen
Language: Dutch
    • Houten,
      c
      Netherlands,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Kadmos ,       1987 .
      Extent: 288p.
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Works about this Work

Romance and Violence in a Colonial Setting Katharine England , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Advertiser , 12 September 1987; (p. 7)
— Review of The Place of the Swan Lola Irish , 1986 single work novel
Today's World Seen Through the Past Thelma Forshaw , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 3-4 January 1987; (p. 10)
— Review of The Place of the Swan Lola Irish , 1986 single work novel ; Julia Paradise Rod Jones , 1986 single work novel
Today's World Seen Through the Past Thelma Forshaw , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 3-4 January 1987; (p. 10)
— Review of The Place of the Swan Lola Irish , 1986 single work novel ; Julia Paradise Rod Jones , 1986 single work novel
Romance and Violence in a Colonial Setting Katharine England , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Advertiser , 12 September 1987; (p. 7)
— Review of The Place of the Swan Lola Irish , 1986 single work novel
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Last amended 27 Jul 2004 11:02:38
Subjects:
  • Urban,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
  • 1850s
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