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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1973: Patrick White

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1973 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Autobiography," "Swedish Nobel Stamps," "Article," and "Other...
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Kuusankoski Public Library: Patrick White

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Kuusankoski Public Library provides a good biography an Patrick White includes a list of his works.
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Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australians: Henry Lawson

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on this Australian poet and writer Henry Lawson.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Graeme Base

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This Wikipedia page summarizes English-born Australian writer Graeme Base's life and works. Links to other Wikipedia pages about some of Base's best known works, like "Animalia" and "Eleventh Hour." Also links to other sites about Base...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "White When He's Wanted" by Andrew Barton Paterson

For Students 7th - 9th
A short story by Australian author Andrew Barton Paterson.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "In a Native Village" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "In a Native Village" by Australian author Louis Becke. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Incident at Stiffner's" by Henry Lawson

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "An Incident at Stiffner's" by Australian author Henry Lawson. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Jack Shark" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story Jack Shark" by Australian author Louis Becke. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Little Grey Glove" by George Egerton

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Little Grey Glove" by George Egerton, which was a pen name. The author's real name was Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright and she was born in Australia but considered herself Irish. (Free site registration offers some...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Master's Mistake" by Henry Lawson

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Master's Mistake" by Henry Lawson. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Maurice Kinane" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Maurice Kinane" by Louis Becke. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Memory of 'The System'" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A Memory of 'The System'" by Louis Becke, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Merino Sheep" by Andrew Barton Paterson

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Merino Sheep" by Andrew Barton Paterson, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "New Year's Night" by Henry Lawson

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "New Year's Night" by Henry Lawson, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A North Pacific Lagoon Island" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "A North Pacific Lagoon Island" by Louis Becke, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Old Colonial Mutiny" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "An Old Colonial Mutiny" by Louis Becke, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Oracle" by Andrew Barton Paterson

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Oracle" by Andrew Barton Paterson, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Saunderson and the Dynamite" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Saunderson and the Dynamite" by Louis Becke, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Revenge" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Revenge" by Louis Becke. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Ridan the Devil" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Ridan the Devil" by Louis Becke. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Graphic
Other

Graeme Base Official Art Gallery Website

For Students Pre-K - 1st
View about two dozen of Graeme Base's illustrations from such books as "Animalia," "The Eleventh Hour," and "Jungle Drums." Some of the pictures are accompanied by explanatory text by the author.