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Billabong homestead lay calm and peaceful in the slanting rays of the sum that crept down the western sky. The red roofs were half hidden in the surrounding trees-pine and box and mighty blue gums towering above the tenderer green of the orchard, and the wide-flung tendrils of... Read Full Overview

Mates at Billabong

Step back in time to experience life on an Australian farm with Mary Grant Bruce's "Mates at Billabong." This classic work of juvenile fiction offers a heartwarming glimpse into country life in Australia, focusing on themes of family life and the enduring bonds of friendship...

Step back in time to experience life on an Australian farm with Mary Grant Bruce's "Mates at Billabong." This classic work of juvenile fiction offers a heartwarming glimpse into country life in Australia, focusing on themes of family life and the enduring bonds of friendship...

Mates at Billabong is a classic Australian children's novel written by Mary Grant Bruce. The story follows the adventures of Norah Linton and her friends as they spend their summer holidays at Billabong, a remote cattle station in the Australian bush. Norah and her friends, including... Read Full Overview

""Mates At Billabong"" is a novel written by Mary Grant Bruce. The story revolves around a group of friends who embark on a series of adventures in the Australian outback. The main character, Norah Linton, is a young girl who lives with her family on a cattle station called Billabong... Read Full Overview

Mates At Billabong is a children's novel written by Mary Grant Bruce. The story revolves around a group of young friends who spend their summer holidays at Billabong, a cattle station in the Australian outback. The main character, Norah Linton, is a strong-willed and adventurous... Read Full Overview

Billabong homestead lay calm and peaceful in the slanting rays of the sum that crept down the western sky. The red roofs were half hidden in the surrounding trees-pine and box and mighty blue gums towering above the tenderer green of the orchard, and the wide-flung tendrils of... Read Full Overview

Mates At Billabong is a classic Australian children's book written by Mary Grant Bruce. The story follows the adventures of Norah and Jim, two siblings who live on a farm called Billabong with their father and his friend, Wally Meadows. When Wally's nephew, a city boy named David,... Read Full Overview

"Wish Dad would come," she said aloud, puckering her brow over a knot in the silk. "He's late-and it is jolly dull without him." The knot came free, and the needles raced as though making up for lost time. Two dogs lay on the grass: a big sleepy collie that only moved occasionally... Read Full Overview

Mary Grant Bruce (24 May 1878 - 2 July 1958), also known as Minnie Bruce, was an Australian children's author and journalist. While all her thirty-seven books enjoyed popular success in Australia and overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, she was most famous for the...

Mary Grant Bruce (24 May 1878 - 2 July 1958), also known as Minnie Bruce, was an Australian children's author and journalist. While all her thirty-seven books enjoyed popular success in Australia and overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, she was most famous for the...