Goldfields girl / Elaine Forrestal.
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TextPublisher: [Sydney, NSW] : Dyslexic books, an imprint of Read how you want, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: Dyslexic editionDescription: iii, 229 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780369345790Subject(s): Saunders, Clara, 1878-1957 -- Juvenile fiction | Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- Coolgardie (W.A.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction | Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- Coolgardie (W.A.) -- Juvenile fiction | Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Easy to read materials | Coolgardie (W.A.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction | Western Australia -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Australian fiction | Young adult fiction | Historical fiction.DDC classification: 823.92 Summary: In the goldfields in 1892, water is scarce, disease is common and many men will never find the fortune they've come to seek. When she moves to the new outback town of Coolgardie to live with the flies, red dust and rowdy prospectors, fourteen-year-old Clara Saunders is in search of adventure. A friendship with Jack, the cheeky young water carter, is a promising start, but life in the goldfields is harsh and is set to test the limits of Clara's fierce determination.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | AL4200023592XB |
Regular print edition originally published: Fremantle Press, 2020.
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In the goldfields in 1892, water is scarce, disease is common and many men will never find the fortune they've come to seek. When she moves to the new outback town of Coolgardie to live with the flies, red dust and rowdy prospectors, fourteen-year-old Clara Saunders is in search of adventure. A friendship with Jack, the cheeky young water carter, is a promising start, but life in the goldfields is harsh and is set to test the limits of Clara's fierce determination.
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