Does anybody remember the Billabong books by Mary Grant Bruce?
I think the first was "Little Bush Maid", and a whole series after that as Norah and Jim grew up on Billabong station. Then Jim went to war in WW1, along with his school mate Wally.
I just found another in the series.. "Bill of Billabong", in an op-shop. Reading the first couple of chapters was like meeting well loved old friends again.
Does anybody remember the Billabong books by Mary Grant Bruce?
I think the first was "Little Bush Maid", and a whole series after that as Norah and Jim grew up on Billabong station. Then Jim went to war in WW1, along with his school mate Wally.
I just found another in the series.. "Bill of Billabong", in an op-shop. Reading the first couple of chapters was like meeting well loved old friends again.
I have my dear mum's copies of 3 of the books. They were presented to her at Ridgewood Primary School Cooroy West QLD in 1935 and 1936, she would have been 10 and 11.
I cannot bear to part with them, I read them years ago and they are about 2 inches thick, the pages are thicker than today and the covers are a linen type cover. Pictures are shiny black and white.
Loved Mary Grant Bruce. Can,t believe the kids today don,t read them
I agree. My daughter has been reading the Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton ) to nearly 6yr old and she loves the stories but when she saw the modern new editions at school thought her mothers from her childhood, (1970's) were to old to read now. I have got some MP3 files of classics and when she is in the car she can sit and listens to the stories I hope...lol lol. Might see if I can find MP3 of the Billabong series.
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Judy
"There is no moment of delight in any journey like the beginning of it"
Hi Gerty. Yes I, too, 'grew up' on Billabong. Have just hobbled down to the bookshelf - not sure where A Little Bush Maid is but 'Mates at Billabong' and 'Jim and Wally' are still there! Also loved 'Seven Little Australians' and have shed many a tear with each rereading of that. Dad also read us Banjo Patterson and Henry Lawson poems to us. Weren't we blessed with such lovely literature!
