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50 Australian Classic & Prize -Winning Books

Here is a list of books that were around at the time of my youth, particularly from 1972 - 1984. There are many Australian Classics that are often overlooked for international best sellers. Some will be recognised as popular children's books when other books challenged the perception of Australian History and Contemporary life at the of their publication.
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The Muddle-Headed Wombat
The Muddle-Headed Wombat
1
The Muddle-Headed Wombat on Holiday (Ruth Park)
The Muddle-Headed Wombat on Holiday
2
Ruth Park
Blinky Bill (Dorothy Wall)
Blinky Bill
3
Dorothy Wall
The Magic Pudding
The Magic Pudding
4
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (May Gibbs)
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
5
May Gibbs
The Silver Brumby
The Silver Brumby
6
Silver Brumby's Daughter
Silver Brumby's Daughter
7
The Harp in the South by Ruth Park
The Harp in the South by Ruth Park
8
Poor Man's Orange (Ruth Park)
Poor Man's Orange
9
Ruth Park
The Getting of Wisdom (Henry Handel Richardson)
The Getting of Wisdom
10
Henry Handel Richardson
Seven Little Australians (Ethel Turner)
Seven Little Australians
11
Ethel Turner
Mulga Bill's Bicycle (A. B. Paterson, Deborah and Kilmeny Niland)
Mulga Bill's Bicycle
12
A. B. Paterson, Deborah and Kilmeny Niland
Storm Boy
Storm Boy
13
I Can Jump Puddles
I Can Jump Puddles
14
The Rocks of Honey (Patricia Wrightson)
The Rocks of Honey
15
Patricia Wrightson
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
16
A Fortunate Life (Albert Facey)
A Fortunate Life
17
Albert Facey
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career
18
Dot and the Kangaroo (Ethel C. Pedley)
Dot and the Kangaroo
19
Ethel C. Pedley
On the Trail of the Silver Brumby (Elyne Mitchell)
On the Trail of the Silver Brumby
20
Elyne Mitchell
Silver Brumby Kingdom
Silver Brumby Kingdom
21
Sara Dane (Catherine Gaskin)
Sara Dane
22
Catherine Gaskin
For the Term of His Natural Life (Marcus Clarke)
For the Term of His Natural Life
23
Marcus Clarke
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke (CJ Dennis)
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
24
CJ Dennis
We of the Never Never (Jeannie Gunn)
We of the Never Never
25
Jeannie Gunn
The Man From Snowy River (Banjo Paterson)
The Man From Snowy River
26
Banjo Paterson
My Brother Jack
My Brother Jack
27
The Shiralee (D'Arcy Niland)
The Shiralee
28
D'Arcy Niland
A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
29
Clean Straw for Nothing (George Johnston)
Clean Straw for Nothing
30
George Johnston
A Cartload of Clay (George Johnston)
A Cartload of Clay
31
George Johnston
Ride on Stranger (Kylie Tennant)
Ride on Stranger
32
Kylie Tennant
Walkabout (James Marshall)
Walkabout
33
James Marshall
The Timeless Land (Eleanor Dark)
The Timeless Land
34
Eleanor Dark
Kangaroo (D.H. Lawrence)
Kangaroo
35
D.H. Lawrence
Voss
Voss
36
Playing Beatie Bow
Playing Beatie Bow
37
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
38
Colleen McCullough
They're a Weird Mob (Nino Culotta)
They're a Weird Mob
39
Nino Culotta
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Thomas Keneally)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
40
Thomas Keneally
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