Eureka!, a story of the goldfields, Mark Wilson
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Eureka!, a story of the goldfields, Mark Wilson
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
For primary school age
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Eureka!
Responsibility statement
Mark Wilson
Sub title
a story of the goldfields
Summary
Molly and her father have emigrated to Australia to try their luck as gold prospectors in Ballarat, Victoria. Life on the diggings is hard and Molly misses her mother, who died before they left England. A Chinese teenager, Chen, shows Molly and her Papa how to pan for gold and helps them when their food and money run out. Not everyone on the goldfields is friendly, however. Chen and other Chinese diggers are often bullied and the police lock up miners who haven't paid the exorbitant gold licence fee. Before long, Molly, Papa and Chen are caught up in a protest that will become known as the Eureka Rebellion, a legendary battle that will profoundly affect them all. From award-winning author and illustrator Mark Wilson, this powerful story is inspired by real people and historical events
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Story of the goldfields
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Creator
Subject
- Teenagers -- Juvenile fiction
- Gold mines and mining -- Ballarat -- Victoria -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction
- Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Ballarat (Vic.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Australian fiction
- Chinese -- Ballarat -- Victoria -- Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject8
- Teenagers -- Juvenile fiction
- Gold mines and mining -- Ballarat -- Victoria -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction
- Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Ballarat (Vic.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Australian fiction
- Chinese -- Ballarat -- Victoria -- Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1