'They have bayonets,' whispered Ralph. 'This is no parade drill.' We drew back more tightly into the shadow. A soldier beat his fist on the door. David Bellamy fears the strange new land of New South Wales, its inhabitants and its wild creatures. He fears the Governor himself: the swearing, cursing
My Australian Story - New Gold Mountain
โ Scribed by Cheng, Christopher W
- Book ID
- 108926311
- Publisher
- Scholastic Australia
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 730 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781925064063
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โฆ Synopsis
It was just a small sparkle, but it was enough. Even though I had been given bigger pieces of gold, to find gold is an exciting feeling. My whole body was tingling! Shu Cheong works on the goldfields at Lambing Flat. It is 1860, and the white miners' behaviour towards the Chinese is becoming more and more violent. Shu Cheong witnesses increasing hatred and brutality towards his people... But he also learns the value of true friendship.
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