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Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

William Westgarth

Son of John Westgarth, surveyor-general of customs for Scotland, was born at Edinburgh, in June 1815. He was educated at the high schools at…

Camp-Fire Girls at Twin Lakes or The Quest of a Summer Vacation

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Stella M. Francis

“Girls, I have some great news for you. I’m sure you’ll be interested, and I hope you’ll be as delighted as I am. Come on, all of you. Gathe…

Sisters

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Ada Cambridge

Ada Cambridge (November 21, 1844 - July 19, 1926), later known as Ada Cross, was an English born Australian writer. While she gained recogni…

The Birthday Party, A Story for Little Folks

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams

Flora Lee's birthday came in July. Her mother wished very much to celebrate the occasion in a proper manner. Flora was a good girl, and her …

Personal Character

In Queen Elizabeth

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Jacob Abbott

There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

Book 04 – Norfolk Island. 1846. Chapter 15 – The Discovery

In For the Term of His Natural Life

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Marcus Clarke

For the Term of his Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Li…

When the Heart is Young

In My Brilliant Career

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Miles Franklin

Sybella: "There is no plot in this story, because there has been none in my life or in any other life which has come under my notice. I…

01 – Part 01 - Prologue – Cast Up By The Sea

In Madame Midas

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)

Fergus Hume

Hume was born in England, the second son of Dr James Hume. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to Dunedin, New Zealand.…

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