| ISBN |
9780642279521 (Hardcover-jacketed) |
| Classification Number |
J |
| Author |
Reeder, Stephanie Owen |
| Title |
Will the Wonderkid : treasure hunter of the Australian outback [BK] |
| Physical Description |
colour illustrations, maps ; |
| Series |
Heritage Heroes |
| Note |
Includes index National Library's N copy signed by author. |
| Contents |
Rattling along the rails -- Riding the Ghan and indispensable Afghans -- Cantankerous camels -- Hard-working camels and well-designed beasts -- Christmas under the stars -- Surviving in the desert and basic bushcraft -- Where's the water? -- Outback expeditions and European explorers -- Alone in the desert -- Precious opals and fabulous fossils -- Treasure hunters -- A new opal field and curious Coober Pedy -- What happened next? |
| A fictionalised retelling of the true story of Will Hutchison, who discovered opal at what was to become the town of Coober Pedy. |
| Classification |
For children. |
| Hutchison, Will |
| Hutchison, Will |
| Subject |
Ghan (Train) |
| Ghan (Train) |
| Prospecting -- South Australia -- Juvenile fiction |
| Discoveries in geography |
| Prospecting |
| Railroads |
| Prospecting -- Australia -- South Australia -- Juvenile fiction |
| Prospecting -- Australia -- South Australia -- Juvenile literature |
| Prospecting -- South Australia -- Juvenile literature |
| Opal mines and mining -- South Australia -- Coober Pedy -- History -- Juvenile literature |
| Railroads -- Australia, Central |
| South Australia |
| Australia -- Central Australia |
| South Australia -- Coober Pedy |
| South Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction |
| Coober Pedy (S.A.) -- Juvenile fiction |
| South Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature |
| Coober Pedy (S.A.) -- Juvenile literature |
