Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 59 Bruce, Mary Grant 1878 1958 Mates at Billabong Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Mates at Billabong" by Mary Grant Bruce is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the life of young Norah Linton, who lives on a cattle station in the Australian bush, navigating the joys and challenges that come with growing up in such a unique environment. As her family dynamics shift with the arrival of her cousin Cecil, the narrative explores themes of friendship, adventure, and the longing for connection. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Norah at the tranquil Billabong homestead, where she spends her days alongside her father, David Linton. The opening reveals the close bond between father and daughter as they share life on the station, full of bush adventures and camaraderie. Norah’s independent spirit is contrasted with the appearance of her cousin Cecil, who arrives with an air of entitlement and a starkly different perspective shaped by city life. As the story unfolds, tensions between the bush upbringing of Norah and Cecil's more polished demeanor hint at future conflicts and developments in their relationships. The lively interaction establishes a foundation for the adventures that await, setting up an engaging exploration of character and the contrasting worlds they inhabit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Family -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Australia Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 428498 424160 2024-10-02T11:00:53.189204 2023-10-02T09:35:01.360219 text/html text/html 421641 2022-06-05T08:49:04 text/html 235950 2024-10-02T11:01:01.687150 application/epub+zip 243668 2024-10-02T11:00:56.307149 application/epub+zip 226616 2024-10-02T11:00:55.048164 application/epub+zip 422634 2024-10-02T11:01:05.790112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412725 2024-10-02T11:01:00.884129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386711 2022-09-02T12:53:25.397834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396351 396318 2024-10-02T11:00:52.130177 2023-10-02T09:35:00.412223 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 396332 2022-06-05T08:50:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396351 2020-12-27T17:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21979 2024-10-02T11:01:05.926116 application/rdf+xml 13364 2024-10-02T11:00:55.612170 image/jpeg 3574 2024-10-02T11:00:55.334389 image/jpeg 155956 2022-06-05T08:51:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 159258 2022-06-05T08:51:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 155993 2020-12-27T17:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 230618 2024-10-02T11:00:53.225236 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia