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A Select Bibliography

  • Writing for adults
  • Plays
  • Short stories
  • Writing for children
  • The Muddle-Headed Wombat


Writing for adults

The Companion Guide to Sydney (Sydney: Collins, 1973)

Der Goldene Bumerang (The Golden Boomerang) (Bremen: Carl Schunemann Verlag, 1955)

The Drums Go Bang!, with D'Arcy Niland (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1956)

A Fence around the Cuckoo (Ringwood, Vic: Viking Australia, 1992)

Fishing in the Styx (Ringwood, Vic: Viking Australia 1993)

The Harp in the South (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1948)

Home Before Dark: The Story of Les Darcy, a Great Australian Hero with Rafe Champion (Ringwood, Vic: Viking Australia, 1995)

Missus (Melbourne: Thomas Nelson, 1985)

Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, drawings by Cedric Emanuel (Sydney: Serendip, 1982)

One-A-Pecker, Two-A-Pecker (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1957) also published as The Frost and the Fire (Sydney: Horwitz, 1964)

The Penguin Best Stories of D'Arcy Niland, selected with an introduction by Ruth Park(Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, 1987)

Pink Flannel (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1955) also published as Dear Hearts and Gentle People (Ringwood, Vic: Penguin Books, 1981)

Poor Man's Orange (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949) also published as 12 1/2 Plymouth Street (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951)

A Power of Roses (London: Michael Joseph, 1953)

Ruth Park's Harp in the South Novels, combined edition (Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, 1987)

Serpent's Delight (London: Michael Joseph, 1953) also published as The Good Looking Women (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1961)

Swords and Crowns and Rings (Melbourne: Thomas Nelson, 1977)

The Sydney We Love, drawings by Cedric Emanuel (Melbourne: Thomas Nelson, 1983)

The Tasmania We Love, drawings by Cedric Emanuel (Melbourne: Thomas Nelson, 1987)

The Witch's Thorn (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1951)

Plays

The Harp in the South, with Leslie Rees (Montmorency, Vic: Yackandandah Playscripts, 1987). First presented at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney, 3 March 1949

The Uninvited Guest in Australian Youth Plays, edited by Leslie Rees (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1948)

Short stories

'The Exile' in Coast to Coast: Australian Stories 1944, selected by Vance Palmer (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1945)

'The House to Themselves' in Eclipsed: Two Centuries of Australian Women's Fiction, selected by Connie Burns and Marygai McNamara (Sydney: Collins Australia, 1988)

'The Travellers' in Australia: National Journal (1947). Reprinted in Feeling Restless: Australian Women's Short Stories 1940-1969, selected by Connie Burns and Marygai McNamara (Sydney: Collins Australia, 1989)

Writing for children

Airlift for Grandee, illustrated by Sheila Hawkins ( New York: St Martin's Press, 1962)

The Big Brass Key, illustrated by Noela Young (Rydalmere, NSW: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983)

Callie's Castle, illustrated by Kilmeny Niland (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1974)

Callie's Family, illustrated by Kilmeny Niland (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1988)

Come Danger, Come Darkness, illustrated by Tony Oliver (Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton, 1978)

The Gigantic Balloon, illustrated by Kilmeny and Deborah Niland (Sydney: Collins, 1975)

The Hole in the Hill, illustrated by Jennifer Murray (Sydney: Ure Smith, 1961) also published as Secret of the Maori Cave, illustrated by Michael A. Hampshire (New York: Doubleday, 1961)

James, illustrated by Deborah Niland (Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, 1991)

Merchant Campbell, illustrated by Edwina Bell (Australians in History series) (Sydney: Collins, 1976)

The Puffin Harp in the South (Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, 1988)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat: separate listing

My Sister Sif (Ringwood, Vic: Viking Kestrel, 1986)

Nuki and the Sea Serpent: A Maori Legend, illustrated by Zelma Blakely (London: Longmans Young Books, 1969)

Playing Beatie Bow (Melbourne: Thomas Nelson, 1980), (subsequently published in the UK, USA, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany)

The Ring for the Sorcerer, illustrated by William Stobbs (Sydney: Horwitz-Martin, 1967)

The Road to Christmas, illustrated by Noela Young (London: Macmillan, 1962; New York: St Martin's Press, 1962)

The Road under the Sea, illustrated by Jennifer Murray (Sydney: Ure Smith, 1962)

Roger Bandy, illustrated by Deborah & Kilmeny Niland (Adelaide: Rigby, 1977)

The Runaway Bus, illustrated by Peter Tierney (Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton, 1969)

The Shaky Island, illustrated by Iris Millington (London: Constable, 1962)

The Ship's Cat, illustrated by Richard Kennedy (London: Macmillan, 1961; New York: St Martin's Press, 1961)

The Sixpenny Island, illustrated by David Cox (Sydney: Ure Smith, 1968)

Things in Corners, short stories (Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, 1989)

Uncle Matt's Mountain, illustrated by Laurence Broderick (London: Macmillan, 1962; New York: St Martin's Press, 1962)

When the Wind Changed, illustrated by Deborah Niland (Sydney: Collins, 1980)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat

The Muddle-Headed Wombat, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1962)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat on Holiday, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1964)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat in the Treetops, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1965)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat at School, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1966)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat in the Snow, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1966)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat on a Rainy Day, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1969)

The Muddle Headed Wombat in the Springtime, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1970)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat on the River, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Educational Press, 1970)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat and the Bush Band, illustrated by Noela Young (Young Australia series) (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1973)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat and the Invention, illustrated by Noela Young (Young Australia series) (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1975)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat on Clean-Up Day, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1976)

The Adventures of the Muddle-Headed Wombat, combined edition, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1979)

More Adventures of the Muddle-Headed Wombat, combined edition, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1980)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat is Very Bad, illustrated by Noela Young (Young Australia series) (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1981)

The Muddle-Headed Wombat Stays at Home, illustrated by Noela Young (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1982)


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