Broken Wings (Thwaites novel)

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Broken Wings
Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJackson & O'Sullivan
Publication date
1934

Broken Wings is a 1934 novel by F. J. Thwaites. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The novel was adapted for the radio. [4]

Plot

The novel is set in Australia's sheep country. Ron Burrell, the last son of a respected pioneer family, falls foul of a powerful financier and suffers many vicissitudes before regaining his place in society.

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References

  1. "Review". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus . NSW: National Library of Australia. 5 October 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. "Station Life". The Land . Sydney: National Library of Australia. 7 December 1934. p. 23. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. "OBITUARY F.J. Thwaites, fondly remembered by maiden aunts". The Canberra Times . Vol. 53, no. 16, 035. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 August 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 9 March 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SWITCHGIRL'S FOLLIES AT 2SM", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 27 (19 (May 8, 1936)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-712038814, retrieved 9 March 2024 via Trove