![]() ![]() The mischief of the children in the Australia of the time shines through – Judy leaves the baby at her father’s barracks to escape and spend time at the fair – but it is also the story of a sad time as children are forgotten and Judy is sent off to boarding school later on. Naughty, adventurous and boisterous children whose father rules them in military style when he is taking notice of them that is. Welcome to the Australia of the Woolcot family. In fact as she explains ‘It may be that the miasmas of naughtiness develop best in the sunny brilliancy of our atmosphere’. ![]() (this in Australia seems to be an unknown entity she states. As the book opens the author gives a word of warning. ![]()
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