Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 205 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.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Family -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Text Australia Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 428635 2025-07-02T09:33:31.599894 text/html 421641 2022-06-05T08:49:04 text/html 236032 2025-07-02T09:33:39.168840 application/epub+zip 243657 2025-07-02T09:33:34.373839 application/epub+zip 226604 2025-07-02T09:33:33.264870 application/epub+zip 422614 2025-07-02T09:33:42.760807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412725 2025-07-02T09:33:38.479798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386711 2022-09-02T12:53:25.397834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396351 2025-07-02T09:33:30.666879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396332 2022-06-05T08:50:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396351 2020-12-27T17:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20970 2025-07-02T09:33:42.887790 application/rdf+xml 13364 2025-07-02T09:33:33.754832 image/jpeg 3574 2025-07-02T09:33:33.507842 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 230660 2025-07-02T09:33:31.633828 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia