Project Gutenberg 2013-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 2555 Bowes, Joseph Macfarlane, John Pals: Young Australians in Sport and Adventure Produced by Al Haines "Pals: Young Australians in Sport and Adventure" by Joseph Bowes is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in Australia and follows a group of young boys, primarily focusing on Joe Blain and his friends, as they engage in imaginative play, including pretend bushranging, while navigating life's challenges in their small rural community. Their spirited adventures intertwine themes of friendship and the concept of bravery. The opening of the novel introduces the main characters, including Joe, Sandy, and Tom, who eagerly discuss their plans for a daring nighttime escapade involving bushranging. Their excitement and imagination are palpable as they strategize their games, showing a blend of innocence and playful mischief typical of childhood. The setting is vividly described, painting a picture of their idyllic surroundings, which are steeped in the spirit of adventure and the risks of rural life. Boyhood camaraderie is established early on, hinting at a range of detailed exploits to come, inviting the reader into a world of youthful fantasies grounded in the Australian landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44369/44369-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Australia -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 643896 2025-08-18T04:16:45.275200 text/html 641106 2024-10-23T20:14:53 text/html 982358 2025-08-18T04:17:00.512116 application/epub+zip 1372758 2025-01-18T04:19:17.044575 application/pdf 641098 2025-01-18T04:19:02.689572 application/pdf 997616 2025-08-18T04:16:51.304111 application/epub+zip 303821 2025-08-18T04:16:47.847142 application/epub+zip 1148906 2025-08-18T04:17:05.649048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1121189 2025-08-18T04:16:58.037098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429203 2022-09-20T08:38:44.183046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533991 2025-08-18T04:16:44.197161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542389 2013-12-08T21:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534085 2013-12-08T21:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534088 2013-12-08T21:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25918 2025-08-18T04:17:05.804057 application/rdf+xml 525639 2025-08-18T04:16:43.728209 text/x-rst 525639 2013-12-08T21:44:28 text/x-rst 16478 2025-08-18T04:16:49.117178 image/jpeg 2589 2025-08-18T04:16:48.368124 image/jpeg 217426 2013-12-08T21:44:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 216192 2013-12-08T21:44:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 962994 2013-12-08T21:42:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 943181 2013-12-08T21:44:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 216151 2013-12-08T21:44:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 953138 2025-08-18T04:16:45.337216 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