Colin Thiele - Miscellaneous
- Author study Goble, Gail
- Bibliography 1990 White, Dr Kerry
- Bird in the Classroom 4 bound volumes of children's messages organised by the South Australian English Teachers Association and presented to Colin Thiele on his retirement in December 1980
- The Black Pyramid [final draft , hard copy]
- Brahminy [original typescript]
- Carousel of stories 1992 [script based on Farmers Schultz's Ducks, Magpie Island and Gloop the Bunyip for performances to schools by University of South Australia students and Warwick Cooper]
- Certificate, promotion to grade 3 1,12,1927
- Colin Thiele - a book of mates [a book of notes, drawings from friends and neighbours at Wattle Park, 1980's]
- Colin Thiele Drive – brochure and map from Eudunda Heritage Gallery
- Dictionary - a copy of the Westminster Dictionary presented by Kapunda High School for literary ability, Christmas 1936
- Eudunda sculpture: material from the unveiling of the Colin Thiele sculpture, November 1995
- For Colin [poem by Max Fatchen, 1990]
- Patchwork quilt made by the children of South Australia and organised by the School Libraries Branch. Presented to Colin Thiele at a ceremony at Carclew, 18 November 1980
- Promotional material from Lothian, 2002 [includes poster, brochures and bookmarks]
- Promotional materials from New Holland for Can I can l you Colin? 2004[includes poster and bookmarks]
- Proofs for Pannikan & Pinta, Lothian, 2000
- Selected pelicans from the 250 in Colin Thiele's collection
- Storm Boy - cover from Harper & Row edition, 1978 illustrated by John Schoenherr
- Sun on the Stubble [draft of screenplay, correspondence, review, guides and promotional material]
- Tape recorder - early model reel-to-reel audio tape recorder purchased for use in his radio magazine programs in the early 1950's, and for teaching purposes at Port Lincoln High School and briefly at Wattle Park Teachers College before it was superseded by more modern technology.
- Typewriter - A Smith Corona electric typewriter used for all his work produced between the late 1960's and the late 1980's. This included about 40 children's books - from Blue Fin to Jodie's Journey - and more than a dozen books for adults, as well as large numbers of lectures, addresses, conference papers, after dinner speeches, introductions and forewords. He estimated that this would have amounted to much more than two million words.
- Wendy's Whale [final draft, hard copy, research in formation]
- With Dew on my Boots [1st draft, photographs]
- Copyright Requests 1993-1999
- General Correspondence 1993-1997
- Childrens Letters 1993-1999
- Port
- Letter to staff at Morphett Vale High School, 1990
- Colin Thiele (opens in new window) Fact Sheet from State Library of South Australia
- Papers
of Colin Thiele (opens in new window) [MS 8556 National Library of
- Colin Thiele (opens in new window) [Eudunda Community, Business & Tourism Committee]
- Eudunda - Colin Thiele country (opens in new window) [Postcards SA feature, Channel 9]
Acknowledgment: Lothian Books for the use of the book cover graphics
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