| TITLE | THE FAR COUNTRY | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Published: | 1952 | |
| Setting: | 1950s | |
| Story: |
An English girl visits the newly wealthy sheep farmer family of her aunt in Victoria, Australia.
She meets a New-Australian Lumberjack; He had qualified as a doctor in Prague but was not permitted to practice in Australia. After an accident he attempts to operate on an injured man and is charged in court and eventually acquitted. He is then sponsored to re-qualify as a doctor. With gold he found in Australia he follows the girl back to England to complete his training |
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| Locations: |
London and Leicester in England
Leonora, Sheep Farm near Banbury, Victoria, Lumber Camp, Lamirra, Mount Buller, Victoria |
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| Main Characters: |
Jennifer Morton, English Clerk
Jack & Jane Dorman, Australian Sheep Farmers Tim Archer, their farm hand Carl Zlinter, New-Australian, Lumberjack (Dr) |
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| Flying Episodes: | NONE | |
| Aircraft: | NONE | |
| Flying Characters: | NONE | |
| Aviation Location(s): | NONE | |
| Aviation Activities | NONE | |
| Additional Comments: | The only published Shute book in which no account of flying appears. |
