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The marvellous funambulist of middle harbour and other Sydney firsts / written by Hilary Bell ; illustrated by Matthew Martin.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781742234403 (hbk.)
ISBN	1742234402 (hbk.)
Name	Bell, Hilary author.
Title	The marvellous funambulist of middle harbour and other Sydney firsts / written by Hilary Bell ; illustrated by Matthew Martin.
Published	Sydney, N.S.W. NewSouth Publishing, 2015.
Description	47 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 x 27 cm.
Summary	This is a story of Sydney In order of who did what first: The incidents, places and people, All illustrated and versed. Who first pulled a tooth using ether? What started the first pistol fight? When were the first Chinese tea rooms? Where was the first traffic light? Through a series of (unexpected) 'firsts', Hilary Bell and Matthew Martin trace the events, people and places that have shaped their city, however unintentionally. Where else will you find Sydney's first traffic light sharing pages with its first tightrope walk across Middle Harbour? (And just so you know, it was performed by the marvellous funambulist Henri L'Estrange in 1877.)
Reading Program Note	Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4.
Subjects	Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4
	Sydney (N.S.W) -- History -- Juvenile literature
	Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature
Other Names	Martin, Matthew, 1952- illustrator.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Premier's Reading Challenge 3-4 . Sydney (N.S.W) -- History -- Juvenile literature . Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature . Authors: Bell, Hilary . Martin, Matthew, 1952- .