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Leslie Rees


Born
in Perth, Australia
December 28, 1905

Died
August 17, 2000

Genre
Children's, Travel


George Leslie Clarence Rees was born in Bayswater, Perth, Western Australia on 28 December 1905, the youngest of the six children of John Henry Rees, a Welsh-born schoolteacher and his wife Mary Elizabeth née Wilkinson. Known as Leslie, his childhood was marked by poverty and the insecurity occasioned by his father's chronic alcoholism. He was educated at Subiaco Primary School and Perth Modern School, and in 1924 gained a scholarship to the University of Western Australia, where he edited the university magazine The Black Swan. His fellow students and collaborators included his future wife Coralie Clarke, Paul Hasluck (later Governor-General) and the economist HC 'Nugget' Coombs.

Rees graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1927 and worked bri ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 104 ratings · 23 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors
The Story of Shy the Platypus
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4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1945 — 14 editions
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TWO-THUMBS the Koala
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The story of Kurri Kurri th...
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Sarli the Great Barrier Ree...
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The Story of Shadow the Roc...
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Quokka Island
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The Story of Karrawingi the...
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Digit Dick on the Great Bar...
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1969 — 4 editions
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Bluecap and Bimbi
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Digit Dick And The Tasmania...
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Series by Leslie Rees

The Story of Shy the Platypus
(1 book)
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4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings

Digit Dick on the Great Bar... Digit Dick And The Tasmania... Digit Dick and the Magic Ja... Digit Dick and the Lost Opals Digit Dick In Black Swan Land Digit Dick and the Zoo Plot
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