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    Ten Pound Pom
    Ten Pound Pom
    Ten Pound Pom
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    Ten Pound Pom

    By Terry Parker

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    This book recounts the adventures and observations of a British migrant, who in 1964, travelled to Australia with his family. In some ways, it is an adventure story, in others a biography of the Parker family.

    It begins in a mostly farming community in North Yorkshire and ends with the Royal Australian Navy and includes insights into ways

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBusybird Publishing
    Release dateMar 23, 2021
    ISBN9781922465412
    Ten Pound Pom
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    Terry Parker

    Terry Parker was born in Yorkshire and has been writing since the age of twelve. He moved from the UK to Australia with his family at fourteen and has served as a naval officer and an IT project manager. This is his first work of fiction. He currently lives in Wahroomga, New South Wales.

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