... book, set in Tasmania in 1825, is about a brave 8-year-old boy and the way in which he stands up against the notorious Captain Brady and his villainous gang of Bushrangers. ‘The Joke Shop’ by D. J. Enright (Chatto & Windus £2.50) is a novel for young readers ...

... families, one of which, the furthest advanced into the wilderness, was named Brady (younger brother or nephew the celebrated Captain Brady). In the latnmn of '9ft the only hoy in this family, a bold, vein ures lad of 15, went cheelnuttiDg the highest gtuuud ...