Colin Thiele
1920
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2006
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Australia
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of Adelaide
occupation: writer, children's writer
award received: Dromkeen Medal, Centenary Medal, Fulbright Scholarship, Companion of the Order of Australia
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Colin Milton Thiele (; 16 November 1920 – 4 September 2006) was an Australian author and educator. He was renowned for his award-winning children's fiction, most notably the novels Storm Boy, Blue Fin, the Sun on the Stubble series, and February Dragon. As Vice Principal and Principal of Wattle Park Teachers College and Principal of Murray Park CAE for much of the 1960s and 70s he had a significant impact on teacher education in South Australia. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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