For Combined Postage Please Wait for Invoice. That's when we began to move more and more into television. With all three convicts back in the storehouse, Jack begins to pour some of the oil on the ground while Toby and Billy take the key and unlock the punishment cell. George longs for Jack to help him escape the cell and Toby comes up with a plan to search for Jack in the bush, taking the bundle of food intended for George and his own pet koala. Inside, George follows the sound of Polly's cries and sees her and Augusta at the bottom of a staircase, with a fallen beam blocking their escape. "It was screening in the mornings only, which is bloody nonsense," said Gross. [2] It was a rare leading role for Rolf Harris.[3]. After introducing Jack to Wahroonga, Toby tells him stories of his adventures in the bush, but when Jack thinks Toby has run away too, he tells him about what has happened to Big George and why he ran away. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Title: Use the HTML below. Hearing a squad of soldiers led by the Lieutenant Governor himself, Toby contemplates escaping, but throws more buckets of water on Billy, Jack and himself before they rush in to guide Polly and Augusta out of the house. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Despite his drunken state, Bully stays focused on Jack and while kneeling, he aims a rifle at him. That night, Polly—whom the Lightfoots have given permission to visit George in the punishment cell—and Toby smuggle some food from the Governor's kitchen and see George in the cell. Wahroonga keeps watch as Jack and Toby head for the storehouse. Thirteen year old child convict Toby (voiced by Sean Hinton) and his friends, including his sister Polly (Kerry McGuire), land in the penal colony of New South Wales by boat - Toby's been sent down for holding the reins of a highway man's horse. Keywords: Juvenile. Publisher: HarperCollins. Toby and Polly see each other for the first time since the ship left England - women convicts had been kept in a separate area - but their reunion is cut short by a tall officer, Sergeant "Bully" Langden. When the other convicts have moved away, Toby shows the object, the music box watch, to Polly. Sheet: 26.2 x 17.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 15/16 in. Mr. J. The Physical Object Format Paperback Number of pages 336 Dimensions 7.7 x 4.8 x 1.2 inches Weight 9.9 ounces ID Numbers Open Library OL9218934M ISBN 10 0007208936 ISBN 13 9780007208937 Library Thing | Countries - Australia | An old artist (Rolf Harris) sets up some paintings at Luna Park, Sydney, planning to sell them, but has trouble attracting any people until he performs "Jake the Peg". In the hut, he takes out the baby koala and puts it in the crook of Toby's elbow. Toby in the meantime saves a baby koala after Bully and Weasel kill it's mother while hunting, and keeps it as a pet, naming it Yo-Yo. Name Occupation Birth DeathKnown for; Rolf Harris: Musician: 30-Mar-1930 : Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport: REVIEWS. Consigned to work at a government farm, they are subjected to the cruelty of Sergeant Billy Langdon and Corporal Weazel Wesley in the fields of the convict colony.... (more) Read The Full … Written by He starts to tell us about Toby, but then looks at his watch and realises that he has to end the story because it's getting late. Consigned to a Government farm they are subjected to the cruelty of Sergeant Billy Langdon and Corporal Weazel Wesley. Starring: Rolf Harris. Toby starts to struggle when the day gets hotter, but Dipper is the first to fall, gasping with pain and holding his bad leg trying not to collapse. Specifications. Date unknown. They spend the next few hours following the river bed looking for more prints and other small clues to Jack's possible escape route. With all five of them outside, George heaves the beam off his shoulders and rushes to join them as the house begins to collapse behind him. He is scared when he first turns around, until he realises that it's Jack Doolan. On the edge of the convict settlement, Jack tells Toby that they will need to distract the guards to allow them to get near George's cell, and they will need some tools to break down the cell door. Toby escapes and flees into the Australian bush where he is saved from death by the aboriginal boy, Wahroonga. The Little Convict 1979 80 minutes starring Rolf Harris . Another signal from Jack causes Wahroonga to whisper a command to the dingo which snaps and snarls at the soldiers' horses causing them to rear and plunge, break their tethers and bolt toward the bush. Directed by Yoram Gross. The Little Prisoner How a Childhood Was Stolen and a Trust Betrayed This edition was published by Harper Element. (1979). Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828) Spain, 19th century. 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