Colin Thiele
Australian author (1920-2006) · Australia · On the map · Writers · Died at 85
Colin Milton Thiele 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.
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2006Died4 September 20062001Centenary MedalAward1997Dromkeen MedalAward1977Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward1920Born16 November 1920
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As Vice Principal and Principal of Wattle Park Teachers College and Principal of Murray Park CAE for much of the 1960s and 1970s he had a significant impact on teacher education in South Australia.
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Australia
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Lived 1920 to 2006 · aged 85
