![]() ![]() ![]() Thiele suffered from severe arthritis from 1955 and in his later years left South Australia to settle in warmer conditions near Dayboro, Queensland. In 1977 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia, the second highest level of the order, for his services to literature and education. Several of his books have been made into films or television series, including Sun on the Stubble, The Fire in the Stone, Blue Fin, Storm Boy and Maneater Man. Thiele wrote more than 100 books, which often described life in rural Australia, particularly the Eudunda, Barossa Valley, and Murray River/Coorong regions of South Australia. He transferred to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in July 1942, serving out the remainder of the war as a corporal posted to Air Defence Headquarters, Higgins. Thiele enlisted in the Australian Army in December 1940, and was posted to the 18th Light Horse (Machine Gun) as a private. He later taught in high schools and colleges. He was educated at several country schools including Kapunda High School before studying at the University of Adelaide, graduating in 1941. The young Colin only spoke German until he went to school in Julia Creek. Thiele was born in Eudunda in South Australia to a Barossa German family. 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. Colin Milton Thiele AC was an Australian author and educator. ![]()
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