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Wally (fl.1972) Brown Wally (fl.1972) Brown i(A126159 works by)
Born: Established: 1883 ;
Gender: Male
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1 Kangaroo Talk Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 212-3) After a fruitless kangaroo hunt, Brown and his friend find they have a long walk back to their camp in the dark.
1 Hard Master Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 155-6) After the death of their father two young brothers go with a cousin to work on his farm. The cousin's cruelty to the boys is returned to him before they flee.
1 Gift Bike Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 132-4) Brown recalls how he and a mate asked a group of Aboriginal stockmen driving a truck to Darwin for a lift. As a thank you, Brown offered them his bicycle. However, the stockmen's boss was not pleased with this.
1 Mining Shares Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 129-30) Brown recounts the story of how his brother and several other men were tricked into selling their shares in a gold mine that subsequently turned a handsome profit.
1 Chinese Cook Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 100) Crosscultural relations are strained when a relationship develops between a man and a woman, resulting in the man's death.
1 Keeping Cool Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 96) Brown recalls the difficulties a publican had trying to keep beer cool and the stock losses he incurred.
1 Finding Water Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 94) Run out of town for brawling, a group of station workers with their alcohol supplies try to ford a flooded river in an old utility. The vehicle capsizes, but the men rescue their alcohol from the river bed.
1 Keeping Meat Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 91-2) With a bit of bush improvisation and ingenuity, recalls Brown, perishable foods can be made to last.
1 Feeding on Spinifex Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 89-90) The local spinifex grass, according to a former resident of Port Hedland, produces a very tender beef which the local butcher would sell door-to-door in very generous portions.
1 Curing Meat Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 88-9) An old man recalls how in his younger days he and some workmates had enjoyed a sumptuous meal of lamb they had cooked by an old bush method.
1 Cowboys Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 23-4) Brown recalls the hard work entailed in looking after a mob of cattle and in keeping the cowboys well fed.
1 Stick and Hand Prospecting Wally (fl.1972) Brown , 1996 single work prose
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 16-7) Some methods of tin prospecting require a lot of equipment but, for those who know how, a hand is all that is needed.
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