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Eric Bedford Eric Bedford i(A26942 works by) (a.k.a. Eric William Bedford)
Born: Established: 1899 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1978 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Chained Warrior Eric Bedford , Sydney : Australian Gift Books , 1960 Z800286 1960 selected work poetry
1 Hay Ain't Light Eric Bedford , 1960 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 April vol. 81 no. 4182 1960; (p. 59-61)
1 Laughter in the Sun Eric Bedford , 1958 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 June vol. 79 no. 4086 1958; (p. 56-7)
1 Ghost's in Memory's Bar Eric Bedford , 1958 single work biography humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 December vol. 79 no. 4116 1958; (p. 11,35,39)
1 Abdul's Racehorse Eric Bedford , 1957 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 November vol. 78 no. 4058 1957; (p. 57)
1 The Man in the Big Hat Eric Bedford , 1957 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 August vol. 78 no. 4043 1957; (p. 32-33,49)
1 y separately published work icon Scum o' the Seas Eric Bedford , Sydney : Currawong , 1944 Z848847 1944 single work children's fiction children's

An adventure story, largely concerned with pirates, that begins with George Humboldt running away from the Sydney shop in which he works as an assistant, with a view to making his fortune on the goldfields. He soon falls in with – and then afoul of – 'Red' Haggard, a seaman with a fearsome reputation, and his crew.
1 Subsidies for Playwrights Eric Bedford , 1935 single work prose
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 May vol. 56 no. 2882 1935; (p. 41)
1 1 The Widow's Might Eric Bedford , 1934 single work drama humour
1 y separately published work icon The Pendulum Eric Bedford , Sydney : Australasian Press Agency , 1932 Z859046 1932 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The Pendulum : A Play in Three Acts Eric Bedford , Sydney : Australasian Press Agency , 1932 Z813857 1932 single work drama
1 The Testimony Eric Bedford , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 1 May 1930; (p. 6) 'Bluey' Gallagher gives a home and support to a poverty-stricken pair, a man wrongfully convicted of cattle-duffing and sentenced by his father, a judge, who resigns after the case; Gallagher was the original thief.
1 Bluey Gallagher's Full Hand Eric Bedford , 1930 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 20 March 1930; (p. 6) Group of con men take down town over a horse race and think they have lost their winnings to a female publican, but one turns out to have given her counterfeit money
1 A Close Shave Eric Bedford , 1929 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 May vol. 50 no. 2571 1929; (p. 32)
1 Ask Amble Eric Bedford , 1929 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 May vol. 50 no. 2572 1929; (p. 34)
1 A Busy Evening Eric Bedford , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 August vol. 47 no. 2427 1926; (p. 48)
1 Summer Girls Eric Bedford , 1919 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 September vol. 40 no. 2065 1919; (p. 48)
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