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David G. Falk David G. Falk i(A27474 works by) (a.k.a. David Falk; David George Falk)
Born: Established: 1858 Manchester,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 16 Sep 1937 St Kilda, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Jewish
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1 Beatrice and Benedick David G. Falk , 1904 single work short story
— Appears in: The Argus , 1904 no. 18026 1904; (p. 5)
1 Bush Stories David G. Falk , 1903 single work short story
— Appears in: The Argus , 19 December no. 17921 1903; (p. 5)
1 Bush Drama David G. Falk , 1902 single work short story
— Appears in: The Argus , 13 September no. 17526 1902; (p. 4)
1 John Brede, Bushman David G. Falk , 1899 single work short story
— Appears in: The Argus , 16 December no. 16676 1899; (p. 4)
1 The Majesty of the Law David G. Falk , 1896 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 12 December 1896; (p. 7, 10) Man or Devil: Tales of the Australian Gothic 2020; (p. 65-83)
1 2 y separately published work icon A Castaway of the Barrier David G. Falk , London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1896 Z467872 1896 single work novel
1 Brady's Luck David G. Falk , 1892 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 February vol. 12 no. 625 1892; (p. 21-22)
1 Coyt's Girl David G. Falk , 1891 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 19 December 1891; (p. 3, 6)
1 To A.C. i "Sweet kindred soul enshrined in lofty thought,", David G. Falk , 1890 single work poetry
— Appears in: Centennial Magazine , January vol. 2 no. 6 1890; (p. 450)
1 Mordaunt's Bunyip David G. Falk , 1889 single work short story
— Appears in: Tuapeka Times , 1 May vol. 22 no. 1584 1889; (p. 6)
2 Rick; or, The Récidiviste : a Romance of Australian Life David G. Falk , 1889 single work novel
1 The Castaway of the Barrier David G. Falk , 1889 single work short story
— Appears in: Centennial Magazine , December vol. 2 no. 5 1889; (p. 328-343)
1 At the Loyda Crossin' David G. Falk , 1889 single work short story
— Appears in: Centennial Magazine , September vol. 2 no. 2 1889; (p. 97-114)
1 From Choice David G. Falk , 1888 single work short story
— Appears in: The Centennial Magazine , December vol. 1 no. 5 1888; (p. 282-315)
1 A Terrible Experience David G. Falk , 1887 single work short story
— Appears in: Tuapeka Times , 24 December vol. 20 no. 1415 1887; (p. 1) Northern Territory Times and Gazette , 29 December 1888;
1 Coll David G. Falk , 1887 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Victorian Jubilee Book : In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Accession to the Throne 1887; (p. 31-35)
1 Mick Sorley David G. Falk , 1886 single work short story
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 2 December 1886; (p. 4) The writer meets a man on a Sydney wharf who tells him the story of Mick Sorley, his ill-fated pet crocodile that he captured in the Northern Territory.
1 In the Coombah Shed David G. Falk , 1886 single work short story
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 11 November 1886; (p. 4) Riding towards the South Australian border, the narrator meets an Irishman who tells him the tale of a shearer, Jimmy Brown, who kept away from the other shearers and refused to fight.
1 Makin' in from the Pike River David G. Falk , 1886 single work short story

When the Pike River goldfield proves disappointing three miners set out to ride the 300 miles to Cooktown, but their horses are poisoned by nightshade when they still have 200 miles to go. They continue on foot and come across Jack Baines, who left with his wife and child a week before. His wife is dead after drinking bad water, but Meg, his little daughter, is still alive.

The men continue their journey with Baines and the child but, one by one, they die. Only Myall Billy is left. Honouring a promise he continues to carry Meg, unaware she is dead, until he finally reaches a bush shanty and public house.
1 The Squeezer David G. Falk , 1886 single work short story
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 16 September 1886; (p. 4) An old bushman, Jerry Smith, tells how his pet frog, Jerry, saved him from dying of thirst when he was lost while prospecting in far North Queensland.
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