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Issue Details: First known date: 1873... 1873 Holiday Peak and Other Tales
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* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:George Robertson , 1873 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Holiday Peak, Marcus Clarke , single work short story adventure (p. 1-17)
An Up-Country Township Bullocktown Bullocktown : Glenorchy, Marcus Clarke , single work short story humour
A small and isolated country town without a resident preacher sees a succession of itinerant preachers, some of dubious credentials, lecturing at the pub.
 (p. 18-23)
Note: With the title "An Up-Country Township"
Grumbler's Gully, Marcus Clarke , single work short story (p. 24-33)
A Night with Horace 'Horace' in the Bush, Marcus Clarke , single work short story (p. 34-42)
Pretty Dick, Marcus Clarke , single work short story
Story of the seven-year-old shepherd's son who gets lost in the bush and dies.
 (p. 43-56)
How the Circus Came to Bullocktown, Marcus Clarke , single work short story humour (p. 57-72)
Poor Joe [Jo], Marcus Clarke , single work short story (p. 73-78)
Squatters of the Past and Present : 'Arcades Ambo.', Marcus Clarke , single work short story
The narrator muses on the different characters that constitute the Australian squatter. He takes as an example his friends, old Robin Ruff of the Murrumbidgee, and young Dudley Smooth of Murriowooloomoolooneriangtrotolong Station, and compares their distinctly different approaches to running their businesses.
 (p. 79-84)
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Notes:
Dedicated to Oliver Wendell Holmes
Notes:
The stories were first published in the "Australasian"
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Works about this Work

Marcus Clarke 1873 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 20 December 1873; (p. 7)
— Review of Holiday Peak and Other Tales Marcus Clarke , 1873 selected work short story
Marcus Clarke 1873 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 20 December 1873; (p. 7)
— Review of Holiday Peak and Other Tales Marcus Clarke , 1873 selected work short story
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