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Notes
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Reprint of the first part of Children of the Bush.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1925 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Send Round the Hat, single work short story humour (p. 1-30)
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That Pretty Girl in the Army,
single work
short story
The hard men of Bourke are drawn to the pretty young Salvation Army girl who moves to their town. They are surprised by her reaction to Jack Moonlight, a swagman, who turns out to be her former lover.
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Lord Douglas,
single work
short story
'Lord Douglas' is unpopular in Bourke, where his aristocratic ways bring him into conflict with the union men. However the same union men care for his wife and children when he is jailed for two years, and even take up a collection when he is released.
- The Blindness of One-Eyed Bogan, single work short story humour (p. 82-96)
- Two Sundowners, single work short story humour (p. 97-114)
- A Sketch of Mateship, single work short story (p. 115-117)
- On the Tucker Track : A Steelman Story, single work short story humour (p. 118-123)
- A Bush Publican's Lament, single work short story humour (p. 124-130)
- The Shearer's Dream, single work short story (p. 131-137)
- The Lost Soul's Hotel, single work short story (p. 138-155)
- The Boozers' Home, single work short story (p. 156-164)
- The Sex Problem Again, single work short story (p. 165-172)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Take Round the Hat
1907
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 27 November vol. 75 no. 1973 1907; (p. 26)
— Review of Send Round the Hat 1907 selected work short story
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Take Round the Hat
1907
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 27 November vol. 75 no. 1973 1907; (p. 26)
— Review of Send Round the Hat 1907 selected work short story
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