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Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 Down Another Track
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Notes

  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to all those referred to stastically as The Rural Drift - those thousands of refugee bushies who, with little or no choice, have moved from inland Australia to find new occupations and forge new lives for themselves and their families in cities and towns - down another track.
  • The work is divided into six parts entitled: Beating About the Bush; The Great Gamble; Down Another Track; The Great Flood of 1974; Chalk and Talk; Bedside Ballads

Contents

* Contents derived from the Charters Towers, Charters Towers area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,:Mimosa Press , 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Pull Up a Stump and Join Mei"You'll find no bridle hanging", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 2 - 4)
Let's Go Delving Againi"Come, let us yoke a delver", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 5 - 7)
Smith to the Rescuei"Well, Smith came down on his tractor,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 8 - 12)
Laugh Your Way through Queenslandi"From Cape York to Coolangatta,", Richard Magoffin , single work poetry (p. 13 - 14)
No Flies on Bill, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
A visitor from Sydney is disgusted by the thousands of flies in the pub's toilet.
 (p. 15)
No Change, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
A publican gives his opinion of tourists.
 (p. 16)
Grasshoppers, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
A view of tourists as grasshoppers.
 (p. 16)
Exclusively Pig, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
A Melbourne couple learn about outback pub fare when they are stranded during the wet season.
 (p. 16)
Voluntary Helpers, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
After working all day in the race meeting refreshment room, usually run to benefit the C. W. A., Marge and Edna are shocked to find out who is getting the profits.
 (p. 17)
The Making of Bullocks, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
Young James disagrees with Father Brown about who made his Dad's bullocks.
 (p. 18)
His One Prayer, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
Young Richard tells Father Whereat the one prayer he knows.
 (p. 18)
The Weight of Evidence, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
Arthur Cairo Fayers explains why, despite landing the biggest mud cod ever seen, he was unable to win the Post Magazine fishing competition.
 (p. 19 - 20)
'Av Another Go!', Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
Roly and his parents all prove to be accident-prone.
 (p. 20)
Face in the Dark, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
A young farmhand is unimpressed by advice given to him by his miserly employer.
 (p. 21)
An Open Hand, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
A priest receives advice from his Bishop.
 (p. 21)
A Deadly Impression, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
The locals outwit an American serviceman.
 (p. 21 - 22)
Slippery, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
Magoffin learns how the ringer, Slippery, got his nickname.
 (p. 22)
A Quick Cure, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
The narrator has a narrow escape from his father's version of doctoring.
 (p. 23)
Painkiller, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
Describes the miraculous cures effected by a bush remedy, a Parke-Davis product called 'Painkiller'
 (p. 23)
Radar, Richard Magoffin , single work prose humour
Charlie steals a crowbar for his boss and justifies his nickname.
 (p. 24)
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Works about this Work

Bush Bard : A Son of Hard Times Heather Brown (interviewer), 1984 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 April 1984; (p. 4)
Bush Bard : A Son of Hard Times Heather Brown (interviewer), 1984 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 April 1984; (p. 4)
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