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- A Dilemma For Old Sake's Sake, single work short story (p. 10-16)
- Quits, single work short story (p. 18-30)
- The Dire Peril of Sergeant Sells, single work short story (p. 32-42)
- Gentle Dan, single work short story (p. 44-49)
- Government on the Goldfields, single work prose (p. 52-54)
- The Murder on the Indigo Creek, single work prose (p. 54-55)
- The Chinese on the Goldfields and the Buckland River Riots, single work prose (p. 55-56)
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The Riot at the Packhorse,
extract
novel
Chapters twelve and thirteen of the novel. The story is a fictionalised account of events on the Buckland River described in 'The Chinese on the Goldfields'.Note: At head of title: Extract from Deadman's.
- The Doctor's Drive, single work short story (p. 68-75)
- The Humbling of Sergeant Mahone, single work short story (p. 77-86)
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Vermisst
The Lost White Woman,
single work
short story
Following a shipwreck of a vessel headed to Sydney, Ellen Hammond is stranded with three men on the Gippsland Coast. In the night, the men are murdered by a group of Aboriginal men but she is spared and brought back to their camp.
The perspective switches to Ellen's husband, Tom Hammond, who insists to the police captain on coming along to search for Ellen, who has been leaving "E.H." scratched into trees. They track the group of Aboriginal people and creep up on their camp before storming it. In the confusion and chaos, a shot is let loose against the orders of the police captain. Ellen is found beside the fire - dying, from the fired shot. In the aftermath, the captain is certain that it was Tom Hammond himself who fired the bullet that ended up killing his wife, but they decide to keep it quiet, believing that Ellen was better off dead after what she had experienced.
Note: With title: The Lost White Woman. - A Good Samaritan, single work short story (p. 97-102)
- A Missing Trustee, single work short story (p. 105-113)
- The Yanyilla Steeplechase, single work short story romance (p. 115-140)
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A Man's Sacrifice,
single work
short story
romance
(p. 143-173)
Note: Abridged version. Condensed from 16,000 words to 14,000 by editor for inclusion in this book.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Life at Deadman's
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Margin , April no. 56 2002; (p. 31)
— Review of Life at Deadman's : Stories of Colonial Victoria 2001 selected work short story prose essay
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[Review] Life at Deadman's
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Margin , April no. 56 2002; (p. 31)
— Review of Life at Deadman's : Stories of Colonial Victoria 2001 selected work short story prose essay