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The Strange Disappearance of Corporal Robertson single work   short story  
Note: Author of Harcourt Darrell, etc.
Issue Details: First known date: 1889... 1889 The Strange Disappearance of Corporal Robertson
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Tale of the Victorian mounted police in 1853, recalled in England in 1888. The disappearance of a gentlemanly corporal reveals publicly the coarse drunkenness of his wife and his love for a refined and beautiful governess on a nearby station. Narrated by the then young officer in charge of the troop in the Victorian country town. Involves descriptions of local social life, detective work, and references to the local Chinese camp. (PB)

Notes

  • Specially written for the Australian Journal.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 24 no. 284 January 1889 Z1080955 1889 periodical issue 1889 pg. 263-270
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Subjects:
  • Country towns,
  • 1888
  • 1853
Settings:
  • Victoria,
  • c
    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
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