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A Strange Plant single work   short story  
Is part of Navvie's Tales : Retold by 'The Boss' W. W. , 1873 series - author short story
Issue Details: First known date: 1874... 1874 A Strange Plant
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A resentful old station hand at Newalla shoots the owner's son and casts the blame on a youth who lent him his gun. A young trooper convicts him through stolen money in the pouch of his pet kangaroo. (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 10 no. 115 December 1874 Z1028043 1874 periodical issue 1874 pg. 186-189
Last amended 21 Nov 2003 09:41:58
Subjects:
  • 1853
Settings:
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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