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y separately published work icon Into the West : Henry Lawson and Other Writers in Western Australia : 1890 to 1930 single work   biography  
Alternative title: Tales from Tomorrow
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Into the West : Henry Lawson and Other Writers in Western Australia : 1890 to 1930
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The Shanty-Keeper's Wife, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
A party of coach travellers stop at a bush shanty, hoping for a meal after an uncomfortable journey. The publican informs them his wife is ill, asks them to be quiet, and tells them that he has no food and can only offer them rum and milk. Then the horses go missing and the travellers are offered accommodation for the night, at a price.
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