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The Bullocky's Gratitude single work   short story   crime   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1931... 1931 The Bullocky's Gratitude
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A very strong Italian cane farmer makes a friend of the local Irish constable after being knocked out but not charged while on a drunken rampage. After a language misunderstanding over someone 'left holding the baby,' he corners and beats up a suspected local smuggler to discover tins of opium on him. But the constable cannot prove it in court and the smuggler escapes.

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  • Contains mention of Italian people in Australia

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 11 June 1931 Z1647493 1931 newspaper issue 1931 pg. 6
    Note: In Column: Tales of Illicit Trading
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— Appears in: The Queenslander , 4 June 1931; (p. 5) A cane farmer going to meet the local steamer tricks a smuggler coming off the wharf with opium out of his loot by saying the local sergeant is on the road behind the farmer.
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