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Dedication: To the Memory of the Good Old Times! To the memory of the old bush days, when we crossed the rolling plains in the dragging, creaking dray ; To the memory of the old homestead where the great trees towered and the long grass reached above our heads - the homestead where the rafters shook to gay bush songs, and we danced and danced the whole night through - the homestead where we toiled and struggled, and hoped and lost - the homestead where our hearts beat free, and merriment mocked at adversity ; and to you old friends! You who shared with me the shade of the apple trees on the plains - who shared with me those careless days by mountain, creek and scrub, I fondly dedicate this book. - Steele Rudd, Brisbane, Oct. 8, 1904.
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Most of the chapters of Sandy's Selection (the book) initially appeared as individual stories in Steele Rudd's Magazine in 1903-1904. However some of the stories initially appeared in The North Queensland Register (Chapter I), The Commonwealth Annual (Chapters II - VI) The Queenslander (Chapter XI) and The Bulletin (Chapters XII, XIII, portions of XV, XVII). Chapter XVIII ('Dad Takes to Politics') and Chapter XIX ('Dad in Parliament') were later used as the opening three chapters for Dad in Politics (1908). Notably, for the book, alterations were made to the order in which the stories appeared, some of the stories were divided into two chapters or even amalgamated into one chapter, some story titles were added or altered, and a number of minor changes were made to the text. So there is not always a straightforward match up between the stories as they first appeared in Steele Rudd's Magazine and the later book chapters.
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Note that whilst Sandy's Selection (the book) was illustrated by a number of artists (principally Lionel Lindsay), the stories that appeared in Steele Rudd's Magazine were illustrated by E. Ashton Murphy, with the exception of the two Dad in Politics stories, which were illustrated by George Taylor.
Contents
- The New Home, single work short story humour (p. 1-7)
- Twelve Months After, single work short story humour (p. 8-14)
- Uncle and the Roos, single work short story humour (p. 15-21)
- Sandy's Gold Mine, single work short story humour (p. 22-29)
- Trouble on the Mine, single work short story humour (p. 30-35)
- Two Cases for the Doctor, single work short story humour (p. 36-43)
- Some Neighbours of Sandy's, single work short story humour (p. 44-52)
- Two Girls from Town, single work short story humour (p. 53-61)
- Cows and Horses, single work short story humour (p. 62-68)
- One Corn Season, single work short story humour (p. 69-82)
- In the Drought Time, single work short story humour (p. 83-93)
- Sandy's Lucky Shot, single work short story humour (p. 94-101)
- Jimmy Parker's Holiday, single work short story humour (p. 102-113)
- Uncle's Arrest, single work short story humour (p. 114-124)
- An Appeal to Old Dad, single work short story humour (p. 125-135)
- A Hundred Pounds, single work short story humour (p. 136-148)
- A Distinguished Visitor, single work short story humour (p. 149-160)
- Dad Takes to Politics, single work short story humour (p. 161-173)
- Dad in Parliament, single work short story humour (p. 174-188)
- The Ripper Sewing-Machine, single work short story humour (p. 189-198)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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A Writer's Convict Past
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 February 1993; (p. C4) -
No Laughing Matter
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Literary Supplement) , 30 September 1980; (p. 28-35) -
Steele Rudd
1958
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 February vol. 79 no. 4072 1958; (p. 2,58) -
Steele Rudd Again
1958
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 January vol. 79 no. 4066 1958; (p. 2,58-59) -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Book Lover , 1 February vol. 7 no. 70 1905; (p. 14)
— Review of Sandy's Selection 1904 selected work short story
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Received
1904
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 December vol. 25 no. 1298 1904; (p. 2)
— Review of Sandy's Selection 1904 selected work short story -
Short Notice
1904
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 28 December vol. 69 no. 1821 1904; (p. 7)
— Review of Sandy's Selection 1904 selected work short story -
Untitled
1905
single work
review
— Appears in: The Book Lover , 1 February vol. 7 no. 70 1905; (p. 14)
— Review of Sandy's Selection 1904 selected work short story -
No Laughing Matter
1980
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Literary Supplement) , 30 September 1980; (p. 28-35) -
Steele Rudd Again
1958
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 January vol. 79 no. 4066 1958; (p. 2,58-59) -
Steele Rudd
1958
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 February vol. 79 no. 4072 1958; (p. 2,58) -
A Writer's Convict Past
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 February 1993; (p. C4)