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y separately published work icon While the Billy Boils : The Original Newspaper Versions selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 While the Billy Boils : The Original Newspaper Versions
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Sydney University Press , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
His Colonial Oath, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
While 'up-country' the narrator runs into a schoolmate from his days in a bush school. After conversing with him for a while he wonders which one of them has changed.
 (p. 157-159)
The Man Who Forgot, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
A soft-hearted shearer is deceived by a cunning swagman.
 (p. 160-168)
When the Sun Went Down, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Tom rebuffs his brother Jack's attempt at reconciliation after a quarrel. But when his brother is trapped in a collapsing mineshaft Tom works desperately to save him.
 (p. 169-173)
'Tom's Selection' : A Sketch of Settling on the Land Settling on the Land, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Lawson gives a graphic, if humorous, account of the hardships faced by settlers and the rivalry between them and squatters.
 (p. 174-182)
Macquarie's Mate, Henry Lawson , single work short story
The drinkers at Stiffner's shanty have a poor opinion of Macquarie, but his mate, Awful Example, defends him.
 (p. 183-189)
Brummy Usen, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A swagman tells stories of people who have been lost in the bush; some thought dead when they were alive, and some believed alive when they were dead.
 (p. 190-195)
'Dossing Out' and 'Camping', Henry Lawson , single work short story
Lawson contrasts the plight of the unemployed, forced to sleep in the streets, with the pleasures of camping in the bush.
 (p. 196-201)
'In a Wet Season'. Along the Line In a Wet Season, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Lawson describes a dismal train journey through the flooded outback.
 (p. 202-209)
That There Dog O' Mine, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Injured in a drunken brawl, a shearer refuses treatment in a hospital unless his dog, also injured, is allowed to stay as well.
 (p. 210-214)
Coming Across : A Study in the Steerage, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Lawson describes travelling steerage to New Zealand on a ship carrying ill-informed migrants, hard-drinking New Zealand shearers, and optimistic Australians.
 (p. 215-233)
Hungerford, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour

Lawson writes about the remote town of Hungerford, which straddles the N.S.W. and Queensland border. Lawson's story is derived from his visit to Hungerford in January 1893, when he and James Gordon (and possibly Ernest de Guinney) walked there from Torale shearing shed, near Bourke.

 (p. 234-240)
Stiffner and Jim (Thirdly, Bill), Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Bill and Jim, the narrator, arrive at a pub desperate for a drink, but without any money.
 (p. 241-254)
Drifted Back, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A man comes back to the town he left fifteen years before. He intends to spend Christmas there, but discovers that all those he knew, with one exception, have gone.
 (p. 254-257)
Remailed, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Bill's newspaper is passed around and read by various mates. Then he parcels it up and sends it to Jim in New Zealand, a habit which allows Jim and Bill to continue their arguments about various pet theories and share other thoughts as well.
 (p. 258-264)
Shooting the Moon, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Mitchell reveals his loyalty to a publican who caught him trying to leave the pub without paying.
 (p. 265-269)
Board and Residence, Henry Lawson , single work short story autobiography
Lawson describes the evils of unemployment and cheap boarding houses.
 (p. 270-277)
Baldy Thompson, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Looks at the many grievances, and the strengths, of old-time squatter, Baldy Thompson.
 (p. 278-282)
He'd Come Back, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A bushman tells the sorry tale of his marriage.
 (p. 283-286)
Enter Mitchell, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 287-290)
She Wouldn't Speak, Henry Lawson , single work short story
Dave and Joe stop at a pub for dinner. The girl serving them refuses to speak and all their efforts to get her to say something fail.
 (p. 291-294)
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