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y separately published work icon The Roaring Fifties single work   graphic novel   historical fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1936... 1936 The Roaring Fifties
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The adventures of Dick Strangeways, from the moment when, penniless and alone, he sees a fracas on a London street, to his adventures with gold mining, vengeful troopers, and bushrangers in Australia.

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  • The illustrator is not identified. Many of Gill's short stories were written in conjunction with his wife, Esther Paterson, but her name was always prominent in the publication in those instances.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Serialised by: The Argus 1848-1957 newspaper (490 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in the Argus in 167 instalments, from 8 August 1936 to 19 February 1937.
Link: Instalment one Sighted: 15/9/2015
      1936-1937 .
Serialised by: The Telegraph George Woolnough , 1872-1997 newspaper (62 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in the Brisbane Telegraph from 1936 to 1937: exact dates for the full run not traced.
      1936-1937 .
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