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1 Wind Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 234) Dempsey recalls working in a very windy place, but a mate of his recalls working further inland at a place so windy that a worker would spend half his working day chasing his hat.
1 Railway Ghosts Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 230-2) An old engine driver from Victoria Mill likes to have a bit of fun with the other drivers when working at night by implying that the ghosts of some deceased locals are active.
1 The Boundary Rider's Ghost Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 228-9) A story of how two swagmen unwittingly choose to camp in the same deserted boundary rider's hut on a stormy night. When they accidentally touch each other, both think they have encountered a ghost so spend the night out in the rain.
1 Dingo and Roo Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 212) Dempsey describes how a kangaroo cleverly managed to deflect a pursuing dingo.
1 Late for Koorboora Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 188-9) A group of miners would gather each night at a different home to talk and socialise. One polite old man coined a phrase that let everyone know when it was time to leave.
1 Flying Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 184-6) Dempsey recalls how he went on a work-related trip in a light plane flown by a friend. Despite advice to the contrary, the friend decided the windy weather was not so bad as to prevent them flying out. After an initial aborted attempt, a sack of potatoes is used to comic and potentially dangerous effect to balance the plane in the wind.
1 Wet Sheep Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 173-4) Dempsey recalls how, as a fifteen year old, he thought he had found an effective method of encouraging recalcitrant sheep through the yard gates, until he realised that the shearers had had to stop work because all the sheep were wet.
1 Axe Handle Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 149) An old station owner tries to save a few pennies by having his employee spend half an hour repairing a cheap axe handle.
1 How to Kill a Sheep Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose adventure
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 104-6) A pair of inexperienced young station hands have difficulty with the bosses request to kill a sheep.
1 Air Accident Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 68) An Australian fighter pilot creates a lot of dust as he lands his aircraft on a coral atoll. He plays along with the panic of U.S. military personnel who think the plane is alight.
1 Cut Fingers Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 67-8) Following an aircraft accident, some little girls fool their mothers into thinking they've retrieved gruesome evidence from the scene.
1 Pugilist Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 63-4) Two big men after more supplies of rum outwit a small-statured storekeeper to gain his bottle.
1 Cockroach Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 62-3) Having a few beers in the pub are two mates, one of whom is a practical joker whilst the other knows the tricks he gets up to. However, the pair's antics put an unsuspecting local off his beer.
1 Snuffler and the Cattle Rush Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 35) A diligent employee, disgruntled at the laziness of his fellow workers, teaches them a lesson.
1 Galloping Jones Robbing the Bank Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose adventure
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 33) Local identity, Galloping Jones, accepts a dare to rob a bank. He succeeds, hands the money back, and then has to talk his way out of arrest.
1 Croc Shooting Frank Dempsey , 1996 single work prose humour
— Appears in: The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1996; (p. 9-10) The bravado of tall stories is put to the test when a crocodile really enters the scene.
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