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1 The Work Machine R Conquest , 1941 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 December vol. 77 no. 909 1941; (p. 1233, 1243)
1 The Race is not Always to the Swiftest R Conquest , 1939 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 8 February 1939; (p. 13) Old Tear-'em-Down, the boss of Bungle Downs, is goaded into entering his horse Western Conquerer in the Sunset Cup. Some judicious sawing by Hellspond makes for a good finish.
1 A Bit Hard of Hearing R Conquest , 1939 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 December vol. 75 no. 885 1939; (p. 1583, 1591)
1 No Match for Lady Luck R Conquest , 1938 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 21 December 1938; (p. 10)
1 The Play's the Thing R Conquest , 1938 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 16 November 1938; (p. 13) The men of Bungle Downs Station decide to put on a play to make money for a widow. Hellspond is Romeo and the boss plays Juliette with hilarious results.
1 The Strategy of King Bungeye R Conquest , 1938 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 October 1938; (p. 5) Hellspond tells us that the boss of Bungle Down Station began to worry about the possibility of a European dictator attacking Australia. He decided they needed to practise defence of the homestead and trained up his men like soldiers. The final strategy was to have the local Aboriginal leader (Old Bungeye) rally his tribe to a pretend attack.
1 The Plans of Mice...! R Conquest , 1938 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 24 August 1938; (p. 13) Tear-'em-Down, the boss at Bungle Downs, uses his lottery winnings to take his men and the Aboriginal leader, King Bungeye, to the Brisbane Exhibition. He leaves the Chinese cook in charge back at the station.
1 A Wedding at Bungle Downs. R Conquest , 1938 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 22 June 1938; (p. 15) The boss at Bungle Downs station meets a girl at Rockhampton and brings her back to get married. The wedding grows but the parson doesn't turn up.
1 And a Merry Time Was Had by Everyone 1938 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 21 December 1938; (p. 5) A station boss decides to treat his staff by having a traditional English Christmas. However, when he plays the role of Santa Claus, things go awry.
1 Sour Grapes R Conquest , 1937 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 2 September 1937; (p. 33) Joe's friend, Jim, is killed when he falls from his horse. Joe is very lonely and the boss tells him of an old boundary rider and his daughter who need accommodation. Joe refuses the offer but the old man and his daughter, Veva, turn up the next day. Veva is beautiful and Joe soon falls in love with her. One night when they are out riding in the moonlight he asks her to marry him only to find that she is already married.
1 Sausages R Conquest , 1937 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 August 1937; (p. 10) Hellspond was working on a station called Bungle Downs. One very hot day a stranger arrived and told the boss that he would make sausages for them. So the men killed wild hogs, two bullocks and some poddy calves and Old Pedro made a huge number of sausages. The men did their best but they could not eat all the sausages. Finally Hellspond thought of giving them to the local Aborigines who came and ate them all.
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