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Vernon Williams Vernon Williams i(A35109 works by) (birth name: Vernon Seymour Darvall Williams)
Born: Established: 29 May 1884 Maryborough, Maryborough (Qld) area, Maryborough - Hervey Bay - Fraser Island area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 11 Jul 1931 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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1 The King of the Sealers Vernon Williams , 1929 extract
— Appears in: The Straitsmen : A Romance 1929; (p. 76-79, 82-83) Shadow and Shine : An Anthology of Gippsland Literature 1988; (p. 48-49)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Straitsmen : A Romance Vernon Williams , Melbourne London : Cassell , 1929 Z816389 1929 selected work novel adventure
2 y separately published work icon The Sea Wolf's Hoard The Sea Wolves' Hoard Vernon Williams , 1923 single work novel adventure In The Sea Wolf's Hoard, 1924, Williams introduces the straitsmen of whom he tells more in his third novel. Early in the nineteenth century a French ship was wrecked on a small island off the south-east coast of Victoria. Tradition has it that a cache of brandy was hidden there together with other valuables. Mystery surrounds the death of a straitsman, as well as his family connections and descendants, who are interested in the treasure. Two Anzacs seek to unravel the mystery and experience many weird adventures, including fights with the local remnant of the straitsmen. (E. Morris Miller Australian Literature From Its Beginnings To 1935 (1940): 747).
1 With Open Arms Vernon Williams , 1923 single work review
— Appears in: Corroboree : The Journal of the Australian Literature Society , December vol. 2 no. 1 1923; (p. 1-3)
— Review of A Marked Soul Doris Manners-Sutton , 1923 single work novel ; The Spell Of The Inland: A Romance of Central Australia John Armour , 1923 single work novel
1 3 y separately published work icon The Mahogany Ship Vernon Williams , London Melbourne : Ward, Lock , 1920 Z1276402 1920 single work novel adventure
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