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1 The Grave in the Desert : A True Story Austral , 1874 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , August vol. 9 no. 111 1874; (p. 687-688) Tale of the journey from Wilcannia to Palmerston with a mob of sheep and a hundred horses made by two brothers from Colac, Victoria and the wife of the elder brother. On their march toward the Yam Creek gold-rush the younger brother is killed by their Aboriginal guide, and the wife dies soon after arriving at Palmerston with her husband. (PB)
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