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'Originally written for a charitable purpose, and published in the Daily Telegraph in Sydney... the 'Stories Retold' are chiefly gathered from the Press records of the day, and from the word of mouth of old colonial friends who have some recollection of events narrated. The 'Sketches of Country Life' are derived almost wholly from my own experiences. The descriptions of men and scenery are exactly set down as they appeared to me.' (Source: Preface)
Notes
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Dedication: To the memory of my much-loved Australian father, who for twenty-eight years of his life was a member of our Representative Parliaments, commencing with the very first, and was always a patriotic, energetic, and unselfish worker, and who, although born under the Southern Cross, was ever a true-hearted Englishman, I dedicate this little volume, which, in large part, contains a record of my filial service for him.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Bathurst,
Bathurst area,
Bathurst - Orange area,
Central West NSW,
New South Wales,:Glyndwr Whalan
, 1887 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- My Grandfather's Pocketbook, single work life story (p. 1-12)
- Fisher's Ghost, single work life story (p. 12-16)
- Vengeance for Ippitha, single work short story horror (p. 17-26)
- A Pair of Old Pistols, single work life story (p. 27-32)
- The Hundredweight of Gold, single work life story (p. 33-43)
- Western Rebellions - Black & White, single work life story (p. 44-52)
- Van Diemen's Land Ghouls, single work life story (p. 52-60)
- A Cattle Muster in the Hills, single work life story (p. 61-80)
- A Cattle Muster on the Plains, single work life story (p. 81-94)
- Past and Present, and Two Trips to the Darling River, single work life story (p. 94-116)
- Lost Children, single work life story (p. 116-132)
- In Dreamland, single work life story (p. 133-142)
- Rough Sketches in Black and White, single work life story (p. 143-152)
- A Suicide's Grave, single work life story (p. 153-164)
- My Experience as a Hospital Collector, single work life story (p. 153-164)
- A Visit to Mount Wilson, single work life story (p. 171-182)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Convict Story : Australian Stories Retold
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 29 no. 5 1985; (p. 60-62) -
The Massacres at Bathurst
1938
single work
column
extract
— Appears in: The Australian Abo Call : The Voice of the Aborigines , June no. 3 1938; (p. 3) It is from W. H. Suttor's book Australian Stories Re-Told, and Shetches of Country Life 'that we make the following extracts, regarding the massacre of Aborigines in the Bathurst District...' -
Literature of the Quarter [December 1887]
1887
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sydney Quarterly Magazine , December 1887; (p. 381-388)
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A Convict Story : Australian Stories Retold
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 29 no. 5 1985; (p. 60-62) -
Literature of the Quarter [December 1887]
1887
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sydney Quarterly Magazine , December 1887; (p. 381-388) -
The Massacres at Bathurst
1938
single work
column
extract
— Appears in: The Australian Abo Call : The Voice of the Aborigines , June no. 3 1938; (p. 3) It is from W. H. Suttor's book Australian Stories Re-Told, and Shetches of Country Life 'that we make the following extracts, regarding the massacre of Aborigines in the Bathurst District...'
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