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* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Macmillan
, 1964 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Lost Children, extract short story (p. 20-40)
- Baptising Bartholomew, single work short story humour (p. 41-48)
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Enter Mitchell,
single work
short story
A swagman and his dog get off the train at Redfern station and are accosted by a taxi driver.
-
Mr Smellingscheck,
single work
short story
The narrator describes a fellow lodger, Mr Smellingscheck, who has fallen on hard times but still manages to retain his dignity.
-
The Loaded Dog,
single work
short story
humour
Dave and Andy create a bomb to blast fish out of the waterhole. However their dog picks the bomb up and begins a deadly, yet hilarious, game of 'fetch'.
- 'Water Them Geraniums', single work short story (p. 65-96)
- The Grown-Up Ball 'And Women Must Weep', single work short story (p. 97-103)
- Saturdee, single work short story humour (p. 104-122)
- Tobacco, single work short story (p. 123-129)
- The Foal, single work short story (p. 130-137)
- The Rainbow-Bird, single work short story (p. 138-145)
- The Outlaw, extract children's fiction (p. 146-159)
- The Kid, single work short story (p. 160-170)
- The Red-Backed Spiders, single work short story (p. 171-179)
- The Color of Death The Colour of Death, single work short story (p. 180-186)
- Proudly, My Son, single work short story (p. 187-199)
- The Battle of Flowers, single work short story (p. 200-281)
- To a Country Town, single work short story autobiography (p. 232-250)
- Where a Man Belongs, single work short story (p. 251-259)
- Because of the Ruzilla Because of the Rusilla, Mena Abdullah , Ray Mathew , single work short story (p. 260-270)
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