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Issue Details: First known date: 1910... 1910 Sea Yarns
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* Contents derived from the London,
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Chambers , 1910 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Looting of the Ly-chee, John Arthur Barry , single work children's fiction children's adventure
The Last Voyage of Martin Vallance, John Arthur Barry , single work novella adventure

A picaresque series of sea adventures, told by sailor Martin Vallance.

The Sultan's Egg, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
Ormon the Gulfer, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

'"Ormon the Gulfer" is an avaricious gold-digger in North Queensland, who "struck it rich," and ran off with the gold, leaving his mate in the bottom of the shaft. An Afghan hawker found the mate, and relieved him from his perils. Years pass and the two men meet on a ship bound to London. The relation of this story is realistic beyond any quibble. Only those who understand the spirit of gold-seekers when the fever is on them properly, could write such a psychological account of the mental make up of these two men, Ormon the Gulfer and his mate Frank Davies.'

Source:

'Literature', West Australian, 10 December 1910, p.14.

My Kaffir, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

'"My Kaffir" is a Kaffir who swallowed a few diamonds on the Rand, and died in cbnsequence, but not before he had told the story-teller of the great value of his stomach. A sea-voyage friendship–there are always plenty of them–results in a fruitless search for the dead Kaffir, but in two discoveries far richer than was anticipated by the searcher.'

Source:

'Literature', West Australian, 10 December 1910, p.14.

At Mat Aris Light, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

A down-on-his-luck sailor takes on a position at a remote Dutch-run lighthouse, only to stumble across a scheme run by the assistant keeper and his mother.

The Birthday Pearl, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

On his birthday, Bob Panton, skipper of a pearling vessel, has each man open an oyster, to see what luck the new year will bring. The new hand turns up an enormous, pear-shaped pearl, which Bob names the 'Birthday Pearl'. But the next morning, both the new hand and the Birthday Pearl are missing.

Six Seamen and a Menagerie, John Arthur Barry , single work short story
In Care of the Captain, John Arthur Barry , single work short story detective

A young woman travelling to Australia aboard the steamer Illimani is not all that she seems–and neither is her accomplice.

The Branch Bank at Mooroobin, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

By Australian Writers 1910 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 December vol. 31 no. 1611 1910; (p. 2)

— Review of Sea Yarns John Arthur Barry , 1910 selected work children's fiction
By Australian Writers 1910 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 December vol. 31 no. 1611 1910; (p. 2)

— Review of Sea Yarns John Arthur Barry , 1910 selected work children's fiction
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