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Issue Details: First known date: 1974... 1974 Classic Australian Short Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Wren , 1974 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A King of the Road, Morris Lurie , single work short story
The Fat Girl, Harry Marks , single work short story
A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father, Henry Lawson , single work short story
A man and his young son do their best to hold the family together, despite the complaints of the man's lazy wife.
The Cost of Things, Elizabeth Harrower , single work short story
The Expulsion of Annie Johns, Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story
Dad's Fortune, 'Steele Rudd' , single work short story
Tell Us About the Turkey, Jo, Alan Marshall , single work short story
The Cooboo, Katharine Susannah Prichard , single work short story
Set on the wide plains of the Murndoo station, 'The Cooboo' is the story of Rose, a Wongana woman, mother, and stockwoman.
Father Carroll, Barry Oakley , single work short story
The Antagonists, Kylie Tennant , single work short story
The Wedding, June Factor , single work short story
The Pepper Tree, Dal Stivens , single work short story
Pioneers, John Morrison , single work short story
Onward Christian Soldiers, J. Riviere Morris , single work short story
Becker on the Moon, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story
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