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The Misfortunes of "O'Shicer of Ours" single work   short story   crime  
Is part of The Detective's Album Mary Fortune , Hugh Dalmore , Rex Grayson , A. C. Eiseman , M. Joseph Lynch , 1865 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1879... 1879 The Misfortunes of "O'Shicer of Ours"
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Comic tale of a drunken cowardly Victorian police constable whose boasting resulted in his being locked up in his own goal by Ned Kelly, who then robbed the town bank. Not only did O'Shicer then lose his lady and the pie she had cooked but the strip from his uniform for lokcing up the new police inspector he assumed was an imposter. (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 14 no. 168 May 1879 Z661580 1879 periodical issue 1879 pg. 456-463
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal August 1915 Z661582 1915 periodical issue 1915 pg. 489-495
    Note: With title: The Detective's Album : The Misfortunes of "O'Shea of Ours"
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