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Issue Details:
First known date:
1915...
August
1915
of
The Australian Journal
est. 1865
The Australian Journal
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* Contents derived from the 1915 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Misfortunes of "O'Shicer of Ours",
single work
short story
crime
(p. 489-495)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)Note: With title: The Detective's Album : The Misfortunes of "O'Shea of Ours"
