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Issue Details: First known date: 1890... 1890 Under the Gum Tree : Australian Bush Stories
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Notes

  • Dedication: To Mrs. Henry Day, of 'Rockton' Brisbane, in remembrance of many pleasant days spent in Queensland, I inscribe this collection of 'bush' stories, so many of which are of her colony, or written by 'native-born' Australians.

  • Also includes the short story, 'Broken Billy : A Tale of the Ruawera Rock', by H. B. Marriott Watson (set in New Zealand), pp. 23-51.

Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Trischler , 1890 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Disturbed Christmas in the Bush, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 11-22)
John Grantley's Conversion, Tasma , single work short story romance (p. 52-73)
A Night in a Custom House, Mrs Patchett Martin , single work short story (p. 74-96)
A Face at the Window, Hume Nisbet , single work short story (p. 97-108)
Jack Hanmer's Sad Story, Mrs Lance , single work short story (p. 109-125)
Opals, S. Mannington Caffyn , single work short story (p. 126-138)
His Chinee Cook, Reginald B. Clayton , single work short story (p. 139-159)
Old Shilling's Bush Wedding, Rosa Praed , single work short story (p. 160-168)
Jerry, Edmund Stansfeld Rawson , single work short story (p. 169-175)
A Close Shave, Edmund Stansfeld Rawson , single work short story (p. 176-182)
Interviewed by a Bushranger, Robert Richardson , single work short story
Account by a newspaper editor of his publication of bushranger Frank Gardiner's letters in his paper, and his personal interview with Gardiner where he was presented with a watch in thanks. Strong air of reminiscence; includes summary of Gardiner's fate.
 (p. 183-196)
Bush Bandits, Arthur Patchett Martin , single work non-fiction (p. 197-216)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Trischler ,       1890 .
      Extent: 216p.
      Note/s:
      • On half-title page: Under the Gum-tree. Australian 'bush' notes.
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Works about this Work

What London Thinks 1891 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Critic , 1 January vol. 1 no. 4 1891; (p. 83-84)
— Review of A Bride from the Bush E. W. Hornung , 1890 single work novel ; The Lost Explorer : An Australian Story James Francis Hogan , 1890 single work novel ; Our Pleasant Vices Milner Macmaster , 1890 single work novel ; Under the Gum Tree : Australian Bush Stories 1890 anthology short story
Literature : Australian Short Stories 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Australasian Critic , 1 December vol. 1 no. 3 1890; (p. 53)
What London Thinks 1891 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Critic , 1 January vol. 1 no. 4 1891; (p. 83-84)
— Review of A Bride from the Bush E. W. Hornung , 1890 single work novel ; The Lost Explorer : An Australian Story James Francis Hogan , 1890 single work novel ; Our Pleasant Vices Milner Macmaster , 1890 single work novel ; Under the Gum Tree : Australian Bush Stories 1890 anthology short story
Literature : Australian Short Stories 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Australasian Critic , 1 December vol. 1 no. 3 1890; (p. 53)
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