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Most of the items in this book were written when the author was a fourteen year old schoolboy and can be classified as being for children, although some were obviously intended for a general audience (e.g., the poems and stories on horse racing). In addition to poetry and fiction, there are two one-act plays: 'In the Indian's Camp' and 'A Perilous Picnic: (A Short Play)'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Glen Innes,
Glen Innes area,
New England,
New South Wales,:Glen Innes Examiner
, 1924 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- How Wonder Won the Cupi"'Twas in a little town out back,", single work poetry (p. 1-3)
-
A Horse Deal,
single work
short story
children's
(p. 4-6)When a girl agrees to sell her horse, the dealer plans to re-sell for an inflated price. But things don't transpire quite how he expected they would.
- The Horse Thief or the Outlaw Colti"He stood sixteen hands or over,", Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work poetry (p. 7-10)
-
Buckskin,
Chuppie Bloxsome
(illustrator),
single work
short story
children's
(p. 11-15)Convinced that his race horse, Buckskin, will win his first race, Jim places a large bet.
- The Brumby Chasei"The lived in Queensland long ago", Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work poetry (p. 16-19)
-
Light,
single work
short story
children's
(p. 20-24)A family struggles to get a reasonable light source installed.
- The Welter Platei"There were races on,", Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work poetry (p. 25-27)
-
Tom Moore,
single work
short story
children's
(p. 28-32)The narrator describes seeing a play.
- In the Indians' Camp : (A Play in One Act), single work drama children's (p. 33-39)
- His Sweethearti"'You've never seen my sweetheart, she's a peach, and no mistake", Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work poetry (p. 40)
-
The Cattle Duffers,
single work
short story
children's
(p. 42-50)Some men set out to apprehend some cattle rustlers.
- The Reunioni"The girl stood on the station,", Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work poetry (p. 51-52)
-
The Cattle Judge,
Chuppie Bloxsome
(illustrator),
single work
short story
children's
(p. 53-54)Bill Jackson reckons he would be a better judge of cattle than most of the judges he sees at agricultural shows. When he gets his chance to be a judge, things turn out to be a little harder than he'd imagined.
- A Perilous Picnic : (A Short Play), single work drama children's (p. 55-60)
- A Queensland Hurdle Racei"'Twas up Queensland way,", Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work poetry (p. 62-64)
- Horses' Names, Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work short story children's (p. 65-66)
- How She Diedi"I had asked him to tell me the story", Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work poetry (p. 69-71)
- How I Bought Judy, Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work short story children's (p. 72-78)
- A Day's Mustering, Chuppie Bloxsome (illustrator), single work short story children's (p. 79-83)
-
Only a Girl,
single work
children's fiction
children's
(p. 85-92)Joan is secretly in love with Billy Dawson, who lives on the farm adjoining her parents' property. When she spies a city girl, Mollie Marsden, sitting on Billy's verandah, Joan is devastated. When Mollie is injured in an accident, Joan will have to make critical decisions.
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