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Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 The Old Bulletin Reader : The Best Stories from The Bulletin 1881-1901
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Lansdowne , 1973 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Caught on the Beach, Brogden , single work short story (p. 111-115)
Strawberry : A Love Story, Joseph James Poynton , single work short story (p. 116-120)
The Patient's Hand-Bell, F. M. W. G. , single work short story (p. 121-125)
A Martyr of No Account, Nil , single work short story (p. 126-129)
An Error in Administration, Wyvis , single work short story (p. 130-132)
Broken China , Hoiya , single work short story (p. 133-139)
White-When-He's-Wanted, A. B. Paterson , single work short story (p. 140-147)
The Tramp Erwählt The Chosen Vessel, Barbara Baynton , single work short story
Following a similar thread to Henry Lawson's "The Drover's Wife" (and many believe, a direct response to it), "The Chosen Vessel" follows a young mother left alone in her outback hut who becomes growingly concerned for her own safety following the arrival of a menacing swagmen. The story also follows for a short time a man riding in to town to place his vote and his struggles with religious guilt. 
 (p. 148-153)
The Man Who Saw a Moa, Weka , single work short story humour (p. 154-156)
From the Log of the Outward Bound , J. H. Greene , single work short story (p. 157-163)
Baptising Bartholomew, 'Steele Rudd' , single work short story humour (p. 164-170)
A Box of Dead Roses, Ethel Mills , single work short story (p. 171-174)
A Stripe for Trooper Casey, Roderic Quinn , single work short story
Bush girl left alone while the district is at a dance is threatened by two murderous sailors, rescued by a bushranger, and manages to help him leave the sailors for the law without being captured himself.
 (p. 175-189)
Bailiffs I Have Met , Victor J. Daley , single work short story (p. 190-197)
Three Cups of Tea, F. Rollitt , single work short story (p. 198-201)
My Horse , A. Chee , single work short story (p. 202-203)
The Burial Service of a Musician, Bondinge , single work short story (p. 204)
Selling Scripture Texts , Boiling Billy , single work short story humour (p. 205-206)
Colonial Experience, J. P. , single work short story (p. 206-208)
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