AustLit logo

AustLit

The Tattooed Cross single work   short story  
Is part of Navvie's Tales : Retold by 'The Boss' W. W. , 1873 series - author short story
Issue Details: First known date: 1874... 1874 The Tattooed Cross
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

A swagman's tattoed wrist saves the narrator from hanging for a murder he did not commit. A tale of a Christmas spent in gaol, told at a bush Christmas driving cattle from Denliquin, remembered around Christmas on this railway building work ... (PB)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Last amended 21 Nov 2003 08:50:19
Settings:
  • Bush,
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X