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Billy Bluegum, or, Back to the Bush single work   novella   humour   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1912... 1912 Billy Bluegum, or, Back to the Bush
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'Billy Bluegum, an energetic bear who has been brought to the city, is inspired with a mission to go forth and confer the inestimable blessings of Civilization upon the bears of the Bush, taking with him a magical bag labelled "Public Loans", which enables him to scatter the blessings freely.' p.1.

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First known date: 1912
Serialised by: The Lone Hand 1907 periodical (213 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in The Lone Hand in six monthly instalments April 1912 to Sept 1912.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Shepherd Press , 1947 .
      Extent: 66p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Editor's note: The satire was previously published in 'The Lone Hand' as a serial during 1912, and is now published for the first time as a book by arrangement with 'The Bulletin,' and the artist, Norman Lindsay.
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Works about this Work

The Magic Pudding : Hors d'Oeuvres and Appetisers Walter McVitty , 1976 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , April no. 59 1976; (p. 2-12) A historical and critical discussion of The Magic Pudding, particularly its genesis and its relationship with Edward Dyson's serialised work, Billy Bluegum.
Dickens and Koalas J. C. , 1947 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , August vol. 2 no. 2 1947; (p. 70-71)
— Review of Billy Bluegum, or, Back to the Bush Edward Dyson , 1912 single work novella
Dickens and Koalas J. C. , 1947 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , August vol. 2 no. 2 1947; (p. 70-71)
— Review of Billy Bluegum, or, Back to the Bush Edward Dyson , 1912 single work novella
The Magic Pudding : Hors d'Oeuvres and Appetisers Walter McVitty , 1976 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , April no. 59 1976; (p. 2-12) A historical and critical discussion of The Magic Pudding, particularly its genesis and its relationship with Edward Dyson's serialised work, Billy Bluegum.
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