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Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 9 June 1897 of The North Queensland Register est. 1892 The North Queensland Register
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* Contents derived from the 1897 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
An Island Memory : English Bob, Louis Becke , single work short story
Tom Denison tells a story of his days on Strong's Island after the wreck of 'Bully' Hayes's ship, the Leonora. Denison left Hayes's camp and was taken in by a local family. He relates the story of a fight between English Bob, and Englishman married to a local girl, and an American sailor, as told to him by English Bob's daughter.
(p. 27-28)
Note: Reprinted from the Daily News.

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