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Issue Details: First known date: 1899... 1899 Wammoo
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A young Australian man returning from a trip to England befriends two young Englishmen. The barque Onward is wrecked in the Torres Strait and the three survive but are stranded on an island.

Notes

  • This was the second of a number of adventure stories for children ('Australian westerns'), involving bush settings and depictions of Aboriginal people, which 'Bulloo' wrote for The Queenslander in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1899
Serialised by: The Queenslander 1866 newspaper (2603 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in The Queenslander in 22 weekly instalments from 18 February 1899 to 15 July 1899.
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