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William Sylvester Walker William Sylvester Walker i(A3108 works by)
Also writes as: Coo-ee
Born: Established: 1846 Heidelberg, Ivanhoe - Heidelberg area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1926
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,

Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion
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1 Koi; or The Thing Without Any Bones William Sylvester Walker , 1924 single work novella fantasy
— Appears in: Lost Worlds Australia : Early Australian Science Fiction 2019;
Posits the suggestion that Ancient Egyptians arrived in Australia prior to European explorers, and encountered the extant First Nations civilisations.
1 Understanding Coo-ee , 1922 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 2 December 1922; (p. 15-17)
Madge, heartbroken after the death of her mother, dismisses a marriage proposal from her friend Derrick, but when Derrick's half-cousin, Allan, arrives from England, Madge's interest is piqued. Allan, however, sagely advises Madge that work is the answer to overcoming her grief. Madge acts upon his advice and trains as a nurse in Brisbane. When Allan visits Madge twelve months later, he knows the time is right to propose to her.
1 By the Mouth of the Prophet Coo-ee , 1921 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 24 December 1921; (p. 42-43)
A prospector encounters an old, crippled Aboriginal man who asks if he can have his fancy pocket knife. The prospector reluctantly agrees, and the Aboriginal man proffers in exchange, with words of warning, a stuffed lizard purported to bring good and bad luck. Some bizarre events ensue for the prospector.
1 The Death Feather : A Story of Maoriland William Sylvester Walker , 1921 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 21 May 1921; (p. 34-35)
A British soldier and politician in New Zealand are discussing the possibility of the outbreak of war with Maori tribes. However, the soldier realises the Maori leader is an old and dear friend of his from college days. To further complicate matters, he falls in love with a girl who is of Maori and British descent, and discovers his friend is also in love with her. The Maori leader receives an accurate prophetic vision about a volcanic eruption, in which he sacrifices his life to save others, which leaves the soldier free to marry the girl, and war is averted.
1 Court Farm Coo-ee , 1921 single work novella humour A young woman is astonished to discover the identity of first her father, then her mother.
1 Denaturalised William Sylvester Walker , 1919 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 19 July 1919; (p. 44)
A man returns to England after living for some time in Australia.
1 Island Wireless William Sylvester Walker , 1919 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 21 June 1919; (p. 44) The British Australasian , August (Summer number) 1922; (p. 14-15)
A presumably Dutch consul on an island in the Bismarck Archipelago attempts to hide goods from an Australian ship.
1 y separately published work icon At Possum Creek William Sylvester Walker , London : J.J. Bennett, Ltd. , 1915 Z1071650 1915 single work novel young adult 'A boys' story of adventures, referring to bushranging, Russian scares, New South Wales station life and free selection, and South Sea incidents'. Source: Australian Literature from its Beginnings to 1935, v.2.
1 The New Chum William Sylvester Walker , 1913 single work short story
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 May vol. 13 no. 73 1913; (p. 47-50)
1 A Frilled Lizard William Sylvester Walker , 1913 single work short story
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 February vol. 12 no. 70 1913; (p. 332-335)
1 2 y separately published work icon Blair's Ken William Sylvester Walker , London : John Ouseley , 1910 Z507602 1910 single work novel
1 L'Envoi i "Wreathing blue of camp-smoke", William Sylvester Walker , 1909 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Silver Queen : A Tale of the Northern Territory 1909; (p. 348)
1 1 y separately published work icon What Lay Beneath : A Song of the Queensland Bush William Sylvester Walker , London : George Bell and Sons , 1909 Z386495 1909 single work novel
1 5 y separately published work icon The Silver Queen : A Tale of the Northern Territory William Sylvester Walker , London : John Ouseley , 1908 Z120521 1908 single work novel

'A light coloured tribe of aboriginals [sic] is supposed to exist, the descendants of ship-wrecked European mariners who, like the mutineers of the Bounty, married aboriginal women, whose descendants in time might therefore almost be designated Australian demi-semi-aboriginal [sic] Pitcairn Islanders.

'When one finds that the daughter and the adopted daughter of a bush shanty-keeper are two charming girls whose adventures bulk largely in the book, and that, in the wonderful and mysterious tribe, a half-caste girl has reared an emu which she can direct by a signal heard many miles away, and which emu with its mate arrives when wanted by her, and on the back of which she rides away as if on the wind, one recognises the Munchausen character of, at all events, one phase of this wonderfully imaginative tale.'

Source: Rev. of The Silver Queen, by William Sylvester Walker. The Queenslander 29 Jan 1910.

1 2 y separately published work icon Zealandia's Guerdon William Sylvester Walker , London : John Long , 1902 Z234025 1902 single work novel
1 To the Austral Eucalypts i "You in your own dear land I trace", Coo-ee , 1901 single work poetry
— Appears in: Virgin Gold : A Story of Adventure 1901; (p. 8)
1 L'Envoi i "Oh, Britain, dear old Britain, we hope you'll understand", William Sylvester Walker , 1901 single work poetry
— Appears in: Virgin Gold : A Story of Adventure 1901; (p. 314-315)
1 1 y separately published work icon Virgin Gold : A Story of Adventure William Sylvester Walker , London : John Long , 1901 Z158324 1901 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon In the Blood William Sylvester Walker , London : John Long , 1901 Z1071637 1901 single work novel
1 L'Envoi i "Faithful to the dear Old-Land - Native Born in pride -", William Sylvester Walker , 1900 single work poetry
— Appears in: Native Born : A Novel 1900; (p. 306)
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