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1945
Death of a Swagman
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'Merino is an isolated town in New South Wales. Posing as a laborer, Bony goes there to investigate the murder of a vagrant and soon discovers a murderous tangle of motives and suspects. There are some very engaging characters and some excellent trakcing scenes leading to a suspenseful finish.'(Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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Expression et dissimulation dans le bush
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , June vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 21-24) Signs and tracks in the Australian bush, whether natural or man-made, accidental or deliberate, enable the congenial Inspector Bonaparte, a product of two cultures, to resolve the enigmas which confront him. -
Australian Fiction : 1962
1962
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October vol. 1 no. 12 1962; (p. 155) -
The Hansom-Cab Mystery
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 73 no. 3801 1952; (p. 35) -
Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading
1947
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , June vol. 1 no. 12 1947; (p. 555-56)
— Review of Death of a Swagman 1945 single work novel ; Circus at World's End : An Assembly of Verse 1947 selected work poetry
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Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading
1947
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , June vol. 1 no. 12 1947; (p. 555-56)
— Review of Death of a Swagman 1945 single work novel ; Circus at World's End : An Assembly of Verse 1947 selected work poetry -
Expression et dissimulation dans le bush
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , June vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 21-24) Signs and tracks in the Australian bush, whether natural or man-made, accidental or deliberate, enable the congenial Inspector Bonaparte, a product of two cultures, to resolve the enigmas which confront him. -
The Hansom-Cab Mystery
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 73 no. 3801 1952; (p. 35) -
Australian Fiction : 1962
1962
single work
column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October vol. 1 no. 12 1962; (p. 155)
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