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The Bush Undertaker single work   short story  
Alternative title: A Christmas in the Far West, Or, the Bush Undertaker
  • Author:agent Henry Lawson http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lawson-henry
Issue Details: First known date: 1892... 1892 The Bush Undertaker
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Text Unit Name Institution Year
The Bush Undertaker A Christmas in the Far West, Or, the Bush Undertaker Henry Lawson , 1892 single work short story (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: The Antipodean 1892; (p. 95-102) The Herald , 7 April no. 17751 1934; (p. 38) While the Billy Boils : The Original Newspaper Versions 2013; (p. 74-89)

— Appears in: (p. 229-239) Short Stories in Prose and Verse 1894; (p. [55]-71) While the Billy Boils 1896; (p. 229-239) Short Stories of Australia : The Lawson Tradition 1967; (p. 14-21) The Bush Undertaker and Other Stories 1970; (p. 11-17) While the Billy Boils : 87 Stories from the Prose Works of Henry Lawson 1970; (p. 139 - 146)
An old shepherd discovers his mate, Brummy, dead and mummified in the bush. Saddened, he feels compelled to bury him.
Modernism in Australia King's College London 2014 (Semester 2)
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