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Dave and Andy create a bomb to blast fish out of the waterhole. However their dog picks the bomb up and begins a deadly, yet hilarious, game of 'fetch'.
Adaptations
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Dave Regan and Party
Australia
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ABC Television
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1980
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1980
single work
film/TV
— Appears in: Lawson's Mates 1980; (p. 248-296)'Dave Regan and his best mate Jim Bently are well known in the district as horsemen and odd-job men who can spin a good yarn with the best of them. When Ma Middleton's husband passes away they hit on the grand idea of digging for gold underneath his grave, which just happens to be above a rumoured mineshaft. When Ma discovers the plot she is outraged.'
Source:
[Television guide], The Canberra Times, 29 February 1980, p.26.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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2009
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— Appears in: Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009; (p. 125-139) -
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— Appears in: Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009; (p. 48-59) -
The Loaded Dog to Dead Dog : The Dog as Myth and Mate in Australian Story
2003
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criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 18 2003; (p. 207-216)
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The Loaded Dog to Dead Dog : The Dog as Myth and Mate in Australian Story
2003
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criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 18 2003; (p. 207-216) -
Henry Lawson's Short Stories
1993
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criticism
— Appears in: The Radical Tradition : Lawson, Furphy, Stead 1993; (p. 1-29) -
'This is Serious' : From Backblocks to the City
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009; (p. 48-59) -
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2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009; (p. 125-139) -
Henry Lawson : The Drover's Wife and The Loaded Dog
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single work
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— Appears in: Handbook to Favourite Australian Stories 1964; (p. 7-10)
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