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The Night Fossickers and Other Australian Tales of Peril and Adventure
selected work
crime
children's
Issue Details:
First known date:
1867...
1867
The Night Fossickers and Other Australian Tales of Peril and Adventure
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Notes
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Dedication: To His Excellency Sir Charles Darling, K. C. B. Late Governor of the Colony of Victoria, This Work Is by Special permission Respectfully Dedicated by His Obliged and Obedient Servant James Skipp Borlase.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
London,
c
England,c
c
United Kingdom (UK),c
Western Europe,
Europe,:Frederick Warne
, 1867 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.-
The Shepherd's Hut : Or, Tis Thirteen Years Since: Being Memoirs of an Australian Police Officer,
single work
short story
historical fiction
Recounts the capture of escaped convict, murder and bushranger 'Dick the Devil' near Melbourne in 1852. (PB)Note: With title: 'The Shepherd's Hut'
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The Missing Fingers,
single work
short story
mystery
crime
Discovering escaped prisoners. (PB)
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The Madman's Tale,
single work
short story
mystery
crime
Life story of recaptured escapee and madman. Contains description of transportation to Australia. (PB)
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Pursuing and Pursued,
single work
short story
crime
A Traitor, Aborigines, bushrangers and mounted policeman in 1853 - Melbourne, the bush, Mt Koronth, Marabool. (PB)
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A Sticking-Up-And-Shooting-Down Adventure
Cambromatta Station : A Sticking-Up and Shooting Down Adventure,
single work
short story
crime
Narrator and fellows are assisted by young beauty in rescuing her father from bushrangers. (PB)
- Buried Alive, single work short story crime (p. 76-93)
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The Night Fossickers of Moonlight Flat,
single work
short story
crime
(p. 94-113)
Note: With title: 'Night Fossickers'
- The Salted Claims, single work short story crime (p. 114-133)
- Tale of a Skull, single work short story crime (p. 134-154)
- A Leap for Life, single work short story adventure (p. 155-169)
- The Lubra's Revenge, or, The Fire at Garryong, single work short story historical fiction (p. 170-180)
- The Ace of Spades, single work short story crime (p. 181-185)
- Three Golden Hairs, single work short story crime (p. 186-204)
- King Rum Tum's Ghost, single work short story crime (p. 205-225)
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Mystery and Murder,
single work
short story
crime
A ghostly murder tale. (PB)
- Homeward Bound, via Panama, single work short story travel (p. 240-248)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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From Canvas Town to Marvellous Melbourne : Melbourne in Colonial Children's Novels
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , Spring no. 60 1997; (p. 74-83) -
Thrilling Australia
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Way , March 1988; (p. 35-37)
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From Canvas Town to Marvellous Melbourne : Melbourne in Colonial Children's Novels
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , Spring no. 60 1997; (p. 74-83) -
Thrilling Australia
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Way , March 1988; (p. 35-37)
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