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Back cover of the Magpie version states: 'Sudden death rides the roads, racing abreast of mighty wheels that carry a magnificent enterprise deep into the heart of a law-shy country. Here is an epic of men who fight with bare hands for the things they want. Here is the story of men whose lives are ruled by violence. Famous author Will Lawson brings to life these hectic days of Australia's early history, and tells this tale of Cobb & Co. in his own inimitable manner. Packed with action and drama, it's a story you won't put down from first page to last.'
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Dedication: To Frank Smiley and other members of Cobb and Co.'s Old Drivers' Association and to the memory of those knights of the long reins who have driven their last trip.
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Author's note: While this story is essentially fiction, it is based in part on events in the life of Frank Smiley, president of Cobb and Co.'s Old Drivers' Association, who started driving at the age of sixteen and continued in Cobb and Co.'s service for the greater part of his life...'
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Back cover of the Magpie version states:'THIS IS A MAGPIE NOVEL - READ IT NOW! IT WILL HOLD YOU TO THE END'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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Jolting Along
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 May vol. 89 no. 4549 1967; (p. 66)
— Review of When Cobb and Co. was King 1936 single work novel -
[Untitled] [The Bulletin, 5 November 1958]
1958
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 November vol. 79 no. 4108 1958; (p. 8) -
Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 September vol. 8 no. 9 1936; (p. 146) -
New Australian Books
1936
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 August vol. 8 no. 8 1936; (p. 117-118)
— Review of The Dark Thread 1936 single work novel ; The Shearer's Colt 1936 single work novel ; When Cobb and Co. was King 1936 single work novel ; The Bridle Track 1936 single work novel ; Sheba Lane 1932 single work novel
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New Australian Books
1936
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 August vol. 8 no. 8 1936; (p. 117-118)
— Review of The Dark Thread 1936 single work novel ; The Shearer's Colt 1936 single work novel ; When Cobb and Co. was King 1936 single work novel ; The Bridle Track 1936 single work novel ; Sheba Lane 1932 single work novel -
Jolting Along
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 May vol. 89 no. 4549 1967; (p. 66)
— Review of When Cobb and Co. was King 1936 single work novel -
Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 12 September vol. 8 no. 9 1936; (p. 146) -
[Untitled] [The Bulletin, 5 November 1958]
1958
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 November vol. 79 no. 4108 1958; (p. 8)
Last amended 13 Oct 2010 14:22:43
Settings:
- Victoria,
- Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
- New South Wales,
- 1860s
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