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* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1946 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Prayers for Rain, single work short story humour (p. 1-7)
- Two Stacks of Hay, single work short story (p. 8-17)
- The Passing of Abe, single work short story (p. 18-24)
- Grandfather Celebrates, single work short story (p. 25-33)
- The Scandal of Cookabundy Bridge, single work short story (p. 34-42)
- Jacob's Escape, single work short story (p. 43-49)
- Punch and Lightning, single work short story humour (p. 50-59)
- Baker's Hill, single work short story (p. 60-66)
- Uncle's Career, single work short story (p. 67-73)
- Doolan's Devotions, single work short story (p. 74-79)
- Cows in the Lane, single work short story humour (p. 80-84)
- Nell, single work short story (p. 85-92)
- Miss Laurie, single work short story (p. 93-100)
- Dolf, single work short story humour (p. 101-110)
- The Miss Carters, single work short story (p. 111-116)
-
Brosie,
single work
short story
(p. 117-123)
Mother on subsistence-level farm loses losing only child by drowning in small waterhole, steals another child, and later drowns herself. The farm goes on.
- Screw's Old Man, single work short story (p. 124-128)
- Jolly, single work short story (p. 129-133)
- Three Bad Boys, single work short story (p. 134-137)
- Solid Ground, single work short story (p. 138-145)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Meaning of Humour
1948
single work
review
— Appears in: The Flesh and the Spirit : An Outlook on Literature 1948; (p. 256-267)
— Review of Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story -
Of the Earth Earthy
1947
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 8 no. 3 1947; (p. 175-178)
— Review of Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story ; Tell Us About the Turkey, Jo : Short Stories 1946 selected work short story ; What Else Is There? 1946 selected work short story -
Book Chronicle
1947
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1947; (p. 132-136)
— Review of Zwishn Himl un Waser 1946 single work novel ; An Australian Muster 1946 anthology short story prose extract ; Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story ; Leviathan's Inch 1946 single work novel ; Now that We're Laughing 1945 single work novel ; Men Against the Earth 1946 single work novel ; My Career Goes Bung : Purporting to be the Autobiography of Sybylla Penelope Melvyn 1946 single work novel ; Tell Us About the Turkey, Jo : Short Stories 1946 selected work short story ; Twenty Great Australian Stories 1946 anthology short story ; The Courtship of Uncle Henry : A Collection of Tales and Stories 1946 selected work short story ; The Twig Is Bent 1946 single work novel ; Lost Haven 1946 single work novel ; Dusty : The Story of a Sheep Dog 1946 single work children's fiction -
Australian Short Stories
1946
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Vista , December vol. 1 no. 2 1946; (p. 19) -
A Feast of Stories
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , October vol. 1 no. 4 1946; (p. 151-152)
— Review of What Else Is There? 1946 selected work short story ; Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story ; Drift : Stories 1944 selected work short story
-
Book Chronicle
1947
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1947; (p. 132-136)
— Review of Zwishn Himl un Waser 1946 single work novel ; An Australian Muster 1946 anthology short story prose extract ; Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story ; Leviathan's Inch 1946 single work novel ; Now that We're Laughing 1945 single work novel ; Men Against the Earth 1946 single work novel ; My Career Goes Bung : Purporting to be the Autobiography of Sybylla Penelope Melvyn 1946 single work novel ; Tell Us About the Turkey, Jo : Short Stories 1946 selected work short story ; Twenty Great Australian Stories 1946 anthology short story ; The Courtship of Uncle Henry : A Collection of Tales and Stories 1946 selected work short story ; The Twig Is Bent 1946 single work novel ; Lost Haven 1946 single work novel ; Dusty : The Story of a Sheep Dog 1946 single work children's fiction -
The Meaning of Humour
1944
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 August vol. 65 no. 3366 1944; (p. 2)
— Review of Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story -
Of Billy Rosen's Bull
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 July vol. 67 no. 3466 1946; (p. 2)
— Review of Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story -
Untitled
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 August no. 33888 1946; (p. 8)
— Review of Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story -
Untitled
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Books , vol. 1 no. 1 1946; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Cookabundy Bridge and Other Stories 1946 selected work short story -
Australian Short Stories
1946
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Vista , December vol. 1 no. 2 1946; (p. 19)
Awards
- 1946 winner S.H. Prior Memorial Prize
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