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A Scene in the Wilds single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1836... 1836 A Scene in the Wilds
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Notes

  • Here the writer describes a ritual combat (which they appear to have witnessed) between two Aboriginal warriors, Bungarree and Colman.

  • First appeared in Tegg's Monthly Magazine in May 1836 with the author's name given as 'Timothy Tell-Tale'. Note that Victor Crittenden (q.v.) attributes this work to John Lang (q.v.).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Tegg's Monthly Magazine vol. 1 no. 3 May 1836 Z1243061 1836 periodical issue 1836 pg. 127-131
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser vol. 34 no. 2811 14 May 1836 Z1646688 1836 newspaper issue 1836 pg. 3
    Note: Published with a review of Tegg's Monthly Magazine vol. 1 no. 3, May 1836
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Further Tales from Botany Bay John Lang , Samuel Sidney , Victor Crittenden (editor), Canberra : Mulini Press , 2005 Z1228008 2005 selected work short story extract This selection claims to brings together the uncollected Australian stories of John Lang, previously published separately in English and Indian periodicals and newspapers. Research since its publication shows that some of the stories are in fact extracts from a novel Gallops and Gossips in the Bush of Australia by Samuel Sidney Canberra : Mulini Press , 2005 pg. 70-74
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Further Tales from Botany Bay John Lang , Samuel Sidney , Victor Crittenden (editor), Canberra : Mulini Press , 2005 Z1228008 2005 selected work short story extract This selection claims to brings together the uncollected Australian stories of John Lang, previously published separately in English and Indian periodicals and newspapers. Research since its publication shows that some of the stories are in fact extracts from a novel Gallops and Gossips in the Bush of Australia by Samuel Sidney Canberra : Mulini Press , 2006
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