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Sandy Jackson, drunk and destitute, hides in a commercial traveller's car boot. The salesman, Pratten, picks up a hitchhiker named Jack and then, driving too fast, almost kills all of them in an accident. The car is repaired and Jack leaves Pratten and Sandy to continue the journey to Cloncurry.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Arthur Groom
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 11 October 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of Merry Christmas! 1929 single work novel -
Arthur Groom
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 13 November 1930; (p. 56) -
On the Plains of Queensland
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 October no. 28944 1930; (p. 8)
— Review of Merry Christmas! 1929 single work novel
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On the Plains of Queensland
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 October no. 28944 1930; (p. 8)
— Review of Merry Christmas! 1929 single work novel -
Arthur Groom
1930
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 11 October 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of Merry Christmas! 1929 single work novel -
Arthur Groom
1930
single work
column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 13 November 1930; (p. 56)
Awards
- 1928 highly commended The Bulletin Novel Competition
Last amended 10 Sep 2020 14:47:33
Subjects:
- Bush,
- Queensland,
- Brisbane City, Brisbane, Queensland,
Settings:
- Lowood area, Esk - Lowood - Toogoolawah area, Rosewood - Laidley - Gatton area, South East Queensland, Queensland,
- Toowoomba, Toowoomba area, Darling Downs, Queensland,
- Grantham, Grantham area, Gatton area, Rosewood - Laidley - Gatton area, South East Queensland, Queensland,
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