LEADER 05178nam 2200589 450 001 9910818814303321 005 20230126210747.0 010 $a1-74343-511-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000402398 035 $a(EBL)1335778 035 $a(OCoLC)855504641 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001001536 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12467863 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001536 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10967258 035 $a(PQKB)10126073 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5437921 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1335778 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1335778 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000402398 100 $a20180725d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe best Australian bush stories /$fJim Haynes 210 1$aSydney :$cAllen & Unwin,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (417 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-74331-439-6 327 $aFront cover ; About the author; Title page; Dedication and Imprint ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 DELIGHTS OF THE BUSH ; 'Mallee Morning' by Wilbur Howcroft ; The Killer Koala by Kenneth Cook ; The Delights of the Bush by 'AH Chee' ; The Tallagandra Turkey by Frank Daniel ; The Hotel in Maryborough by Mark Twain ; Down Among the Wombats by Lennie Lower ; The Drunken Kangaroo by Kenneth Cook ; 'The Drover's Lament' by Anon ; Part 2 BUSH JUSTICE ; 'The Six-Stitcher' by Frank Daniel ; Bush Justice by Banjo Paterson ; The Ironbark Chip by Henry Lawson 327 $aHere Comes the Bride by Frank Dalby Davison His Bad Luck by Edward Dyson ; Shooting Stars by C.W. Peck ; Marks's Cutter by E.O. Schlunke ; 'A Walgett Episode' by Banjo Paterson ; Part 3 DAVE IN LOVE ; 'To Many Ladies' by 'Dr Nil' (Charles Souter) ; The Wrong Turning by Henry Handel Richardson ; Spicer's Courtship by Edward Dyson ; Dave in Love by Steele Rudd ; Poor Joe by Marcus Clarke ; Strawberry: A Love Story ; A Box of Dead Roses by Ethel Mills ; Drifted Back by Henry Lawson ; 'The Free-Selector's Daughter' by Henry Lawson ; Part 4 THERE'S A PATRON SAINT OF DRUNKS 327 $a'Drunks' by 'Syd Swagman' Snakes and Alcohol by Kenneth Cook ; There's a Patron Saint of Drunks by Jim Haynes ; The Evenin' Before Leavin' Home by Steele Rudd ; The Six O'Clock Swells by Frank Daniel ; Where the Cooler Bars Grow by Lennie Lower ; One Hundred Stubbies by Kenneth Cook ; 'The Alcoholics' Creed' by Anon ; Part 5 TO THE CITY ; 'Simple Sister Goes to Sydney' by 'Billy T' (Edward Dyson) ; The Waybacks go to Sydney by Henry Fletcher ; A Zack to Central by Frank Daniel ; The Downfall of Mulligan's by Banjo Paterson ; To the City by Steele Rudd ; Miner's Holiday by Gavin Casey 327 $a'Westward Ho!' by Harry 'Breaker' Morant Part 6 BENEFIT OF CLERGY ; 'God and Poets' by Jack Sorensen ; I Used to Read the Comics First by Jim Haynes ; The Reign of Eugene Ham by 'Brian James' (John Tierney) ; Benefit of Clergy by Alexander Allen ; A Sabbath Morn at Waddy by Edward Dyson ; Bill's Religion by William Baylebridge ; Everyone Liked Father Connolly by Jim Haynes ; First Confession by Frank Daniel ; The Parson's Blackboy by Ernest Favenc ; 'The Parson and the Prelate' by 'Creeve Roe' (Victor Daley) ; Part 7 THE CONQUERING BUSH ; 'Spinifex' by Jack Sorensen 327 $aThe First Bush Fire by C.W. Peck The Drover's Wife by Henry Lawson ; Mallee by Royal Bridges ; An Error in Administration by Adam McCay ; The Feud by D'Arcy Niland ; The Conquering Bush by Edward Dyson ; Rats by Henry Lawson ; 'The Wind That Buries the Dead' by 'J.W. Gordon' (Jim Grahame) ; Part 8 THE NIGHT WE WATCHED FOR WALLABIES ; 'Picking Lemons' by Graham Fredriksen ; The Night we Watched for Wallabies by Steele Rudd ; Crutching the Rams by Frank Daniel ; Conversation in a Pantry by Henry Handel Richardson ; Possum Gully by Miles Franklin 327 $aOld Heinrich and the Lambing Ewe by E.O. Schlunke 330 $aAustralia's national character and spirit have always been defined, rightly or wrongly, by 'the bush'. This entertaining, thought-provoking, humorous, nostalgic and, above all, highly readable collection of stories for the modern reader shows why the romance endures. From Jim Haynes, one of our most successful and prolific Australiana authors, comes a collection of classic and iconic stories from the remote outback, cattle station, wheat farm and rural town. The bush is where our iconic characters are found living in, taking refuge or exploring, whether an Aborigine, explorer, squatter, bushra 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zAustralia$vLiterary collections 606 $aCountry life$zAustralia$vLiterary collections 607 $aAustralia$xSocial life and customs$vLiterary collections 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 615 0$aCountry life 676 $a828 700 $aHaynes$b Jim$c(Australian author and entertainer),$01611372 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818814303321 996 $aThe best Australian bush stories$93939615 997 $aUNINA