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Swagman Yarn and Cough Remedy in Old Queensland Note
A farmer chats with a swagman about wages and working hours and a pipe of tobacco. The tale echoes capitalist critique as a narrator cuts a corner to pass a pipe while boasting a simple life. Newspaper snippets include testimonials for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy from EB Hill Bridgetown and Willian Franc. and a medium’s eerie line about a late husband’s spirit addressing Mrs. Peck.
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Tucker
E. Hill
Bridgetown
Chamberlain
Chanberlain
Tae
Willian Franc
Melbourne
Queensland
Tasmania
New Zealand
John Taylor
Grenfell