River Memories a Aussie tale of aborigines and a hot day
A bush hut scene unfolds on a December day as Mrs Westlock feeds two aboriginals and fears their return. The attackers raid the hut for tobacco and food, chase ensues, and the overseer finds the hut ransacked. Westlock escapes to the home station, later aiding recovery and recalling a near disaster amid race tensions and a revenge plot. The narrative blends rustic life, colonial power, and a dramatic chase ending with the aborigines driven away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paddork
St Gurranatah
Jamon Westlock
Foo
Tucker
Mtns Westhack
Blackfellow
Ines
James Weatlock
James
Wlacka
Becky
James Westlock
Westlock
Gurranaiah
How I Made a Fool of Myself
A first person diaristic tale set in a city lodging as a clerk narrates awkward attempts at romance with a female acquaintance and a plan to woo her via a staged ruse. The narrator and his cynically named ally Winterbottom scheme to outmaneuver an aunt and a landlady while balancing work duties and social pretensions.
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Aleany
Kiecket
Winterbottom
Tris
George
Marianus
Fiat
Amie Ag
Vito
Hallas
Ascon
Aautll
Perhayis
Aenrtis
Inez
Bourke Street
Bee
Sampany
Chuickell
Tim Ters
Christmas Here and There in Old Year’s Ending Light
Poem depicts Father Christmas moving through winter scenes, bringing festivity to homes and mansions. It contrasts modest and grand settings, praising Christmas’s warmth, gifts, and seasonal imagery as he travels with snow and starry nights.
The Politician Speaks In Old Austrailian Parody
A fragmented verse fragment features a politician speaking in rustic sarcasm and self assurance. He taunts critics who call him hollow and vows to reveal his true stance after Parliament rises. The piece blends national sentiment with personal defiance and mockery of rivals.
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Winterbottom
T.ii
Maris
Christmas Eve Chance Meeting of a Poor Woman in Melbourne
A narrator recalls a few shillings spent aiding a destitute Melbourne woman in Hassell Street. He witnesses her distress as poverty bites, with a sick husband and five children, then her humiliating struggle with pawnbrokers and clothing, ending with a brief act of charity and a rueful, self-justifying exit.
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Hassell Street
Melbourne
Sly
I. Thom
Christmas Train Encounter Ends With Began Toss
A crowded Christmas train tale centers on a quarrel over a nearly vacant seat soon after a man orders a black handbag removed. The quiet passenger insists on occupying the seat until his friend arrives, sparking a tense exchange and a thrown bag.
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Mra. Westlock
Mienarses
Brondin
Bobby
Winterberttom
Sonnet
Sulenh
Logan
Epee
Marie
Bony-Batind
Kbs
Cygyitiuide Meyer Aeppiile
Wwe
Maria
Gunnilan
Lantiady
Nisiely
Timaely
Roy Hana
Australias
Peat
Franklin
Pepe
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