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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Tom Morison's Golden Christmas and Other Lost Australian Goldmining Stories
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'Tom Morison is a reluctant freeholder in South Australia and unsuited to farming. But Tom is redeemed when his education in geology and chemistry finally gives the family their best Christmas ever – a ‘golden’ one. In this and eight other ‘lost’ stories of gold mining in colonial-era Australia, a colourful cast of characters star in stories of love and crime, loyalty and betrayal, spirituality and avarice. And the eternal lure of gold and its corrupting influence are ever-present.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Contents

* Contents derived from the Braddon, North Canberra area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Obiter Publishing , 2019 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Tom Morison's Golden Christmas, Maud Jeanne Franc , single work short story
The Widow Blane, N. Walter Swan , single work novel
Gold Quest : A Christmas Tale of the Early Digging Days, Lancelot Booth , single work short story
The Adventurer, John Arthur Barry , single work novella

A bush story, in which Robert Osbourne, prospecting with a mate, finds himself in a position to embark on an elaborate deceit, and win himself financial security.

Thompson's Claim, Carl Feilberg , single work novella
The Christmas Reef, James Crozier , single work short story
Gold Thirst : A Queensland Tale of Adventure, John Westgarth Ellerman , single work short story
The Surveyor's Ghost, Spinifex , single work short story
The Baby Saved Them!, Anonymous , single work short story

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