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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Coal Creek
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'"Me and Ben had been mates since we was boys and if it come to it I knew I would have to be on his side."

Bobby Blue is caught between loyalty to his only friend, Ben Tobin, and his boss, Daniel Collins, the new Constable at Mount Hay. 'Ben was not a big man but he was strong and quick as a snake. He had his own breed of pony that was just like him, stocky and reliable on their feet.' Bobby understands the people and the ways of Mount Hay; Collins studies the country as an archaeologist might, bringing his coastal values to the hinterland. Bobby says, 'I do not think Daniel would have understood Ben in a million years.' Increasingly bewildered and goaded to action by his wife, Constable Collins takes up his shotgun and his Webley pistol to deal with Ben. Bobby's love for Collins' wilful young daughter Irie is exposed, leading to tragic consequences for them all.

Miller's exquisite depictions of the country of the Queensland highlands form the background of this simply told but deeply significant novel of friendship, love, loyalty and the tragic consequences of misunderstanding and mistrust. Coal Creek is a wonderfully satisfying novel with a gratifying resolution. It carries all the wisdom and emotional depth we have come to expect from Miller's richly evocative novels.' (Publisher's blurb)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2013 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1st October 2013
      ISBN: 9781743316986
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Atlantic Books ,
      2015 .
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      Extent: 301p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 2017
      ISBN: 9781925575347, 1925575349
Alternative title: Coal Creek : roman
Language: French
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Phébus ,
      2015 .
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      Extent: 243p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 10 April 2015
      ISBN: 9782752910073, 275291007X

Other Formats

  • Also large print.

Works about this Work

Review of Coal Creek by Alex Miller Sadiqa Beg , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 7 no. 1 2014;

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
Review : Coal Creek Marian Barker , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2014; (p. 36)

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
Review : Coal Creek Joseph Cummins , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 1 2014; (p. 251-253)

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
A Beautifully Crafted Novel about the Uselessness of Language Hans Burger , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 28 no. 1 2014; (p. 234-235)

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
Real Men Roll Their Own Anthony Lynch , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , March 2014;

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
The Tragedy of People in the Wrong Place Peter Pierce , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 September 2013; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
A Voice from the Fringe Geordie Williamson , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 93 2013; (p. 46-47)

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
[Untitled] Barry Dick , 2013 single work
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 October 2013; (p. 21)

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
Loyalty and Love Tested in Outback A. P. Riemer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 October 2013; (p. 31) The Age , 19 October 2013; (p. 29) The Canberra Times , 19 October 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel
Hot Reads Stephen Romei , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 December 2013; (p. 18-19)

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Alex Miller : Interview Jane Sullivan , 2013 single work interview
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 October 2013; (p. 28-29) The Saturday Age , 5 October 2013; (p. 26)
'Acclaimed author Alex Miller finds the voice for his new novel in his experiences as a young stockman in outback Australia...'
Rare Empathy in Timeless Tale Bron Sibree , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 15 October 2013; (p. 6-7)
What I’m Reading Kevin Brophy , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;
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