Frank Ross Frank Ross i(A112270 works by)
Also writes as: Billabong Bill
; Died: Ceased: 1942 Bowen area, Marlborough - Mackay - Townsville area, Queensland,
Gender: Male
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1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 16 April 1928; (p. 90) Billabong Bill recalls the generosity of squatters towards swagmen in bygone years.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 19 March 1928; (p. 92-93) A man wins a bet that he can run faster than a racehorse.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 20 February 1928; (p. 69) A bullocky narrowly escapes injury when his wagon rolls over him.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 20 February 1928; (p. 69) Billabong Bill complains that an article by Basalt Boulder in 'On the Track' prevented him from tricking a man into buying his tin mine.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 2 January 1928; (p. 85-86) A swagmen dreams that he has been hired to play the best man at a wedding. The dream turns into a nightmare when the husband flies into a jealous rage.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1927 single work column satire
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 12 December 1927; (p. 87)
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1927 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 28 February 1927; (p. 34-35) An old swagman looking forward to receiving the old-age pension eats a fruit that restores his youth.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1926 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 15 November 1926; (p. 87) Billabong Bill provides a humorous explanation about why he cannot go to Brisbane to meet the Duke of York.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 8 November 1926; (p. 90-91) The narrator recalls some of the fights and arguments that his old shearer friend engaged in.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 18 October 1926; (p. 74) Two miners are scared away from their gold by a ghost.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 23 August 1926; (p. 91-92) The narrator tells of a new bush school, and how its young teacher convinced his nephew to marry her.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1925 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 16 March 1925; (p. 83) A swagman sings the praises of a generous squatter.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1925 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 20 April 1925; (p. 91) Billabong Bill tells the story of several men who were spared from death by fate.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1925 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 6 April 1925; (p. 9) Two hungry swagmen steal a dog that they use to kill sheep.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1925 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 23 March 1925; (p. 97) An old shearer reminisces about his youth.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1925 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 16 February 1925; (p. 83) Billabong Bill tells of a number of ways people have died in the bush.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1924 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 15 December 1924; (p. 100) A man believes he has discovered buried money, but finds only old newspaper clippings.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1924 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 6 October 1924; (p. 33) An unattractive woman visits the beauty parlour and finds herself a husband.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1924 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 22 September 1924; (p. 30) Two young men working in a shearing shed play a joke that turns out to be an expensive mistake.
1 Untitled Billabong Bill , 1924 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 25 August 1924; (p. 21) The narrator tells of a man who used to cry when he did not have any beer to drink.
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