E. Cory Player E. Cory Player i(A123907 works by) (a.k.a. E. R. Cory Player; E. R. Coryplayer; Edwin Riddell Cory Player)
Gender: Male
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1 In the Western Twilight E. Cory Player , 1928 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 1 February 1928; (p. 16-17, 48)
1 A Business Problem E. Cory Player , 1926 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 December vol. 61 no. 729 1926; (p. 1394-1398)
1 The Laughing Ranger E. Cory Player , 1926 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 October vol. 61 no. 727 1926; (p. 1118-1120)
1 The Heart of a Savage E. Cory Player , 1926 single work short story crime romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 September vol. 61 no. 726 1926; (p. 1024-1031)
1 Lady Ahoy! E. Cory Player , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 May vol. 61 no. 722 1926; (p. 544-550)
1 The Fast Special E. Cory Player , 1926 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 16 June 1926; (p. 18-19, 50)
1 Rolling Stock E. Cory Player , 1925 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 29 April 1925; (p. 12, 33)
1 The Drifter : A Romance of the Coalfields E. Cory Player , 1924 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 December vol. 59 no. 705 1924; (p. 967-972)
1 Ranger of the Tall Timber E. Cory Player , 1924 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 October vol. 49 no. 703 1924; (p. 735-739)
1 According to His Law E. Cory Player , 1924 single work short story crime romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June vol. 59 no. 699 1924; (p. 458-467)
1 A Romance in Cane E. Cory Player , 1924 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June vol. 59 no. 699 1924; (p. 417-421)
1 Pearls and Pale Faces E. Cory Player , 1924 single work short story romance adventure
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 April vol. 59 no. 697 1924; (p. 296-303)
1 The Irrational Passenger E. Cory Player , 1924 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 March vol. 59 no. 696 1924; (p. 216-223)
1 The Timber Prince E. Cory Player , 1923 single work short story adventure
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 November vol. 58 no. 692 1923; (p. 828-830)
1 Mail Order House E. Cory Player , 1923 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 November vol. 58 no. 692 1923; (p. 814-816)
1 The Sheepish Man E. Cory Player , 1923 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 October vol. 58 no. 691a 1923; (p. 731-733)
1 Silent the Sahib E. Cory Player , 1923 single work novel adventure romance

From the author's Prologue (dated 1923, Darling River) : 'Nothing has been written - little is known - of the types of Australians who exist in the practically unexplored desert plains of the Great Outback, bordering the fringes of the great, slow-running Western rivers. There may be found the big-shouldered, hard-muscled river-men who fight the floods and droughts, and are the hardy spirits that recognise no defeat: whether the seasons are good or bad they somehow always manage to send the files of camel-teams back across the plains to the Eastern railway centres heavily laden with precious wool-packs of the desert station owners.

And through the heart of the plains themselves, down from the Territory to the Western rivers of the Home State, sinewy Afghans steer their camel-trains through the trackless sands, laden with merchandise, never worrying of the waterless wastes, the brilliant stars of the heavens their only guide, resting occasionally on the long wearisome route by some hidden desert oasis - a jewelled amethyst in the scintillating setting of the yellow sands. These brown-skinned, black-eyed men know these open spaces as well as they know the lines upon the palms of their knarled hands.

That is the reality through law-abiding eyes - but see its other aspect!

Not always are these regularly moving teams laden merely with commercial merchandise, but often inoffensive bales of goods secrete the ware of the Desert Smugglers - opium, cocaine - 'white snow', and other illicit alkaloids...[from Asia]

These lonely plains are rich in minerals, the soil wonderfully fertile, and the little-known country affords law-breakers ample hiding room; but the set, grim-lipped, stern-eyed troopers - some mere youngsters when the count in years is taken - with untiring patience patrol the undulating country, keepingits numberless acres remarkably free of outlawry, and oftimes bringing to justice law-breakers of which the roaring, hustling cities never dream.

All that is concrete fact - not one iota of fiction.'

Synopsis (p.801): ' Nelson Paxter, successful broker, popular clubman and man about town, is suddenly ordered by his physician to take up life in the bush for four years, choosing the silent desert wastes, whence he is known as the trusted Sahib of the desert.'
1 Powerless E. Cory Player , 1923 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 September vol. 58 no. 690a 1923; (p. 639-640)
1 A Dual Taming E. Cory Player , 1923 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 August vol. 58 no. 689a 1923; (p. 610-612, 618)
1 Original Oil Limited E. Cory Player , 1923 single work short story romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 July vol. 58 no. 688a 1923; (p. 530, 533-534, 536, 538)
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