Allan Hood Allan Hood i(A128673 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Australian
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1 The Sargeant Got Her Goat Allan Hood , 1938 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 February vol. 74 no. 863 1938; (p. 240-243)
1 New Guinea Patrol Allan Hood , 1938 single work novel
1 Results Will Tell! Allan Hood , 1937 single work short story crime
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 21 January 1937; (p. 5) A journalist had discovered that a jockey and a bookie were collaborating on fixing a country race. When he refuses the jockey's bribe of a third share of the winnings not to expose the plot, the jockey hits him with a poker, burns the journalist's copy of the story and then tries to trick the police by turning back a clock and smashing it. The journalist's daughter tells the detective that the jockey had been trying to contact the journalist and when the detective discovers the journalist's notes on who won the races that day he realises the jockey was lying.
1 Trial by Water Allan Hood , 1936 single work short story crime
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 3 September 1936; (p. 5,48)

Taylor and Bryant came separately to Ballagan station to man the artesian bore pumps. Taylor falls when helping a yearling out of the trough and while he is down Bryant murders him with an axe. Ashton the ration truck driver becomes suspicious and notifies the station manager who orders an investigation. Bryant sticks to his story that Taylor left because he had a toothache and although the Aboriginal tracker cannot find his tracks leaving the place he also cannot find any evidence of murder. Then the cattle break the trough and the running water shows clearly where a grave had been dug.
1 The Tale of Tim Allan Hood , 1936 single work short story humour
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 30 April 1936; (p. 8, 41) Tim the goat chewed up the police sergeant's trousers and so the sergeant borrowed his constable's trousers to attend a dance. The constable had deliberately damaged his trousers so they would split. When this happened at the dance the sergeant fled from the hall leaving his girlfriend behind. Sneaking home he ran into and fought with the goat. The next day his girlfriend rebuked him severely and sent him away from her. Consequently he forgave the goat as he felt he would never have known how sharp his girlfriend could be if Tim had never chewed up his trousers.
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