Barry Crichton Barry Crichton i(A130453 works by)
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1 The Judgment of Solomon Barry Crichton , 1947 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 April vol. 82 no. 973 1947; (p. 308-313, 315)
1 Blueberries Barry Crichton , 1946 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 February vol. 81 no. 959 1946; (p. 140-144, 146-148)
1 Mixing it With Mesmerism Barry Crichton , 1945 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June vol. 80 no. 951 1945; (p. 420, 424-426, 432)
1 Desert Chivalry Barry Crichton , 1945 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 April vol. 80 no. 949 1945; (p. 265, 268)
1 Man-Eater Barry Crichton , 1945 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 March vol. 80 no. 948 1945; (p. 192, 207-210)
1 Wild Horse Barry Crichton , 1945 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 February vol. 80 no. 947 1945; (p. 152-157)
1 The Ghost Gun Barry Crichton , 1944 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 August vol. 79 no. 941 1944; (p. 524-528)
1 The Last Illusion Barry Crichton , 1944 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June vol. 79 no. 939 1944; (p. 401-404)
1 The Furred Brother Barry Crichton , 1944 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 May vol. 79 no. 938 1944; (p. 277-279)
1 Malemute : The Dog of the Frozen North Barry Crichton , 1943 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 December vol. 79 no. 933 1943; (p. 661-662,)
1 1 The Reflections of Larry Jamieson Barry Crichton , 1940 single work novella

Larry Jamieson, station-hand by avocation and bush philosopher by instinct, tells how he is engaged by the three-times widow - but still attractive - Mrs. McPhee to work on her property some fifty miles from Tiljoa, in Western Queensland. He reaches the homestead to find that Mrs. McPhee's somewhat masterful methods have driven the other men off the place. Larry is about to follow suit, but Mrs McPhee persuades him to stop, partly because of her niece Sylvia Stretton. Sylvia has been sent from Bresbane in order to make her forget an attachment to Michael Buller, whose father has been entangled in a financial scandal, and is unpopular with the Strettons.

Mrs McPhee suggests that Larry might be the very man to help Buller drop out of Sylvia's mind. The susceptible young man agrees to the stratagem, but double-crosses his employer by promising to sent the girl's letters to Buller. He entrusts them to Jacky, an Aboriginal fence rider, to give secretly to the mailman. In order to keep Jacky quiet, he frightens him by telling him that Dave Rhodes, a red-headed young man who has recently come to work for Mrs McPhee, will probably kill him if he hears about it.

Among the other people that the helpful Larry tries to assist is Clarence Drinkwater, a neighbouring bachelor squatter, who is very keen on the pretty daughter of the imposing and important Mrs. Carmichael. That lady, whoever, considers that Drinkwater's habit belies his name far too much, and gives him no opportunity to make headway with the girl.

In the middle of these complications Larry is sent to Brisbane with cattle. The stock agent takes him to the theatre and introduces him to some chorus girls as the wealthy owner of 'Dreamland Station'. In this role Larry naturally makes a big hit with the girls, and with Kitty Weeks in particular...

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