A. J. Boyd A. J. Boyd i(A20593 works by) (birth name: William Alexander Jenyns Boyd) (a.k.a. Alexander Jenyns Boyd; Alec J. Boyd; Alex J. Boyd)
Also writes as: Old Chum ; New Chum
Born: Established: 1842
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France,
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 19 May 1928 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: Jan 1862
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1 The Bush Butcher A. J. Boyd , 1989 single work prose
— Appears in: Colonial Voices : Letters, Diaries, Journalism and Other Accounts of Nineteenth-Century Australia 1989; (p. 267-270)
1 The Fencer A. J. Boyd , 1989 single work prose
— Appears in: Colonial Voices : Letters, Diaries, Journalism and Other Accounts of Nineteenth-Century Australia 1989; (p. 265-267)
1 Northern Island Wonders New Chum , 1927 single work column
— Appears in: The Daily Mail , 11 June 1927; (p. 17)
1 The Diamond Smugglers of the Transvaal A. J. Boyd , 1923 single work children's fiction
1 In the Far North : An Australian Tale A. J. Boyd , 1922 single work novella Two men experience many adventures as they travel through North Queensland to a squatter's station on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Their fiancées follow and are abducted by a group of Aborigines.
1 The Colonel's Sons A. J. Boyd , 1922 single work novella Follows the adventures of the two sons of a British colonel.
1 Rice Growing in Queensland A. J. Boyd , 1921 single work column
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 21 November 1921; (p. 16)
1 No Longer Gay : Life at Singapore A. J. Boyd , 1921 single work column
— Appears in: The Daily Mail , 16 October 1921; (p. 13)
1 The Antarcticans. The Antarcticans. Being the Further and Still More Surprising Adventures of Captain Bjornvik in the Regions Around the South Pole A. J. Boyd , 1921 single work children's fiction
1 Captain Bjornvik A. J. Boyd , 1921 single work children's fiction
1 Talks With an Old Hand New Chum , 1920 single work short story
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 15 March 1920; (p. 44) Tommy, an old wagon driver, tells tall tales about his adventurous youth, including the time when he escaped from a crocodile.
1 A Dry Stage New Chum , 1920 single work prose
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 1 March 1920; (p. 32) Drovers find a pool of water which saves their cattle from dying of thirst.
1 y separately published work icon Round The Map: Slather and Whack Abroad A. J. Boyd (editor), Cape Town : 1917 Z1339680 1917 anthology poetry
1 Brawn and Brain A. J. Boyd , 1915 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 1 February 1915; (p. 18) Boyd recounts his experiences as a school teacher and inspector in North Queensland, and encourages other teachers to move north.
1 A Wet Christmas A. J. Boyd , 1902 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 13 December 1902; (p. 28-29)
2 y separately published work icon The Shellback, or, At Sea in the 'Sixties At Sea in the 'Sixties A. J. Boyd , 1898 single work children's fiction children's adventure
1 Rocks and Rock Structures of the Earth's Crust i "The simple minerals we find", A. J. Boyd , 1889 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Earth's History for Boys, or, Geology in Verse 1889; (p. 41-48)
1 The Elements i "We've viewed the rocks called sedimentary,", A. J. Boyd , 1889 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Earth's History for Boys, or, Geology in Verse 1889; (p. 36-41)
1 Recent i "The crowning creature now was made -", A. J. Boyd , 1889 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Earth's History for Boys, or, Geology in Verse 1889; (p. 30-36)
1 The Glacial Period i "Organic life thus quite curtailed", A. J. Boyd , 1889 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Earth's History for Boys, or, Geology in Verse 1889; (p. 29-30)
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