R. Carson Gold R. Carson Gold i(A31428 works by) (a.k.a. R. C. Gold; Ronald Leith Carson Gold; Ronald L. C. Gold)
Also writes as: Ronald Carson
Born: Established: 1913 ; Died: Ceased: Jan 1972 Deagon, Bracken Ridge - Brighton - Sandgate area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,
Gender: Male
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1 The K. O. King R. Carson Gold , 1950-1955 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Cole's Great Boys' Book No. 2 1950-1955; (p. 96-104)
1 The Mad Hatter Of Death River R. Carson Gold , 1948-1950 single work children's fiction children's adventure
— Appears in: Cole's Great Book for Boys 1948; (p. 149-154) Bill and Ron come across a dispute between a gold fossicker and a would be thief. A big croc in the nearby river waits to settle the argument.
1 Knock Out R. Carson Gold , 1948 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Cole's Great Book for Boys 1948; (p. 72-78)
1 y separately published work icon Riders of the Black Skull R. Carson Gold , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1947 Z1055632 1947 single work novel western
1 y separately published work icon Trail to Boot Hill R. Carson Gold , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1947 Z1055629 1947 single work novel western
1 y separately published work icon Six-Gun Glory R. Carson Gold , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1947 Z1055626 1947 single work novel western
1 y separately published work icon The Gun Hawk R. Carson Gold , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1947 Z1055623 1947 single work novel western
1 Eyes of Darkness R. Carson Gold , 1945 single work short story
— Appears in: The 'Man' Storyteller : A Selection of the Best Australian Fiction by Modern Writers 1945; (p. 34-40)
1 Trouble in the Cane R. Carson Gold , 1941 single work short story
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 10 September vol. 62 no. 3213 1941; (p. 37-38)
1 Family Man R. Carson Gold , 1940 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 July vol. 76 no. 892 1940; (p. 836-837, 858-860)
1 The Wallaby R. Carson Gold , 1939 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 2 October vol. 75 no. 883 1939; (p. 1340-1343)
1 The Last Laugh R. Carson Gold , 1937 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 14 January 1937; (p. 8)

Mallory, a dingo hunter, is hated by the Indigenous people because of his arrogance, ruthlessness and his desert knowledge. Mallory sees smoke signals that mean the Indigenous people are after his 'tucker'. He is prepared but the 'Myalls' have him trapped in sandstone country where he shoots some of them and they spear him. After a terrible night in pain he dies but has revenged himself by putting dingo bait in the food he left behind.
1 The Forgotten Flaw R. Carson Gold , 1936 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 23 April 1936; (p. 8) O'Hara finds the fossicker Marne wounded by a spear. With the old man's dying words O'Hara discovers the whereabouts of a gold discovery which the fossiker wants to leave to his son. O'Hara consequently forms a plan to steal the land by asking Rodney to impersonate the son.
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