Cappy Ricks Cappy Ricks i(A64019 works by)
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1 In Quest of the Sea's Only Gem Cappy Ricks , 1939 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 22 February 1939; (p. 7) Tells how pearlers work in Far North Queensland seas.
1 White Mary Cappy Ricks , 1938 single work column adventure
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 23 November 1938; (p. 4) The writer describes as true the story of Mary, a young woman convict who escapes in a boat with three men convicts. They travel 2000 miles from Port Jackson to Cape York where the men die but Mary is captured by Aboriginal people. She is found 23 years later.
1 Sailors' Birds 1938 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 26 October 1938; (p. 4) Stories about sea birds' interactions with sailors.
1 1 'Me Um White Mary' : A White Woman Held Prisoner by the Blacks of the North for 36 Years Cappy Ricks , 1938 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Life Digest , 1 June 1938; (p. 73-77)
1 Call It Sailor's Superstition Cappy Ricks , 1936 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 15 October 1936; (p. 3)
1 Two Sons Cappy Ricks , 1936 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 1 October 1936; (p. 8) Two Islander brothers want their father's lugger for themselves and decide to murder him. They leave him on the outer reef and wait for him to drown, but the old man builds himself a cairn to exist on during high tide. On the third night, the sons decide to rescue their father, but he has disappeared and they are hung for murder.
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