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1 A Dead Shot T. O'C. , 1879 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , December vol. 15 no. 175 1879; (p. 192-194) Account of an Englishman convicted for robbery near his home in Bolton. Transported to WA he escapes to Sydney where he again turns to crime and is sentenced to Darlinghurst Gaol. From there he escapes to Melbourne until the narrator recaptures him and brings him back to Sydney - with the help of his pistol. (PB)
1 Honour amongst Thieves T. O'C. , 1878 single work short story detective
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 14 no. 161 1878; (p. 67-70) Detective story purporting to be factually based. A coach robbery on the Castlemaine road between Chewton and Elphinstone (Sawpit Gully) in November 1855 results in the murder of a passenger. Several months later the detective narrator and his mate receive news that the murderer may be hiding in Melbourne. They catch him in an oysterman's barrow and with his assistance catch the other gang members. They are hung for the murder, though nothing is apparently done about the murder of his wife by Portuguese Harry when he thinks she has betrayed him. More action than tension, but well-written. (PB)
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