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Pumping station on a big mine pipeline appears to be run by corrupt staff who sell off gear, but in fact it works by gravity and was never necessary. The poor designer proves to be the company's general manager, famous for initiating the pipeline.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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y The Bulletin vol. 58 no. 2996 14 July 1937 Z631296 1937 periodical issue 1937
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1937
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pg. 4-5
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y It's Harder for Girls and Other Stories Gavin Casey , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1942 Z824564 1942 selected work short story Short-Shift Saturday and Other Stories Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1942
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1942
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pg. 92-101
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y The Bulletin vol. 71 no. 3651 1 February 1950 Z593035 1950 periodical issue 1950
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1950
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pg. 39-41
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y The Tracks We Travel : Australian Short Stories S. Murray-Smith (editor), Melbourne : Australasian Book Society , 1953 Z290247 1953 anthology short story Melbourne : Australasian Book Society , 1953
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1953
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pg. 99-106
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y Australian Round-Up : Stories From 1790 to 1950 Colin Roderick (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1953 Z412675 1953 anthology short story Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1953
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1953
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pg. 292-298
Note: Illus., drawing
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y Hemisphere vol. 1 no. 1 1957 Z631298 1957 periodical issue 1957
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1957
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pg. 26-29
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y Favourite Australian Stories Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Nigel Rigby , 1963 Z221991 1963 anthology short story Adelaide : Nigel Rigby , 1963
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1963
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pg. 115-122
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y View from Kalgoorlie Ted Mayman , Gavin Casey , Walter E. Wynne , Ted Mayman (editor), Perth : Landfall Press , 1969 Z269389 1969 selected work short story Perth : Landfall Press , 1969
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1969
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pg. 77-84
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y The Bulletin vol. 101 no. 5196 29 January 1980 Z590843 1980 periodical issue 1980
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1980
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pg. 310-312