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Issue Details: First known date: 1951... 1951 Australian Short Stories
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* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Oxford University Press , 1951 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Beereeun the Mirage-Maker, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 1-10)
The Jeweller's Shop, Joseph Furphy , single work short story (p. 10-18)
The Parson's Blackboy How the Reverend Joseph Simmondsen Lost His Character, Jack Fruit , single work short story humour (p. 19-24)
John Price's Bar of Steel, 'Price Warung' , single work short story historical fiction (p. 24-35)
Scrammy 'And, Barbara Baynton , single work short story (p. 36-58)
The Funerals of Malachi Mooney, Edward Dyson , single work short story humour (p. 58-67)
Send Round the Hat, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 67-90)
Fourteen Fathoms by Quetta Rock, Randolph Bedford , single work short story (p. 90-103)
The Night We Watched for Wallabies, 'Steele Rudd' , single work short story humour (p. 103-107)
Kate's Wedding, 'Steele Rudd' , single work short story (p. 107-114)
The Widow Dare, William Hughston , single work short story (p. 114-129)
The Champion Bullock-Driver, Lance Skuthorp , single work short story humour
The ghosts of sixteen dead bullock drivers rise from the grave when they recognise the skill of a champion bullock driver.
 (p. 130-133)
The Grown-Up Ball 'And Women Must Weep', Henry Handel Richardson , single work short story (p. 133-140)
Adventure Adventure : A Fantasy of the Ranges, Hugh McCrae , single work short story (p. 141-142)
Note: Editor's note: From The Sydney Morning Herald
The Good Grandmother, Hugh McCrae , single work short story (p. 143-144)
Crows, Dowell O'Reilly , single work short story (p. 144-148)
The Hand, M. L. Skinner , single work short story (p. 148-154)
The Lobster and the Lioness, Kodak , single work short story humour
Thomson, clutching his lobster, is being escorted home from the pub by the friendly policeman, Murphy, when they encounter an escaped circus lion. Murphy bolts, but Thomson, mistaking the lion for a large dog, is unpeturbed. The lioness follows Thomson back to his boarding house and mayhem ensues.
 (p. 155-167)
Hoodoo Jo, Bernard Cronin , single work short story (p. 167-175)
Note: Editor's note: From The Sun, Melbourne.
A Bed of Rubies, H. E. Riemann , single work short story (p. 175-187)
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Works about this Work

Untitled David Martin , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 11 no. 1 1952; (p. 78-79)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1951 anthology short story
The Way of the Anthologist Brian Elliott , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 13 no. 3 1952; (p. 156-157)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1951 anthology short story
In the World's Classics D. S. , 1951 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 October vol. 72 no. 3742 1951; (p. 2 October p.2)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1951 anthology short story
In the World's Classics D. S. , 1951 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 October vol. 72 no. 3742 1951; (p. 2 October p.2)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1951 anthology short story
The Way of the Anthologist Brian Elliott , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 13 no. 3 1952; (p. 156-157)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1951 anthology short story
Untitled David Martin , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 11 no. 1 1952; (p. 78-79)
— Review of Australian Short Stories 1951 anthology short story
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