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Lawson describes the oddities of travel by river boat on the Darling River. He also explains how Bourke came to acquire the reputation of being the most drunken town on the Darling.

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y Over the Sliprails Henry Lawson , Sydney London : Angus and Robertson Australian Book Company , 1900 Z825726 1900 selected work short story (taught in 3 units) Sydney London : Angus and Robertson Australian Book Company , 1900
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1900
)
pg. 57-71
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y The Country I Come From Henry Lawson , Edinburgh : William Blackwood , 1901 Z1335319 1901 selected work short story Edinburgh : William Blackwood , 1901
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1901
)
pg. 191-207
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y The Herald no. 17809 14 June 1934 Z1519213 1934 newspaper issue 1934
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1934
)
pg. 22
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y Venturing the Unknown Ways Melbourne : Cheshire , 1965 Z873678 1965 anthology autobiography biography correspondence diary essay extract prose short story Abstract Contains numerous biographies of famous Australian writers and pioneers, documentary and journalistic prose pieces, extracts from autobiographies, diaries and correspondence, as well as two short stories that could also be classified as character descriptions, all of which contribute to the construction of an Australian identity. Melbourne : Cheshire , 1965
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1965
)
pg. 87-95
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y Henry Lawson's Humorous Stories Humorous Stories of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , Cecil Mann , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1967 Z387803 1967 selected work short story humour North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1967
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1967
)
pg. 115-124
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y While the Billy Boils : 87 Stories from the Prose Works of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , Hawthorn : Lloyd O'Neil , 1970 Z1215630 1970 selected work short story Abstract Includes stories from Lawson's main collections - While the Billy Boils, On the Track and Over the Sliprails. Hawthorn : Lloyd O'Neil , 1970
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1970
)
pg. 329 - 337 Section: Over the Sliprails
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y Henry Lawson's Best Stories Henry Lawson , Cecil Mann , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1966 Z388119 1966 selected work short story London : Angus and Robertson , 1973
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1973
)
pg. 95-104
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y Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore Bill Scott , Sydney : Ure Smith , 1976 Z206758 1976 anthology poetry short story prose Sydney : Ure Smith , 1976
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1976
)
pg. 256
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y The Essential Henry Lawson : The Best Works of Australia's Greatest Writer Henry Lawson , Brian Kiernan (editor), South Yarra : Currey O'Neil , 1982 Z368836 1982 selected work poetry short story criticism biography South Yarra : Currey O'Neil , 1982
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1982
)
pg. 124-130
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y Prose Works of Henry Lawson Collected Short Stories of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , Sydney : Home Entertainment Library , 1935 Z389778 1935 selected work short story Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1982
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1982
)
pg. 269-276
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y A Camp-Fire Yarn : Henry Lawson Complete Works 1885-1900 Henry Lawson , Leonard Cronin (editor), Sydney : Lansdowne , 1984 Z378657 1984 selected work poetry short story autobiography prose criticism drama biography Sydney : Lansdowne , 1984
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1984
)
pg. 258-264
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y Henry Lawson Recollections : A Selection of Autobiographical Works Henry Lawson , Leonard Cronin (editor), Frenchs Forest : Reed , 1987 Z114119 1987 selected work autobiography short story criticism biography prose Frenchs Forest : Reed , 1987
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1987
)
pg. 79-86
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y Henry Lawson's Humorous Stories Humorous Stories of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , Cecil Mann , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1967 Z387803 1967 selected work short story humour North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1987
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1987
)
pg. 95-104
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y Henry Lawson's Mates : The Complete Stories of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , Windsor : Budget Books Lloyd O'Neil , 1979 Z487806 1979 selected work short story autobiography humour Ringwood : Viking O'Neil , 1987
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1987
)
pg. 329-337

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Subjects:

Bourke, Bourke - Brewarrina area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,
Darling River, Far West NSW, New South Wales,

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Far West NSW, New South Wales,

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