Issue Details: First known date: 1867... 1867 Australian Capers, or Christopher Cockle's Australian Experiences
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Notes

  • Dedication: To Thomas Holt, Esq., M.L.A., of the Warren, near Sydney, New South Wales, who has attested himself the friend and patron of all that tends to develop the material resources, promote the intellectual advancement, and secure the moral and religious well-being of Australia, this volume is most respectfully inscribed by the author.

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Routledge , 1867 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sunshine in Winter, or, the Loves of Old Mr. and Mrs. Dovecot, Old Boomerang , extract novella

An extract from the novella 'Sunshine in Winter', relating to the death of the Dovecots's first child.

Tim Rafferty and the Cow's Ghost, Old Boomerang , single work short story humour
A ventriloquist plays a practical joke on Tim, the steward (on board ship with Christopher Cockle).
Mr Crummy's First Night Away From Mrs Crummy, Old Boomerang , single work short story humour
Mr. Finnyman's Fishing Experience; or Warning Growls from Fort Macquarie, Old Boomerang , single work short story humour
Fishing outside the Sydney Heads, Mr. Finnyman gets sunstroke. While fishing off Fort Macquarie, the Fort speaks to him, and urges him to consider the need for harbour defence.

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"Christopher Cockle's Australian Experiences" 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 7 May 1913; (p. 52)

— Review of Australian Capers, or Christopher Cockle's Australian Experiences Old Boomerang , 1867 selected work novel
"Christopher Cockle's Australian Experiences" 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 7 May 1913; (p. 52)

— Review of Australian Capers, or Christopher Cockle's Australian Experiences Old Boomerang , 1867 selected work novel
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