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Reprint of the first part of Children of the Bush.
Contents
* Contents derived from the Sydney,New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson,1925 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The hard men of Bourke are drawn to the pretty young Salvation Army girl who moves to their town. They are surprised by her reaction to Jack Moonlight, a swagman, who turns out to be her former lover.
'Lord Douglas' is unpopular in Bourke, where his aristocratic ways bring him into conflict with the union men. However the same union men care for his wife and children when he is jailed for two years, and even take up a collection when he is released.