y separately published work icon Life at Deadman's : Stories of Colonial Victoria selected work   short story   prose   essay  
Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 Life at Deadman's : Stories of Colonial Victoria
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Hoppers Crossing, Werribee area, Altona - Werribee area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,:Hat Box Press , 2001 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Dilemma For Old Sake's Sake, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 10-16)
Quits, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 18-30)
The Dire Peril of Sergeant Sells, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 32-42)
Gentle Dan, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 44-49)
Government on the Goldfields, Mary Gaunt , single work prose (p. 52-54)
The Murder on the Indigo Creek, Mary Gaunt , single work prose (p. 54-55)
The Chinese on the Goldfields and the Buckland River Riots, Mary Gaunt , single work prose (p. 55-56)
The Riot at the Packhorse, Mary Gaunt , extract novel
Chapters twelve and thirteen of the novel. The story is a fictionalised account of events on the Buckland River described in 'The Chinese on the Goldfields'.
(p. 57-66)
Note: At head of title: Extract from Deadman's.
The Doctor's Drive, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 68-75)
The Humbling of Sergeant Mahone, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 77-86)
Vermisst The Lost White Woman, Mary Gaunt , single work short story

Following a shipwreck of a vessel headed to Sydney, Ellen Hammond is stranded with three men on the Gippsland Coast. In the night, the men are murdered by a group of Aboriginal men but she is spared and brought back to their camp. 

The perspective switches to Ellen's husband, Tom Hammond, who insists to the police captain on coming along to search for Ellen, who has been leaving "E.H." scratched into trees. They track the group of Aboriginal people and creep up on their camp before storming it. In the confusion and chaos, a shot is let loose against the orders of the police captain. Ellen is found beside the fire - dying, from the fired shot. In the aftermath, the captain is certain that it was Tom Hammond himself who fired the bullet that ended up killing his wife, but they decide to keep it quiet, believing that Ellen was better off dead after what she had experienced. 

(p. 88-95)
Note: With title: The Lost White Woman.
A Good Samaritan, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 97-102)
A Missing Trustee, Mary Gaunt , single work short story (p. 105-113)
The Yanyilla Steeplechase, Mary Gaunt , single work short story romance (p. 115-140)
A Man's Sacrifice, Mary Gaunt , single work short story romance (p. 143-173)
Note: Abridged version. Condensed from 16,000 words to 14,000 by editor for inclusion in this book.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Includes brief biographical and explanatory notes.

Works about this Work

[Review] Life at Deadman's 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , April no. 56 2002; (p. 31)

— Review of Life at Deadman's : Stories of Colonial Victoria Mary Gaunt , 2001 selected work short story prose essay
[Review] Life at Deadman's 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , April no. 56 2002; (p. 31)

— Review of Life at Deadman's : Stories of Colonial Victoria Mary Gaunt , 2001 selected work short story prose essay
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