A Dead Shot single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1879... 1879 A Dead Shot
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Account of an Englishman convicted for robbery near his home in Bolton. Transported to WA he escapes to Sydney where he again turns to crime and is sentenced to Darlinghurst Gaol. From there he escapes to Melbourne until the narrator recaptures him and brings him back to Sydney - with the help of his pistol. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 15 no. 175 December 1879 Z1012306 1879 periodical issue 1879 pg. 192-194
Last amended 25 Feb 2003 10:16:06
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  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
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