Defending the Homestead single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1896... 1896 Defending the Homestead
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Set on a Lachlan station in 1848, the owner and his Irish man of all work 'Murphy' defend themselves from a combined force of bushrangers and blacks. A small friendly black boy, Jacky, meanwhile rides for help. Good action descriptions of the attack where the Irishman's sabre plays a part. Interesting treatment of the boy; and the Irishman's souvenirs of a bottled black hand and fingers. (PB)

Affiliation Notes

  • This work has been affiliated with the Irishness in Australian Literature dataset because it contains Irish characters, settings, tropes or themes.

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 31 no. 370 March 1896 Z1051848 1896 periodical issue 1896 pg. 302-303
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