That Second-Hand Coat : A Cup Story single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1894... 1894 That Second-Hand Coat : A Cup Story
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A pair of very down on their luck gentlemen in Melbourne recruit their fortunes with £300 found in the pocket of a second-hand coat - and the lucky bets at the Derby and Cup races. They then return the money to the rightful owner - a colonel from whom it had been stolen. Romantic sub-plot prospers too. Comments on changes in social position and acceptance encouraged by dress. Light irony. (PB)

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  • Written specially for the Australian Journal. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 30 no. 354 November 1894 Z1080370 1894 periodical issue 1894 pg. 128-130
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