The Madman's Coffin single work   short story  
Is part of Navvie's Tales : Retold by 'The Boss' W. W. , 1873 series - author short story
Issue Details: First known date: 1874... 1874 The Madman's Coffin
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A swagman stays in a hut in country Victoria, to rest for the winter to follow an abandoned gold lead. A coffin in the hut is explained by a maniac who tells him its origins and consigns him to it ... (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 10 no. 113 October 1874 Z1027901 1874 periodical issue 1874 pg. 66-69
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