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Here the writer describes a ritual combat (which they appear to have witnessed) between two Aboriginal warriors, Bungarree and Colman.
First appeared in Tegg's Monthly Magazine in May 1836 with the author's name given as 'Timothy Tell-Tale'. Note that Victor Crittenden (q.v.) attributes this work to John Lang (q.v.).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Note: Published with a review of Tegg's Monthly Magazine vol. 1 no. 3, May 1836
Appears in:
yFurther Tales from Botany BayJohn Lang,
Samuel Sidney,
Victor Crittenden
(editor),
Canberra:Mulini Press,2005Z12280082005selected work short story extract This selection claims to brings together the uncollected Australian stories of John Lang, previously published separately in English and Indian periodicals and newspapers. Research since its publication shows that some of the stories are in fact extracts from a novel Gallops and Gossips in the Bush of Australia by Samuel SidneyCanberra:Mulini Press,2005
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Appears in:
yFurther Tales from Botany BayJohn Lang,
Samuel Sidney,
Victor Crittenden
(editor),
Canberra:Mulini Press,2005Z12280082005selected work short story extract This selection claims to brings together the uncollected Australian stories of John Lang, previously published separately in English and Indian periodicals and newspapers. Research since its publication shows that some of the stories are in fact extracts from a novel Gallops and Gossips in the Bush of Australia by Samuel SidneyCanberra:Mulini Press,2006