Only a Swagman's Yarn single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1898... 1898 Only a Swagman's Yarn
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A tramp, Dick, is cared for by a doctor and his wife. He is grateful and promises to keep a lookout for their son Alec who, after a quarrel with his father, had left home. Three years later he finds Alec who who is under threat of imprisonment.

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    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 17 December 1898 Z1273638 1898 newspaper issue 1898 pg. 10, 12 Section: Christmas Supplement
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  • Barcoo River, Isisford - Windorah area, South West Queensland, Queensland,
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