'Ombre Chevalier' single work   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 1908... 1908 'Ombre Chevalier'
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Becke describes the day to day life of a small group of prospectors in the Upper Burdekin district in North Queensland, and reveals the origin of the name ombre chevalier.

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    y separately published work icon The Call of the South Louis Becke , London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1908 Z325514 1908 single work non-fiction autobiography A description of the narrator's wanderings around Australia and the South Pacific. Much of the material appears to be autobiographical and he also relates a number of tales that were told to him during his travels. London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1908 pg. 165 - 182
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