y separately published work icon Merry Christmas! single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1929... 1929 Merry Christmas!
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Sandy Jackson, drunk and destitute, hides in a commercial traveller's car boot. The salesman, Pratten, picks up a hitchhiker named Jack and then, driving too fast, almost kills all of them in an accident. The car is repaired and Jack leaves Pratten and Sandy to continue the journey to Cloncurry.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1929
Serialised by: The Bulletin 1880 periodical (6777 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in The Bulletin in 13 weekly instalments 6 November 1929 to 29 January 1930
First known date: 1939
Serialised by: The Queenslander 1866 newspaper (2603 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in The Queenslander in 11 weekly instalments from 14 December 1938 to 22 February 1939 but unfinished because The Queenslander ceased publication on 22 February 1939.
Link: Web resource Digital copy of print publication via Australian Newspapers (AN) Service. Link is to the first instalment
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Works about this Work

Arthur Groom 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 11 October 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of Merry Christmas! Arthur Groom , 1929 single work novel
Arthur Groom 1930 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 13 November 1930; (p. 56)
On the Plains of Queensland 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 October no. 28944 1930; (p. 8)
— Review of Merry Christmas! Arthur Groom , 1929 single work novel
On the Plains of Queensland 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 October no. 28944 1930; (p. 8)
— Review of Merry Christmas! Arthur Groom , 1929 single work novel
Arthur Groom 1930 single work review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 11 October 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of Merry Christmas! Arthur Groom , 1929 single work novel
Arthur Groom 1930 single work column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 13 November 1930; (p. 56)
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Awards

1928 highly commended The Bulletin Novel Competition
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Last amended 10 Sep 2020 14:47:33
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • Queensland,
  • Brisbane City, Brisbane, Queensland,
Settings:
  • Lowood area, Esk - Lowood - Toogoolawah area, Rosewood - Laidley - Gatton area, South East Queensland, Queensland,
  • Toowoomba, Toowoomba area, Darling Downs, Queensland,
  • Grantham, Grantham area, Gatton area, Rosewood - Laidley - Gatton area, South East Queensland, Queensland,
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