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Aplin recounts the humorous manner in which an Anglican priest, Rev. Archie Briggs, related to people, as well as his fame for erecting a huge cross on a Mount Isa hill.
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A Great Northern ChurchmanBill Aplin,
1980single work short story humour — Appears in:
Out in the Great North West1980;(p. 49-52)Describes the kindly and humble nature of the former Anglican Bishop of North Queensland, and his encounters with people in his travels around the district.
More Great Bush Churchmen : 2 : GatesBill Aplin,
1980single work short story — Appears in:
Out in the Great North West1980;(p. 53)As the Rev. Canon Hurt, Principal of a Charters Towers' boarding school, travels the north and west to speak to parents, he encounters an intoxicated stockman in Camooweal to whom he offers a ride back to his station. The Rev devises a novel way of obliging the stockman to abstain from any more drinking along the drive.