y separately published work icon It Could Be You anthology   short story   prose   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 It Could Be You
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Rigby , 1972 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Master and His Man, John Lang , single work short story (p. 3-11)
Number One North Rainbow, John Arthur Barry , single work short story

A 'story of crime in the early gold-digging days, when lucky miners disappeared, and were never heard of again.'

Source:

'New Novels', The Australasian, 22 April 1905, p.48.

 (p. 12-23)
Murphy's Fireworks, Edward S. Sorenson , single work short story (p. 24-30)
The Golden Shanty A Profitable Pub, E. G. D. , single work short story humour (p. 30-42)
Billy Maclaggan and the Fiji Ram, Louis Becke , single work short story humour
A billygoat, being taken from Samoa to Fiji to fight with a hated businessman's much-feared ram, is trained to attack the businessman instead.
 (p. 43-47)
The Apocalypse of Pat McCullough, William Baylebridge , single work short story (p. 48-59)
The Tramp Erwählt The Chosen Vessel, Barbara Baynton , single work short story
Following a similar thread to Henry Lawson's "The Drover's Wife" (and many believe, a direct response to it), "The Chosen Vessel" follows a young mother left alone in her outback hut who becomes growingly concerned for her own safety following the arrival of a menacing swagmen. The story also follows for a short time a man riding in to town to place his vote and his struggles with religious guilt. 
 (p. 63-67)
Mrs Callaghan, Dowell O'Reilly , single work short story (p. 68-74)
The Widow, Thelma Forshaw , single work short story (p. 75-81)
Little Lady, Hugh Atkinson , single work short story (p. 82-88)
The Scenery Never Changes, Thea Astley , single work short story
The awkwardness and uncertainties involved in forging an intimate relationship prove too exacting for a middle-aged man and woman.
 (p. 89-94)
Brett, Hal Porter , single work short story (p. 95-110)
Murder!, Ethel Anderson , single work short story humour (p. 113-124)
Starting the Selection, 'Steele Rudd' , single work short story (p. 125-130)
The Wooing of Minnie, Mark M. Pope , single work short story humour (p. 131-138)
His Only Love, Judah Waten , single work short story (p. 139-145)
The Nuns' Patrol, T. A. G. Hungerford , single work short story war literature (p. 146-152)
Portrait of Symonds as a Middle Aged Artist, Desmond O'Grady , single work short story (p. 153-160)
Guest of the Redshields, Christina Stead , single work short story fantasy (p. 163-167)
Violet Crumble, Patricia Rolfe , single work short story (p. 182-196)
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