Australian Stories of Horror and Suspense from the Early Days ed. Gordon Neil Stewart (Australasian Book Society, 1978, 0-909916-82-9, xii+272pp, hc, an)
Published simultaneously in pb (-86-1), and later reprinted by Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1983 (0-86806-088-7). An interesting selection of early Australian writings in the fantastic.
- vii · About This Book · Gordon Neil Stewart · in
- · Outsiders in the Land
- 1 · How Muster-Master Stoneman Earned His Breakfast · Price Warung · ss The Bulletin
- 11 · Western Rebellions · W. H. Suttor · ss Australian Stories Retold by William Henry Suttor, Glyndwr Whalan, 1887
- 18 · Governor Ralph Darling’s Iron Collar · Marcus Clarke · ss Old Tales of a Young Country by Marcus Clarke, Mason, Firth & M'Cutcherson, 1871
- 29 · The Liberation of the First Three · Price Warung · ss The Bulletin July 4 1891
- 41 · Vengeance for Ippitha · W. H. Suttor · ss Australian Stories Retold by William Henry Suttor, Glyndwr Whalan, 1887
- 49 · Tracks in the Bush · John Lang · ss Botany Bay by John Lang, W. Tegg, 1859
- 58 · The Lost Child · Tom Collins · ex from Such Is Life, 1903
- · The Unforgiving Land
- 71 · Crows · Dowell O’Reilly · vi (r)
reprinted from The Prose and Verse of Dowell O’Reilly (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1924).
- 74 · Chased by Fire · Nat Gould · ss Chased by Fire; or, A Stable Mystery by Nat Gould, Ogilvie, 1905
- 89 · On the Land · Henry Fletcher · ss The Bulletin Story Book, The Bulletin Newspaper Co., 1901
- 93 · Grear’s Dam · Morley Roberts · ss Bianca’s Caprice by Morley Roberts, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904
- 103 · The Doctor’s Drive · Mary Gaunt · ss The Ends of the Earth by Mary Gaunt, T. Werner Laurie, 1915
- · Masters and Servants
- 113 · The Trucker’s Dream · Edward Dyson · ss Below and On Top by Edward Dyson, Geo. Robertson, 1898
- 118 · Wolf in Snake’s Clothes · Julian Stuart · ar (r)
reprinted from Part of the Glory (Sydney: Australasian Book Society, 1967).
- 121 · A Hot Day at Spats’ · Edward Dyson · ss Fact’ry ’Ands by Edward Dyson, Geo. Robertson, 1906
- 128 · Judas: A Strike Incident · E. F. Squires · ss The Bulletin Story Book, The Bulletin Newspaper Co., 1901
- · The Law and the Lawless
- 135 · A Stripe for Trooper Casey · Roderic Quinn · ss The Bulletin December 10 1898
- 143 · Wanted by the Police · Henry Lawson · ss The Rising of the Court by Henry Lawson, Angus & Robertson, 1910
- 156 · Black Peter’s Last Kiss · Dowell O’Reilly · ss The Bulletin December 14 1895, as by Mathinna
- · Life and Death in the Tropics
- 163 · The Revenge of Macy O’Shea · Louis Becke · ss By Reef and Palm by Louis Becke, T. Fisher Unwin, 1894
- 169 · Five-skull Island · Alexander Montgomery · ss Five-skull Island by Alexander Montgomery, Geo. Robertson, 1897
- 173 · Enderby’s Courtship · Louis Becke · ss By Reef and Palm by Louis Becke, T. Fisher Unwin, 1894
- 179 · Castro’s Last Sacrament · Albert Dorrington · ss Castro’s Last Sacrament by Albert Dorrington, The Bulletin Newspaper Co.,, 1900
- 186 · Swamp-swallowed · Alexander Montgomery · ss Five-skull Island by Alexander Montgomery, Geo. Robertson, 1897
- 191 · A Basket of Breadfruit · Louis Becke · ss By Reef and Palm by Louis Becke, T. Fisher Unwin, 1894
- 195 · Fourteen Fathoms by Quetta Rock · Randolph Bedford · ss The Argosy (UK) July 1927
revised from an earlier version in the Sydney Mail in 1910.
- · Love, Hate and Madness in the Bush
- 207 · The Tramp · Barbara Baynton · ss The Bulletin December 12 1896
- 212 · The Last of Six · Ernest Favenc · ss The Last of Six by Ernest Favenc, The Bulletin Newspaper Co.,, 1893
- 217 · A Bush Tanqueray · Albert Dorrington · ss Castro’s Last Sacrament by Albert Dorrington, The Bulletin Newspaper Co.,, 1900
- 224 · The Selector’s Daughter · Henry Lawson · ss Over the Sliprails by Henry Lawson, Angus & Robertson, 1900
- 235 · Dead Man’s Camp · J. A. Barry · ss Steve Brown’s Bunyip by J. A. Barry, Remington, 1893
- 241 · The Bush Undertaker · Henry Lawson · ss The Bush Undertaker by Henry Lawson, Angus & Robertson, 1896
- 249 · A Bush Singer · Albert Dorrington · ss Castro’s Last Sacrament by Albert Dorrington, The Bulletin Newspaper Co.,, 1900
- 252 · Scrammy ’And · Barbara Baynton · ss Bush Studies by Barbara Baynton, Duckworth, 1902
- 269 · About These Writers · [uncredited] · bg (r)
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