[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Fecundity Old Parkinson had eight sons. Or rather, Old Mrs. Parkinson had the eight sons, and Old Parkinson idealistically approved. He was far … [Read more...] about Fecundity [by P. R. Stephensen]
The Bushwhackers (P. R. Stephensen 1929)
Napoo Singh [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Napoo Singh There was excitement when Napoo Singh died. The Singhs were a small community from India who lived very much by themselves, on a … [Read more...] about Napoo Singh [by P. R. Stephensen]
Gold fever [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Gold fever When Old Steve came into the township he had a heavy little canvas bag in his rolled swag. For more than six months he had been … [Read more...] about Gold fever [by P. R. Stephensen]
Ironbark [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Ironbark — How did Curley get his leg stiff like that? — Oh, that was years ago, Sonny, before you were born. He scraped his kneecap off on an … [Read more...] about Ironbark [by P. R. Stephensen]
The darnce [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] The darnce Women in the Bush flowered early, and bore fruit at once, and withered quickly, and died slowly — all because the sun was hot, and food … [Read more...] about The darnce [by P. R. Stephensen]
Sorrow of Black Alf [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Sorrow of Black Alf The aboriginal blackfellows in the Bush knew how to die easily, because they were a dying race, particularly after the white … [Read more...] about Sorrow of Black Alf [by P. R. Stephensen]
The crawler [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] The crawler A terror-full silence had fallen, chilling the hot afternoon. Young Mrs. Williamson, sewing on the verandah, had looked up suddenly … [Read more...] about The crawler [by P. R. Stephensen]
Strength of ten [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Strength of ten Easily the strongest man was Big Bill O’Reilly, the timber-getter. He would come into the township, cracking his great … [Read more...] about Strength of ten [by P. R. Stephensen]
Willy Ah Foo [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Willy Ah Foo We lads thought it particularly noble to steal peanuts from Willy Ah Foo, for the peanuts of Willy Ah Foo were not only remarkably … [Read more...] about Willy Ah Foo [by P. R. Stephensen]
Mounted on Edith [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Mounted on Edith It was seven miles to the Long Paddock from Hanson’s, so young Johnny Hanson, fourteen years old and cocksure, had plenty of … [Read more...] about Mounted on Edith [by P. R. Stephensen]
Death at sundown [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Death at sundown When the Rawlinson twins, Frankie and Harry, asked their father if they could go fishing along Deep Creek, their father … [Read more...] about Death at sundown [by P. R. Stephensen]
The bushwhackers [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] The bushwhackers When Bill and Jim Darley landed in Australia, they were astonished most by the tallness of the trees. Great smooth shining white … [Read more...] about The bushwhackers [by P. R. Stephensen]
The Bushwhackers [by P. R. Stephensen, 1929]
[Editor: This collection of short stories by P. R. Stephensen was published in 1929.] The Bushwhackers Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback by P. R. Stephensen Contents The bushwhackers Death at sundown Mounted on Edith Willy Ah Foo Strength … [Read more...] about The Bushwhackers [by P. R. Stephensen, 1929]