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Title: While the Billy Boils

Author: Henry Lawson


Release date: December 1, 2004 [eBook #7144]
Most recently updated: April 28, 2022

Language: English

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WHILE THE BILLY BOILS

By Henry Lawson

[Transcriber’s note: In ‘A Day on a Selection’ a speech is attributed to “Tom”—in first edition as well as recent ones—which clearly belongs to “Corney” alias “neighbour”. This has been noted in loc.]

CONTENTS

FIRST SERIES
AN OLD MATE OF YOUR FATHER’S
SETTLING ON THE LAND
ENTER MITCHELL
STIFFNER AND JIM
WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN
THE MAN WHO FORGOT
HUNGERFORD
A CAMP-FIRE YARN
HIS COUNTRY-AFTER ALL
A DAY ON A SELECTION
THAT THERE DOG O’ MINE
GOING BLIND
ARVIE ASPINALL’S ALARM CLOCK
STRAGGLERS
THE UNION BURIES ITS DEAD
ON THE EDGE OF A PLAIN
IN A DRY SEASON
HE’D COME BACK
ANOTHER OF MITCHELL’S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
STEELMAN
DRIFTED BACK
REMAILED
MITCHELL DOESN’T BELIEVE IN THE SACK
SHOOTING THE MOON
HIS FATHER’S MATE
AN ECHO FROM THE OLD BARK SCHOOL
THE SHEARING OF THE COOK’S DOG
“DOSSING OUT” AND “CAMPING”
ACROSS THE STRAITS
“SOME DAY”
“BRUMMY USEN”
SECOND SERIES
THE DROVER’S WIFE
STEELMAN’S PUPIL
AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY
BOARD AND RESIDENCE
HIS COLONIAL OATH
A VISIT OF CONDOLENCE
IN A WET SEASON
“RATS”
MITCHELL: A CHARACTER SKETCH
THE BUSH UNDERTAKER
OUR PIPES
COMING ACROSS
THE STORY OF MALACHI
TWO DOGS AND A FENCE
JONES’S ALLEY
BOGG OF GEEBUNG
SHE WOULDN’T SPEAK
THE GEOLOGICAL SPIELER
MACQUARIE’S MATE
BALDY THOMPSON
FOR AULD LANG SYNE
NOTES ON AUSTRALIANISMS.