Author: Robert BrucePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Benbonuna
Author: Robert BruceFatal Collisions
Author: Robert FosterPublisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781862545335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A look at the ways in which past white violence has been neatly smoothed over in Anglo-Australian historical records.
Re-echoes from Coondambo
Author: Robert BrucePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Poems mention Indigenous people p. 55, 62, 65.
Benbonuna
Author: Robert BrucePublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230392264
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXV FINAL Had a bombshell suddenly burst on Benbonuna it could not have caused more surprise and consternation than did the news of the shooting of Brusher by the overseer; and when it became apparent that the real object of the troopers' visit was to arrest the latter, Mrs. Ashby, or rather Mrs. Hall, fell into hysterics so violent that the assistance of Mr. Probyn and Mick had to be requisitioned to keep her in her bed. In fact, had no other evidence been forthcoming, she so criminated herself that there could not be the slightest doubt as to the relation in which she stood to the wretched man who that afternoon had been sent redhanded to his final account. On her recovery she was advised by Mr. Probyn to confess everything to Mr. Ashby, who would, he felt assured, make such provision as would secure her from actual distress, giving her at the same time to understand that the evidence against her was too strong to be controverted; and she, seeing that the game was up, finally agreed to the proposition, on condition that her legal adviser should be the medium through whom the disclosures should be made. It was a sad blow to Mr. Ashby when he learned how he had been duped by the woman whom he had regarded as his wife; but he showed the generosity of his nature by making her a liberal allowance on condition that she left South Australia for some place where she was unknown, and there lived respectably. This generosity was carried out, notwithstanding that an examination of Hall's private papers showed that he was in possession of a will, signed on the morning of Heslop's arrival at Benbonuna, by which all Mr. Ashby's property was bequeathed to his 'dearlybeloved wife Isabella '--a document which had been substituted for one of...
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Author: Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author: Confessions of a Young Lady
Author: Richard MarshThe Storm of London
Author: F. DickberryPublisher:
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Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Benbonuna. A bush tale of the 'fifties.'.
Author: Robert BRUCE (of Wallelberdina, South Australia.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 367
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.