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1901
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The Chinaman's Ghost in Joe Wilson and His Mates

to Redclay Creek. The lonely flats were covered with blue-grey gum bush, and looked ghostly enough in the moonlight, and I was pretty shaky, but I had a pull at the flask and a mouth- ful of water at a creek and felt right enough. I began to whistle, and then to sing : I never used to sing unless I…

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2,138
Year
1,901
Source
Internet Archive
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Record ID
2138
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
Joe Wilson and His Mates; Henry Lawson
Published
1901
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
The Chinaman's Ghost
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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to Redclay Creek. The lonely flats were covered with blue-grey gum bush, and looked ghostly enough in the moonlight, and I was pretty shaky, but I had a pull at the flask and a mouth- ful of water at a creek and felt right enough. I began to whistle, and then to sing : I never used to sing unless I thought I was a couple of miles out of earshot of any one. THE chinaman's GHOST. I79 * Murderers Gully was deep and pretty dark most times, and of course it was haunted. Women and children wouldn't go through it after dark; and even me, when I'd grown up, I'd hold my back pretty holler, and whistle, and walk quick going along there at.

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