ghost in Joe Wilson and His Mates
d when I ran they tapped all the time; and the hat being tight on my head, the tapping of the ribbon ends against the straw sounded loud of course. ' I sat down on a log for a while to get some of my wind back and cool down, and then I went to the camp as quietly as I could, and had a long drink of…
- Record ID
- 2,141
- Year
- 1,901
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2141
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- Joe Wilson and His Mates; Henry Lawson
- Published
- 1901
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- ghost
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
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d when I ran they tapped all the time; and the hat being tight on my head, the tapping of the ribbon ends against the straw sounded loud of course. ' I sat down on a log for a while to get some of my wind back and cool down, and then I went to the camp as quietly as I could, and had a long drink of water. ' " You seem to be a bit winded, Dave," said Jim l82 THE chinaman's GHOST. Bently, " and mighty thirsty. Did the Chinaman's ghost chase you ? " * I told him not to talk rot, and went into the tent, and lay down on my bunk, and had a good rest.* THE LOADED DOG. FAAVE REGAN, Jim Bently, and Andy Page were sinking a shaft at Stony.
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