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1902
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ghost in Children of the Bush

o brooding and travelling alone it’s a bad sign, and it will end in a leaning tree and a bit of clothes-line as likely as not. Tell me what the trouble is. Tell us all about it. There’s a ghost, isn’t there?” “Well, I suppose so,” said Jack. “We’ve all got our ghosts for that matter. But never you…

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2,177
Year
1,902
Source
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Record ID
2177
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Children of the Bush; Henry Lawson
Published
1902
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
ghost
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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o brooding and travelling alone it’s a bad sign, and it will end in a leaning tree and a bit of clothes-line as likely as not. Tell me what the trouble is. Tell us all about it. There’s a ghost, isn’t there?” “Well, I suppose so,” said Jack. “We’ve all got our ghosts for that matter. But never you mind, Harry; I’m all right. I don’t go interfering with your ghosts, and I don’t see what call you’ve got to come haunting mine. Why, it’s as bad as kicking a man’s dog.” And he gave the ghost of a grin. “Tell me, Jack,” I said, “is it a woman?” “Yes,” said Jack, “it’s a woman. Now, are you satisfied?” “Is it a girl?” I asked. “Yes,” he.

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