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ghost in While the Billy Boils

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1896
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ghost in While the Billy Boils

arings of his pot with the other. The Irishman has lost his match-box, and feels for it all over the table without success. He stoops down with his hands on his knees, gets the table-top on a level with the flicker of firelight, and “moons” the object, as it were. Time to turn in. It is very dark i…

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2,529
Year
1,896
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Record ID
2529
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
While the Billy Boils; Henry Lawson
Published
1896; Project Gutenberg public-domain transcription
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
ghost
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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arings of his pot with the other. The Irishman has lost his match-box, and feels for it all over the table without success. He stoops down with his hands on his knees, gets the table-top on a level with the flicker of firelight, and “moons” the object, as it were. Time to turn in. It is very dark inside and bright moonlight without; every crack seems like a ghost peering in. Some of the men will roll up their swags on the morrow and depart; some will take another day's spell. It is all according to the tucker. THE UNION BURIES ITS DEAD While out boating one Sunday afternoon on a billabong across the river, we saw a young man on.

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