[Transcriber's note: In 'A Day on a Selection' a speech is attributed to “Tom”—in first edition as well as recent ones—which clearly belongs to “Corney” alias “neighbour”. This has been noted in loc.]

CONTENTS

WHILE THE BILLY BOILS

FIRST SERIES

AN OLD MATE OF YOUR FATHER'S

SETTLING ON THE LAND

ENTER MITCHELL

STIFFNER AND JIM

WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN

THE MAN WHO FORGOT

HUNGERFORD

A CAMP-FIRE YARN

HIS COUNTRY-AFTER ALL

A DAY ON A SELECTION

THAT THERE DOG O' MINE

GOING BLIND

ARVIE ASPINALL'S ALARM CLOCK

STRAGGLERS

THE UNION BURIES ITS DEAD

ON THE EDGE OF A PLAIN

IN A DRY SEASON

HE'D COME BACK

ANOTHER OF MITCHELL'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

STEELMAN

DRIFTED BACK

REMAILED

MITCHELL DOESN'T BELIEVE IN THE SACK

SHOOTING THE MOON

HIS FATHER'S MATE

AN ECHO FROM THE OLD BARK SCHOOL

THE SHEARING OF THE COOK'S DOG

“DOSSING OUT” AND “CAMPING”

ACROSS THE STRAITS

“SOME DAY”

“BRUMMY USEN”

SECOND SERIES

THE DROVER'S WIFE

STEELMAN'S PUPIL

AN UNFINISHED LOVE STORY

BOARD AND RESIDENCE

HIS COLONIAL OATH

A VISIT OF CONDOLENCE

IN A WET SEASON

“RATS”

MITCHELL: A CHARACTER SKETCH

THE BUSH UNDERTAKER

OUR PIPES

COMING ACROSS

THE STORY OF MALACHI

TWO DOGS AND A FENCE

JONES'S ALLEY

BOGG OF GEEBUNG

SHE WOULDN'T SPEAK

THE GEOLOGICAL SPIELER

MACQUARIE'S MATE

BALDY THOMPSON

FOR AULD LANG SYNE

NOTES ON AUSTRALIANISMS.