Joe Wilson and His Mates

oe Wilson and His MatesBy Henry LawsonNarrated by Amy Soakes and Denis DalyThis collection was published in 1901 and contains some of Lawson's best known stories.Most of the stories are set in the Australian bush, and feature many of Lawson's iconic characters, like squatters, swagmen and struggling selector farmers. A persistent theme is the harshness of rural life and the inevitablity of personal tragedy.1) The Author’s Farewell to the Bushmen2) Joe Wilson’s Courtship3) Brighten’s Sister-In-Law4) "Water Them Geraniums"5) A Double Buggy at Lahey's Creek6) The Writer Wants to say a Word7) The Golden Graveyard8) The Chinaman’s Ghost9) The Loaded Dog10) Poisonous Jimmy Gets Left11) The Ghostly Door12) A Wild Irishman13) The Babies in the Bush14) A Bush Dance15) The Buck-Jumper16) Jimmy Grimshaw’s Wooing17) At Dead Dingo18) Telling Mrs Baker19) A Hero in Dingo-Scrubs20) The Little World Left Behind21) The Never-Never CountryText prepared by Denis DalyAudio edited by Denis DalyProduction copyright 2021 Voices of Today