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While the Billy Boils the Original Newspaper Versions Henry Lawson WHILE THE BILLY BOILS THE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER VERSIONS EDITED BY PAUL EGGERT EXPLANATORY NOTES ELIZABETH WEBBY This PDF contains the Henry Lawson sketch you have ordered together with the Introduction and other front matter of the scholarly edition from which it comes: While the billy boils: the original newspaper versions, ed. Paul Eggert, with explanatory notes by Elizabeth Webby. • Go to the Story or Sketch (If you intend to print the sketch or story alone, set your printer to start at page 60) • Go to the Introduction • Go to the Note on the Texts • Go to the Note on Equivalences ‘Henry Lawson 1896’ by illustrator Walter Syer (Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, DG P1/21; 22.3 x 17.0 cm) ‘A tall, slight man, delicate in appearance, and with an air of refinement and sensitiveness, Lawson would give a first impression of femininity. This is deepened by his quiet, though decisive, style of speech. It is in the virility of his thoughts and the directness of his manner that his masculinity is manifested’ (Champion, 17 October 1896, p. 452): from an interview with Henry Lawson as he passed through Melbourne en route to Sydney from Western Australia in 1896, shortly after the publication of While the Billy Boils. Henry Lawson WHILE THE BILLY BOILS the original newspaper versions edited by PAUL EGGERT explanatory notes elizabeth webby sydney university press 2013 Published 2013 by SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PRESS University of Sydney Library sydney.edu.au/sup This edition of the texts of While the Billy Boils established from the original sources, and introductory matter, explanatory notes, textual apparatus and commentary are copyright. © Introduction, Chronology, Textual Apparatus and Commentary by Paul Eggert 2013 © Explanatory notes by Elizabeth Webby 2013 © Sydney University Press 2013 Reproduction and Communication for other purposes Except as permitted under the Act, no part of this edition may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or communicated in any form or by any means without prior written permission. All requests for reproduction or communi cation should be made to Sydney University Press at the address below: Sydney University Press Fisher Library F03 University of Sydney NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA Email: [email protected] Web: sydney.edu.au/sup National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: Lawson, Henry, 1867-1922. Title: While the billy boils : the original newspaper versions / Henry Lawson ; edited by Paul Eggert; explanatory notes by Elizabeth Webby. ISBN: 9781743320112 (hbk) 9781743320099 (pbk) Other Authors/Contributors: Eggert, Paul, 1951- Webby, Elizabeth. Dewey Number: A823.2 Cover images: Walter Syer’s (uncaptioned) illustration for the inside front boards of the Angus & Robertson trial issue (1896) of While the Billy Boils, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (back cover) detail of the marked-up printer’s copy for While the Billy Boils of ‘“An Old Mate of your Father’s”’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales. Cover design by Dushan Mrva-Montoya Layout by Ampersand Duck in Minion Pro CONTENTS Preface page xiii Abbreviations xv Introduction xvii The editorial problem xxiii Editorial options xxviii The editorial approach adopted xxxviii Note on the Texts l End-of-line hyphenations lvii Note on Equivalences lviii WHILE THE BILLY BOILS The Original Newspaper Versions in Chronological Order 1 His Father’s Mate (Bulletin, 22 December 1888) 3 2 The Story of Malachi (Bulletin, 22 June 1889) 27 3 Bogg of Geebung (Boomerang, 23 May 1891) 34 4 A Visit of Condolence: A Study from Life of a Sydney “Larrikin” (Bulletin, 23 April 1892) 39 5 A Day on a Selection. A Sketch from Observation (Bulletin, 28 May 1892) 46 6 Arvie Aspinall’s Alarm Clock (Bulletin, 11 June 1892) 55 7 The Drover’s Wife (Bulletin, 23 July 1892) 61 8 A Christmas in the Far West; or, The Bush Undertaker (Antipodean, [November] 1892) 74 vi WHILE THE BILLY BOILS 9 In a Dry Season (Bulletin, 5 November 1892) 90 10 Mitchell: A Character Sketch (Bulletin, 15 April 1893) 96 11 The Union Buries its Dead. A Bushman’s Funeral. A Sketch from Life (Truth, 16 April 1893) 100 12 On the Edge of a Plain (Bulletin, 6 May 1893) 109 13 Mitchell Doesn’t Believe in the Sack (Bulletin, 13 May 1893) 112 14 “Stragglers”: A Sketch Out Back (Bulletin, 27 May 1893) 115 15 “Rats” (Bulletin, 3 June 1893) 124 16 The Shearing of the Cook’s Dog (Worker, 17 June 1893?) 129 17 “An Old Mate of your Father’s” (Worker, 24 June 1893) 135 18 Another of Mitchell’s Plans for the Future (Bulletin, 1 July 1893) 143 19 “Some Day.” A Swagman’s Love Story (Worker, 15 July 1893?) 147 20 A Camp-fire Yarn (Worker, 5 August 1893?) 151 21 His Colonial Oath (Bulletin, 5 August 1893) 157 22 The Man Who Forgot (Truth, 6 August 1893) 160 23 When the Sun Went Down (Worker, 19 August 1893) 169 24 “Tom’s Selection.” (A Sketch of Settling on the Land) (Bulletin, 9 September 1893) 174 25 Macquarie’s Mate (Brisbane Worker, 28 October 1893) 183 26 “Brummy Usen” (Worker, 11 November 1893?) 190 27 “Dossing Out” and “Camping” (Worker, 25 November 1893) 196 28 “In a Wet Season.” Along the Line (Bulletin, 2 December 1893) 202 29 That ereTh Dog o’ Mine. An Australian Sketch (New Zealand Mail, 8 December 1893) 210 30 Coming Across.—A Study in the Steerage (New Zealand Mail, serialised 15 and 29 December 1893) 215 31 Hungerford (Bulletin, 16 December 1893) 234 32 Stiffner and Jim (Thirdly Bill) (Pahiatua Herald, 9 March 1894) 241 33 Drifted Back (Worker, 11 August 1894) 254 34 Remailed (Worker, 25 August 1894) 258 35 Shooting the Moon (Worker, 22 September 1894) 265 CONTENTS / ALTERNATIVE CONTENTS (1) vii 36 “Board and Residence” (Worker, 29 September 1894) 270 37 Baldy Thompson. A Sketch of a Squatter (Worker, 13 October 1894) 278 38 He’d Come Back (Bulletin, 15 December 1894) 283 39 That wagS [Enter Mitchell] (Bulletin, 15 December 1894) 287 40 She Wouldn’t Speak (Worker, 15 December 1894) 291 41 His Country—After All (Patriot, 22 December 1894) 295 42 The Old Bark School: An Echo (Bulletin, 5 January 1895) 303 43 Some Reflections on a Voyage across Cook’s Straits (N.z.) [Across the Straits] (Worker, 12 January 1895) 306 44 Steelman (Bulletin, 19 January 1895) 314 45 Our Pipes (Bulletin, 11 May 1895) 319 46 Jones’ Alley (Worker, serialised 1, 8 and 15 June 1895) 324 47 Going Blind (Worker, 29 June 1895) 341 48 Steelman’s Pupil (Bulletin, 14 December 1895) 350 49 Two Dogs and a Fence (Worker, 21 December 1895) 358 50 An Unfinished Love Story (Worker, 21 March 1896) 361 51 For Auld Lang Syne (manuscript, by 25 April 1896) 368 52 The Geological Speiler (manuscript, by 2 May 1896) 377 ALTERNATIVE CONTENTS ARRANGEMENT (1) The Original Newspaper Versions in the Sequence of the 1896 Collection “An Old Mate of your Father’s” 135 “Tom’s Selection.” (A Sketch of Settling on the Land) 174 That Swag [Enter Mitchell] 287 Stiffner and Jim (Thirdly, Bill) 241 When the Sun Went Down 169 The Man Who Forgot 160 Hungerford 234 A Camp-fire Yarn 151 His Country—After All 295 viii WHILE THE BILLY BOILS A Day on a Selection. A Sketch from Observation 46 That There Dog o’ Mine. An Australian Sketch 210 Going Blind 341 Arvie Aspinall’s Alarm Clock 55 “Stragglers”: A Sketch Out Back 115 The Union Buries its Dead. A Bushman’s Funeral. A Sketch from Life 100 On the Edge of a Plain 109 In a Dry Season 90 He’d Come Back 283 Another of Mitchell’s Plans for the Future 143 Steelman 314 Drifted Back 254 Remailed 258 The Drover’s Wife 61 Mitchell Doesn’t Believe in the Sack 112 Shooting the Moon 265 His Father’s Mate 3 The Old Bark School: An Echo 303 The Shearing of the Cook’s Dog 129 “Dossing Out” and “Camping” 196 Some Reflections on a Voyage across Cook’s Straits (N.z.) [Across the Straits] 306 Steelman’s Pupil 350 An Unfinished Love Story 361 “Board and Residence” 270 His Colonial Oath 157 “Some Day.” A Swagman’s Love Story 147 A Visit of Condolence: A Study from Life of a Sydney “Larrikin” 39 “In a Wet Season.” Along the Line 202 “Rats” 124 Mitchell: A Character Sketch 96 A Christmas in the Far West; or, The Bush Undertaker 74 Our Pipes 319 ALTERNATIVE CONTENTS (1) & (2) ix Coming Across.—A Study in the Steerage 215 The Story of Malachi 27 Two Dogs and a Fence 358 Jones’ Alley 324 “Brummy Usen” 190 Bogg of Geebung 34 She Wouldn’t Speak 291 The Geological Speiler 377 Macquarie’s Mate 183 Baldy Thompson. A Sketch of a Squatter 278 For Auld Lang Syne 368 ALTERNATIVE CONTENTS ARRANGEMENT (2) The Original Versions Arranged by Newspaper or Magazine in the bulletin His Father’s Mate (22 December 1888) 3 The Story of Malachi (22 June 1889) 27 A Visit of Condolence: A Study from Life of a Sydney “Larrikin” (23 April 1892) 39 A Day on a Selection. A Sketch from Observation (28 May 1892) 46 Arvie Aspinall’s Alarm Clock (11 June 1892) 55 The Drover’s Wife (23 July 1892) 61 In a Dry Season (5 November 1892) 90 Mitchell: A Character Sketch (15 April 1893) 96 On the Edge of a Plain (6 May 1893) 109 Mitchell Doesn’t Believe in the Sack (13 May 1893) 112 “Stragglers”: A Sketch Out Back (27 May 1893) 115 “Rats” (3 June 1893) 124 Another of Mitchell’s Plans for the Future (1 July 1893) 143 His Colonial Oath (5 August 1893) 157 “Tom’s Selection.” (A Sketch of Settling on the Land) (9 September 1893) 174 “In a Wet Season.” Along the Line (2 December 1893) 202 x WHILE THE BILLY BOILS Hungerford (16 December 1893) 234 He’d Come Back (15 December 1894) 283 That Swag [Enter Mitchell] (15 December 1894) 287 The Old Bark School: An Echo (5 January 1895) 303 Steelman (19 January 1895) 314 Our Pipes (11 May 1895) 319 Steelman’s Pupil (14 December 1895) 350 in the worker The Shearing of the Cook’s Dog (17 June 1893?) 129 “An Old Mate of your Father’s” (24 June 1893) 135 “Some Day.” A Swagman’s Love Story (15 July 1893?) 147 A Camp-fire Yarn (5 August 1893?) 151 When the Sun Went Down (19 August 1893) 169 Macquarie’s Mate (Brisbane Worker, 28 October 1893) 183 “Brummy Usen” (11 November 1893?) 190 “Dossing Out” and “Camping” (25 November 1893) 196 Drifted Back (11 August 1894) 254 Remailed (25 August 1894) 258 Shooting the Moon (22 September 1894) 265 “Board and Residence” (29 September 1894) 270 Baldy Thompson.
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