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| Author | Frank Clune |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Publication place | Australia |
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| Pages | 335 pp. |
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It was also published as Martin Cash: The Lucky Bushranger and Martin Cash: The Last of the Tasmanian Bushrangers. [2]
The Age said "the book bears signs of having been hastily put together. Mr Clune's facile style is a little too facile." However the reviewer thought it was also "very entertaining." [3]
The Sydney Morning Herald review called Clune "Australia's cliche expert" and listed the book's cliches in its review. [4]
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