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book, it was neglected for thirty or forty years before being discovered as a classic. The novel contains possibly the first written incidence of the
Australian and New Zealand idiom "ropeable". Chapter One contains the following phrase: "On't ole Martin be ropeable when he sees that fence!" The
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under the name 'Warrigal Jack' and it was accepted for publication. Later works were published under the pseudonym 'Tom
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from 27 October 1905 to 20 July 1906. It would be released in book form in 1921. After moving to
Western Australia in 1905, Furphy commenced work on revising the original second chapter, which he titled
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