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Title of Story
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The Blood of the Ghettos and the Red Trail of the Brigands: A Concise History of the Year 1957.
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Story Summary
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Italians versus Jewish Russians in North Australia in 1957. Bored telephone operators, personal flying vehicles, and a civil war. Eventually they lose, and the Jewish Russians are deported to Palestine to set up New Jerusalem and the Italians are deported to savage islands. Predictions abound.
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Science Fiction Subgenres
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Future War
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Future Year Set
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1957 A.D.
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Inventions
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A long list, though most inventions are just advanced, updated, evolved versions of what was available in 1907. List coming soon.
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How this Story was Identified
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keyclouds
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KeyClouds
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stars aerial surface machine source revolve powerful steer construct advanced instrument vessel supply
64 stories were found in the TBC, of which 19 were science fiction.
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Date Details Added to IA
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October 2024
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Related Paratext
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Interestingly, Slater knew Dunlop, and there is an ad for Dunlop Tyres and Rubber next to the chapters.
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Additional Information
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Further information with title was: by Don Fredrigo (Chronicler Historicus to the Archaeologists of Deadville)
The Advertisement for the coming story: (OCR not yet corrected:)
Evening Telegraph (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1901 - 1921), Thursday 21 February 1907, page 3
ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 25 will fee published THE FIRST CHAPTERS in A NEW SERIAL STORY, entitled THE BLOOD OF THE GHETTOS AND THE RED TRAIL OF THE BRIGANDS, Being chapters from -the History of North Queensland (known as New-Lombardy) amid tho Northern Torritory in -the year of Grace, 1957.
A DREAM OF THE FUTURE, FULL OF STRANGE AND WONDERFUL SCENES.
North North Queensland, having become Italianised .byi the importation of Italian laborers, falls (entirely into the -hands of the XtoUanos, whilst the " Northern Territory, with the importation of 50,000 Russian Jews, founds a new nation called Bashan. The introduction gives oxtracts for 50 years from ithe "Government Gazette."
Tho first Chapter deals with the Arm of Gaspardo Bibiena and Co., Mane Owners, Directors, Secre tarics, Agents, and Macarroni manufacturers.
The second Chapter deals with the death of Aaron Finkelstein, the Wealthy Jew, . who is murdered by deputy -by a Black Hand for the pnee of 6 lira.
The third Chapter deals with the burning of .tho Anglais© Compound, where the remnants of the English race, who hitherto populated North Australia, aro confined. The place is known as the Via Dol Gardo (hitherto Gard's-lano) and the descendants of our present-day citizens reside thoro. They havo Italianised tlicd r names, -and wo seo in the crowd, people who pass by the name of Sdgmor Roberto Russolll, S-iigaior Tomasso Stamiardi, Sig-aior Jacopo MilHcano.
The fourth Chapter deals with the great Brlgard Chief, Gdaoomo Goma&nga, who works under the direction of Gaspardo .Bibiena.
Every succeeding chapter throws light on tlio manner of the fu-ture race which will inhabit this territory, and moves on through swift 'incidents and 'bloodshed to the Jnvaslon and tho Mossacro of the Jews in the' GhettoB of Bashan, up to the great battlo when the Commonwealth troops march into war and a dcolslv© stand is "m ado at Camoowoalo, an important Italian outpost.
FIRST CHAPTERS ON MONDAY, 25th FEBRUARY.
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Attributed Author
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Don Fredrigo [Later attributed to Frederic Slater]
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Author Gender
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Male
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Nationality
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Australian
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Single or Serialised
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Serialised
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First Published Date of Last Installment
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1907-03-30
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Year For Sorting
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1907
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Date Range
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1907-02-25-1907-03-30
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Number of Installments
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20 Chapters
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Complete or Supplemented
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Incomplete. Missing Chapter VII.
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Estimated Word Count
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38,000
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Length
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Novella
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Book Release Details
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Shortly after released as mail order Folio by the newspaper for 1 shilling. (1907) A copy resides at The University of Queensland.
Contact their digitisation service if you would like to get a copy of chapter VII https://web.library.uq.edu.au/research-and-publish/digitisation
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Links in To Be Continued
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https://readallaboutit.com.au/#/title/72687
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Links to Trove
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214399434
Chapter I. THE VENDETTA. 1907-02-25 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214402862
Chapter II. MURDER BY DEPUTY. 1907-02-26 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214399928
Chapter III: THE EXILE OF THE ENGLISH REMNANT. 1907-02-28 page 4
https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page23244909
Chapter IV: GIACOMO GONAZAGA, THE BRIGAND CHIEF. 1907-03-04 page 4
https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page23244921
Chapter V: HOW GONAZAGA CAPTURED THE HEIRESS. 1907-03-07 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214405792
Chapter VI. HOW SQUIRE SHALLCROSS RECEIVED THE BRIDEGROOM. 1907-03-11 page 4
Chapter VII is missing from Trove, so if anyone has a copy of page 4 of The Evening Telegraph (Charters Towers, Qld) Chapter VI ending says "The next chapter, which will appear to-morrow, [Tue 1907-03-12], deals with the patriotic revels at New Venice on the banks of the Burdekino."
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214404760
Chapter VIII. HOW LAZARUS DUSSELDORF, THE OLD CLO' MAN, STOLE THE HEIRESS. 1907-03-14 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214405067
Chapter IX. HOW THE JEWS IN THE GHETTO WERE EXTERMINATED. Published 1907-03-15 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214400272
Chapter X. THE HEIRESS HAS ANOTHER EXPERIENCE. 1907-03-18 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214397668
Chapter XI. HOW THE ITALIANS SACKED THE JEWISH CITY OF GAZARA. Published 1907-03-19 page 4.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214404441
Chapter XII. HOW SIGNOR FREDRIGO LOST THE HEIRESS. 1907-03-20 page 4.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214406154
Chapter XIII. THE MARSHALLING OF THE ARMIES. 1907-03-21 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214401641
Chapter XIV. THE BATTLE OF CAMOOWEALO. 1907-03-22 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214398121
Chapter XV. THE NAVAL ATTACK ON TOWNSVILLE. 1907-03-23 page 4
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214396693
Chapter XVI. GASPARDO DECIDES TO MATRIMONIALLY ANNEX THE HEIRESS. Published Monday 1907-03-25 page 4.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214405388
Chapter XVII. THE SIEGE OF CHARTERS TOWERS COMMENCES. 1907-03-26 page 4.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214406069
Chapter XVIII. HOW CAPTAIN HOWARD MONTAGUE REJOINED HIS REGIMENT. 1907-03-27 page 4.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214405899
Chapter XIX. THE UNDERGROUND PASSAGE. 1907-03-28 page 4.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214401068
Chapter XX. HOW THE SIEGE WAS RAISED. 1907-03-30 page 4.
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Newspaper Name Location Years
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The Evening Telegraph (Charters Towers, Qld. 1901-1921)
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Location Town City
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Charters Towers
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Location State Territory
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Queensland
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Provincial or Metro
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Provincial
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First Republished on InfiniteAnthologies.com
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NO
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General Subjects
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Satire
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Language
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English
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Format
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Pdf
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No media has been added as yet.
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Edition Creator
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Fredrigo, Don [Slater, Frederic]
