02344cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500490014626400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034550000310038150802190041252012070063153400450183865300250188370000620190885600430197099900170201325750UtSlPG20260610133606.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aScott, G. Firth,d1862?-193510aColonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland bush 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-06-10  aProduced by Nick Wall, Barbara Kosker, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced
from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American
Libraries.)  a"Colonial Born: A Tale of the Queensland Bush" by G. Firth Scott is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Taylor, a hardworking bushman living on his selection known as Taylor's Flat, and his experiences in the Queensland outback. The narrative explores themes of isolation, marriage, the struggles of adapting to family life, and the impact of gold rush fever on the community.  The opening of the novel sets the scene at Taylor's Flat, where the protagonist lives a solitary life until he unexpectedly marries a fresh-faced immigrant girl, introducing a new dynamic to his simple existence. As Taylor grapples with the challenges of marriage and the loneliness that creeps back into his life, the arrival of their child brings both joy and sorrow. The narrative highlights Taylor's initial contentment, followed by unrest in his domestic life as his wife struggles to adapt to their isolation. It hints at broader themes of community and change, particularly as new characters are introduced who will inevitably intertwine with their lives, indicating potential conflicts and developments in the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAustralia -- Fiction1 aSpence, Percy F. S.q(Percy Frederick Seaton),d1868-193340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25750  c66751d66751