"Five-Head" Creek; and Fish Drugging in the Pacific

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George Lewis Becke, an Australian Pacific trader and writer, gained recognition for his contributions to literature after returning to Sydney in 1892. Encouraged by contemporaries, he began publishing stories in The Bulletin, with notable works like 'Tis in the Blood. His storytelling culminated in collections such as By Reef and Palm and The Ebbing of the Tide, showcasing his experiences and insights from the Pacific. His novelette, His Native Wife, further established his literary presence in Australia.