Dave Regan is a fictional character

Fictional character

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 appearing in several well-known short stories written by popular Australia

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n writer and poet Henry Lawson

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A laid-back, somewhat mischievous young man, Dave is rarely found without the company of good mates Jim Bently

Jim Bently

Jim Bently is a fictional character appearing in several well-known short stories written by popular Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. The somewhat more sensible member of the group, Jim is rarely found without the company of good mates Dave Regan and Andy Page...

 and Andy Page

Andy Page

Andy Page is a fictional character appearing in several well-known short stories written by popular Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. Andy is rarely found without the company of good mates Jim Bently and Dave Regan, and is generally the 'straight man' of the trio.Andy's character first...

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Arguably, Dave's character first appeared in Lawson's short story, "Andy Page's Rival", though his character is named as Dave Bentley (note that the character of Jim Bently

Jim Bently

Jim Bently is a fictional character appearing in several well-known short stories written by popular Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. The somewhat more sensible member of the group, Jim is rarely found without the company of good mates Dave Regan and Andy Page...

 does not appear in this story). Dave is described in this story as "an old chum and mate of Andy's who had always liked, admired, and trusted him." This story was published in Lawson's

Henry Lawson

Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...

 collection "On The Track

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" in 1900.

"The Iron-Bark Chip," which includes the characters of Dave Regan, Jack Bentley

Jim Bently

Jim Bently is a fictional character appearing in several well-known short stories written by popular Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. The somewhat more sensible member of the group, Jim is rarely found without the company of good mates Dave Regan and Andy Page...

 (most likely the character more commonly known as Jim Bently

Jim Bently

Jim Bently is a fictional character appearing in several well-known short stories written by popular Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. The somewhat more sensible member of the group, Jim is rarely found without the company of good mates Dave Regan and Andy Page...

) and Andy Page

Andy Page

Andy Page is a fictional character appearing in several well-known short stories written by popular Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. Andy is rarely found without the company of good mates Jim Bently and Dave Regan, and is generally the 'straight man' of the trio.Andy's character first...

 was published in the same collection. So, too, was "The Mystery of Dave Regan" which includes Dave and Jim.

Possibly the most popular Dave Regan story would be Lawson's

Henry Lawson

Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...

 humorous The Loaded Dog

The Loaded Dog

"The Loaded Dog" is a humorous short story by Australian writer Henry Lawson. The plot concerns three gold miners and their dog, and the farcical consequences of leaving a bomb cartridge unattended...

, in which Dave's imaginative idea of fishing with explosives backfires when the cartridge is left unattended.

Dave Regan Short Stories

• Andy Page's Rival (as Dave Bentley)
• The Iron-Bark Chip
• The Mystery of Dave Regan
• Poisonous Jimmy Gets Left
• The Loaded Dog
  The Loaded Dog
  "The Loaded Dog" is a humorous short story by Australian writer Henry Lawson. The plot concerns three gold miners and their dog, and the farcical consequences of leaving a bomb cartridge unattended...