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'Bjelke Blues gives heart and soul to the remembrances of the men and women who were at the end of police batons... at the front line fighting for justice and decency.’ Matthew Condon, journalist and author of Three Crooked Kings, Jacks and Jokers, All Fall Down and The Night Dragon
'With stories by: Nick Earls, Melissa Lucashenko, Bob Weatherall, Sam Watson, Raymond Evans, Anne Jones, John Willsteed, Matt Mawson, David Margan, Dan O’Neill, Mandy Nolan, Andrea Baldwin, Sean Mee & many more.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication:
Dedicated to the memory of John Sinclair.
John dedicated much of his life to protect K'gari (Fraser Island) from logging and sand mining.
His determination and passion were inspirational to those who campaigned beside him and followed in his footsteps.
We acknowledge all the activists who fought against corruption and oppression in the Bjelke era.
Contents
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Foreword,
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'The afternoon before the state funeral for former Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen in early May 2005, I took a quiet drive to Bethany — the late leader's family spread in the peanut capital that is Kingaroy, 210 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. I was in town to report on the funeral, along with dozens of other journalists, and instinct told me to head to Bethany. ' (Introduction)
- Sleeping with Joh, single work autobiography (p. 12-19)
- Sir Joh : The Witness, single work autobiography (p. 20-30)
- Equal and Opposite Forces, single work autobiography (p. 31-37)
- Bjelke-Petersen and the Springbok Tour, single work autobiography (p. 38-42)
- I Can't Believe This Could Happen in Australia, single work autobiography (p. 43-50)
- Taking It to the Streets, single work autobiography (p. 51-60)
- The Springbok Tour in Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland, single work autobiography (p. 61-64)
- Couldn't Be Fairer, single work autobiography (p. 65-70)
- The UQ Forum as Community, single work autobiography (p. 71-76)
- Won't Get Fooled Again, single work autobiography (p. 77-83)
- Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire, single work autobiography (p. 84-85)
- Politicised and Bullet-Sized, single work autobiography (p. 86-90)
- Double Exposure, single work autobiography (p. 91-93)
- From Boring Then to Vibrant Now : Planting the Seeds for the Brisbane of Today, single work autobiography (p. 94-101)
- My Lips Are Sealed, single work autobiography (p. 102-106)
- Whole Lotta Musical Trouble : Punk and Politics in the Bjelke Era, single work autobiography (p. 107-114)
- Right to March Stories by Women, single work autobiography (p. 115-118)
- Sometimes I Wonder, single work autobiography (p. 119-123)
- You Don't Belong Here. No One Likes You Here. Why Don't You Just Leave?, single work autobiography (p. 124-129)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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[Review] Bjelke Blues : Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland, 1969-1987
2019
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review
— Appears in: The Queensland Journal of Labour History , Spring / Summer no. 29 2019; (p. 70-72)
— Review of Bjelke Blues : Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland 1968-1987 2019 anthology autobiography prose 'It is now over thirty years since the demise of the long political career of Joh Bjelke-Petersen and nearly fifteen years since his death, the latter controversially marked by a state funeral. Bjelke Blues, as its subtitle states, is a collection of “stories” about life during the Joh era in Queensland. There are over 40 contributions; most take the form of reminiscences, though some are works of “creative nonfiction” or fiction, and a few are more akin to reportage. The contributors include some well-known and some lesser known social and political activists, academics, writers and artists. Many of them are, as Matthew Condon points out in his Foreword, ‘men and women who were at the end of police batons and tossed into police paddy wagons, who were at the front line fighting for justice and decency when Queensland was a thoroughly indecent place’ (p. 9).'(Introduction)
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Tales from under Joh’s Bloody Boot
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 November 2019; (p. 22)
— Review of Bjelke Blues : Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland 1968-1987 2019 anthology autobiography prose'They say you should never forget where you came from. Maybe add this: never forget what happened there. Those of us who lived through the regime of a certain Queensland premier have those years indelibly printed not only on our memory but on our psyche.' (Introduction)
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Tales from under Joh’s Bloody Boot
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 November 2019; (p. 22)
— Review of Bjelke Blues : Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland 1968-1987 2019 anthology autobiography prose'They say you should never forget where you came from. Maybe add this: never forget what happened there. Those of us who lived through the regime of a certain Queensland premier have those years indelibly printed not only on our memory but on our psyche.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Bjelke Blues : Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland, 1969-1987
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queensland Journal of Labour History , Spring / Summer no. 29 2019; (p. 70-72)
— Review of Bjelke Blues : Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland 1968-1987 2019 anthology autobiography prose 'It is now over thirty years since the demise of the long political career of Joh Bjelke-Petersen and nearly fifteen years since his death, the latter controversially marked by a state funeral. Bjelke Blues, as its subtitle states, is a collection of “stories” about life during the Joh era in Queensland. There are over 40 contributions; most take the form of reminiscences, though some are works of “creative nonfiction” or fiction, and a few are more akin to reportage. The contributors include some well-known and some lesser known social and political activists, academics, writers and artists. Many of them are, as Matthew Condon points out in his Foreword, ‘men and women who were at the end of police batons and tossed into police paddy wagons, who were at the front line fighting for justice and decency when Queensland was a thoroughly indecent place’ (p. 9).'(Introduction)