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Issue Details:
First known date:
2022...
vol.
32
no.
11
05 June
2022
of
Eureka Street
est. 1991-
Eureka Street
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* Contents derived from the 2022 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Wit, Irony and the Australian Vernacular: Remembering Brian Matthews,
single work
obituary
'Most of us, when pushed, can name a couple of teachers who had a profound influence on our lives. For me, Brian Matthews was one such teacher. I enrolled in English at Flinders University in 1972. On asking the enrolling officer whether anybody was ‘doing anything about Lawson’, I was directed to the office of Brian Matthews, a recent appointment to the English Department.' (Introduction)
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The True Quiet Australians : 10 of the Best of Brian Matthews,
single work
column
'Brian Matthews, academic, award-winning columnist and biographer, and Australia's foremost scholar on Henry Lawson and his mother Louisa, died last Thursday 2 June following complications related to lymphoma, at the age of 86. Brian first wrote for Eureka Street in February, 2002 and continued to contribute his monthly column for 20 years. Despite the sheer volume of work, here we present, in no particular order, a collection of some of Brian’s best pieces from the past 20 years.' (Introduction)
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