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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Dry Crossing
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'Dizzy Roundabout, a guitarist in an Aboriginal rock 'n' roll band, has criss-crossed the Australian continent for the past ten years scraping just enough money for the next gig. Accepting a national Music Industry Award in the absence of the lead singer, reportedly taken by a crocodile is just another day at the office. Torn between recording in Sydney and a woman at an outback roadhouse, Dizzy's life begins to come apart and he find himself stranded in a small town, until an elderly missionary steers him into a road that he's not traveled before.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: To my mother and father.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Moorooka, Annerley - Yeerongpilly - Moorooka area, Brisbane - South & South West, Brisbane, Queensland,: Boolarong Press , 2015 .
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      Extent: 193p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date March 2015

      ISBN: 9781925236019

Works about this Work

Guy's Story of a 'Cultural Go-Between' 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 633 2016; (p. 33)

— Review of Dry Crossing Russell Guy , 2015 single work novel
'In the 1980s the Warumpi Band had an enduring hit with Blackfella, Whitefella. It's been covered by a new generation of Indigenous musicians, but it's a lot more than just a catchy song. ...'
Stranded on Both Sides of the Colour Bar 2016 single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times [Online] , 10 May 2016 2016;

— Review of Dry Crossing Russell Guy , 2015 single work novel
Russell Guy's 'novel, Dry Crossing, is about those hard years seen through the eyes of one of the whitefellers, a bloke named Dizzy Roundabout who has been touring with The Little Trees for the past ten years, busting his guts on both sides of the colour bar. ...'
[Untitled] Stan Denham , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 August 2015; (p. 32)

— Review of Dry Crossing Russell Guy , 2015 single work novel
[Untitled] Stan Denham , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 August 2015; (p. 32)

— Review of Dry Crossing Russell Guy , 2015 single work novel
Stranded on Both Sides of the Colour Bar 2016 single work review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times [Online] , 10 May 2016 2016;

— Review of Dry Crossing Russell Guy , 2015 single work novel
Russell Guy's 'novel, Dry Crossing, is about those hard years seen through the eyes of one of the whitefellers, a bloke named Dizzy Roundabout who has been touring with The Little Trees for the past ten years, busting his guts on both sides of the colour bar. ...'
Guy's Story of a 'Cultural Go-Between' 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 633 2016; (p. 33)

— Review of Dry Crossing Russell Guy , 2015 single work novel
'In the 1980s the Warumpi Band had an enduring hit with Blackfella, Whitefella. It's been covered by a new generation of Indigenous musicians, but it's a lot more than just a catchy song. ...'
Last amended 26 Oct 2023 13:57:26
Settings:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Tennant Creek, Mataranka - Tennant Creek area, Central Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
  • Rural,
  • 1980s
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