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Bruce Shaw Bruce Shaw i(A27972 works by) (a.k.a. Bruce Clayton Shaw)
Born: Established: 1941 Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Back Step : A Dancing Romance Bruce Shaw , Rosemeadow : Aurora House , 2019 18134462 2019 single work novel romance

'Brane Love, a Mythologist going on sixty, after several month's fieldwork reconnects with his Jive/​ Rock 'n Roll dance school, 'Shuffle Jive.' He meets Rosetta, a feisty little Sicilian nurse in her mid-fifties, and falls in love with her. Over the years they establish a close friendship as dancing partners. But Rosetta has a boyfriend, Arnold, to whom she remains faithful. At the same time, she is secretly in love with Brane. But the relationship between her and Brane sees little change. They continue meeting at the classes and dancing together while friends around them break up and come together as a sort of backdrop to Brane's and Rosetta's impasse, real life getting in the way of the dancing pastime and proving that older persons get into awkward situations as much as younger people. The novel ends in slapstick chaos with pratfalls and rescues. There is no clear resolution of the relationship between Brane and Rosetta, except for a tacit understanding between them, just as in real life.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Joan Martin (Yaarna) : A Widi Woman Bruce Shaw , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 2011 Z1801031 2011 single work biography

'Joan Martin was born in the country town of Morawa, Western Australia, in 1941. She was a proud Widi woman whose traditional territory extended from Geraldton eastwards into the salt-lake area. Joan led an exciting and adventurous life, from life in the bush to school in Perth, and back again. But it was a life with great challenges, including efforts to avoid Native Welfare, so as not to be shipped off to a mission, and her later very public battle with Homeswest for the right to live in peace in her own home. Her legacy includes her work on native title, and her art'. (Source: Abbey's Bookshop website: www.abbeys.com.au)
1 [Review] Culture Is ... : Australian Stories Across Cultures, An Anthology Bruce Shaw , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 1 no. 2 2009;
— Review of Culture Is ... : Australian Stories Across Cultures, An Anthology 2008 anthology short story poetry prose autobiography drama
1 Surdity and the Canine Mind Bruce Shaw , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 16 no. 1 (Issue 43) 2001; (p. 57-60)
— Review of The Whistler Stephanie Johnson , 1998 single work novel
1 Agape, Eros and the Zoophilus : Peter Goldsworthy's 'Wish' Bruce Shaw , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 2 (Issue 42) 2000; (p. 27-38)
1 y separately published work icon Stories of the Ballardong People : Saul Yarran's Family Stories Saul Yarran , Bruce Shaw , Bruce Shaw , 1999 Z1867503 1999 anthology autobiography biography life story
1 y separately published work icon Our Heart is the Land : Aboriginal Reminiscences from the Western Lake Eyre Basin Bruce Shaw , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1995 Z1452899 1995 anthology oral history This book is a collection of Aboriginal life histories from the Western Lake Eyre Basin. The interviews were conducted over a four year period with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants. These memories represent various time periods, geography, government policies and interactions of the individuals telling their stories. The oral histories represent the daily lives of Aboriginal people and their perspectives. It 'records a history of oppression and deprivation, disease and exploitation, but also celebrates the survival of a rich culture and the growth of political awareness and community self management.' (Adapted from back cover).
1 Introduction Bruce Shaw , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: When the Dust Come in Between : Aboriginal Viewpoints in the East Kimberley Prior to 1982, As Told to Bruce Shaw 1992; (p. 1-11)
1 1 y separately published work icon When the Dust Come in Between : Aboriginal Viewpoints in the East Kimberley Prior to 1982, As Told to Bruce Shaw Bruce Shaw , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1992 Z1451637 1992 anthology oral history This book contains reminiscences from eighteen Aboriginal men and women from the east Kimberley area of Western Australia and has been compiled from tape-recorded conversations with Bruce Shaw.
1 Johnny : Today Johnny Walker , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 151-158)

Johnny Walker talks about drinking rights.
1 Waddi : This is My Country Waddi Boyoi , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 145-149)

Waddi Boyoi talks of his country, Miriwung country.
1 Waddi : Leprosarium Waddi Boyoi , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 137-144)

Waddi Boysoi talks about the time he was sick and spent time in a leprosarium.
1 Johnny : With the Duracks Johnny Walker , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 119-135)

Johnny Walkers talks of this life and work with members of the Durack family.
1 Johnny : How Men Died Johnny Walker , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 109-117)

Johnny Walker talks about men that he had known, and their deaths.
1 Waddi : War Time Waddi Boyoi , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 105-117)

Waddi Boyoi tells the story of when he took bullocks to Victoria.
1 Waddi : Sweethearts and Wives Waddi Boyoi , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 95-103)

Waddi Boyoi talks about women.
1 Waddi : Forrest River Troubles Waddi Boyoi , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 89-93)

Waddi Boyoi talks of the troubles in Forrest River.
1 Waddi : Travelling Bosses Waddi Boyoi , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 77-87)

Waddi Boyoi talks about his travels from Station to Station mustering.
1 Waddi : Cattle Station Waddi Boyoi , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 67-75)

Waddi Boyoi talks about his life living around cattle stations.
1 Johnny : Early Days Johnny Walker , Bruce Shaw (interviewer), 1991 single work oral history
— Appears in: Bush Time, Station Time : Waddi Boyoi and Johnny Walker Reminiscences of Eighty Years as Told to Bruce Shaw 1991; (p. 59-66)

Johnny Walkers talks of the early days, when cattle was introduced into the country.
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