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Notes
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'In association with Truthful Jones; Story consultant Anne Turnbull.'
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Available as a sound recording.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Surry Hills,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Hutchinson Australia
, 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Preface : In Legend is Robed the Will of the People, single work criticism (p. 1-8)
- That Aboriginal Myths are Part of Australian Folklore : The First Australian Black and White Yarn, single work short story humour (p. 9-11)
- That Australians Would Complain in Heaven : The World's Worst Whinger, single work short story humour (p. 12-15)
- That Many Australians Have had a Leg Bitten Off by a Crocodile : The Legend of Crocodile Hogan, single work short story humour (p. 16-20)
- That You Can't Judge People by the Clothes they Wear : Never Judge People by the Clothes They Wear, single work short story humour (p. 21-24)
- That Money Doesn't Make Much Difference : How Money Changed the Life of Shekels Mitchell, single work short story humour (p. 25-28)
- That Some of the Wealth of Millionaires Seeps Down to the Poor : The Only Millionaire Whose Wealth Seeped Down to the Poor, single work short story humour (p. 29-32)
- That the Aboriginals Acted in Self-Defence When Killing White Men's Cattle : When Burrunjuck Met the Tribe With the Split Feet, single work short story humour (p. 33-36)
- That Australian Men are Great Lovers : The Great Australian Lover, single work short story humour (p. 37-40)
- That Australian Women Always Have the Last Word : The Legend of Last Word Laura, single work short story humour (p. 41-45)
- The Unluckiest Man in the World, single work short story humour (p. 46-50)
- That the Aussie Battler is Better Known Than the Pope : The Great Australian Larrikin, single work short story humour (p. 51-54)
- That There are More Eccentrics in Australia That Anywhere on Earth : The Pogo-Stick Men, single work short story humour (p. 55-61)
- A Friend of Today Is an Enemy of Tomorrow, single work short story humour (p. 62-64)
- That Australians are the Worlds Worst Worriers : The World's Worst Worrier, single work short story humour (p. 65-67)
- There's None So Blind As Them That Cannot Read, single work short story humour (p. 68-72)
- The World's Greatest Grog Gargler, single work short story humour (p. 73-77)
- The Champion Chunderer from Cooper's Creek, single work short story humour (p. 78-85)
- That Australian Men Have Big Dongers : The Death of Dooley Franks, single work short story humour (p. 86-89)
- Democracy Has to Work Both Ways, single work short story humour (p. 90-93)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Tall Tales From a Champion
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 14-15 January 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of Great Australian Legends 1988 selected work short story -
Bookmarks
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Great Australian Legends 1988 selected work short story
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Bookmarks
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Great Australian Legends 1988 selected work short story -
Tall Tales From a Champion
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 14-15 January 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of Great Australian Legends 1988 selected work short story
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