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y separately published work icon Old Yanconian Daze : Tales of Mateship selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Old Yanconian Daze : Tales of Mateship
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Notes

  • Dedication: To my loving sisters, Barbara and Margaret.

  • Epigraph: 'As you sow, so shall you reap'

  • At conclusion of the book: 'In memory of 'Hippie' Payne, 'Hackie' Plant, 'Mangle-dog' Davidson...those of us who haven't made it this far.'

Contents

* Contents derived from the Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Wakefield Press , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Five Star Welcome, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 1-8)
Away in a Manger, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 9-14)
Mister Swift and His Little Red PMG Van, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 15-18)
Howling Chorus, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 19-21)
The Portrait, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 22-25)
'Ranting' O'Reilly, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 26-28)
In the Swim, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 29-33)
Paradise Lost, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 34-37)
Einstein, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 38-40)
Miracle Man, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 41-45)
The Herb, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 46-48)
Cookie, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 49-55)
'Galah' Day, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 56-65)
Well Above the Average, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 66-68)
The Shadow of 'Dangerous Des' and 'Gorilla' Crowley, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 69-70)
Bread and Jam, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 71-74)
A Trip into Town, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 75-80)
'Legs', the 'Chaff Cutter' and the 'Flicks', Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 81-85)
A Rough and Ready Mob, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 86-88)
Hollywood Bound, Bill Marsh , single work short story (p. 89-93)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Wakefield Press , 1995 .
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      Extent: x, 157 p.p.
      Written as: Bill 'Swampy' Marsh
      ISBN: 1862543518
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Swampy : Tall Tales and True From Boyhood and Beyond Bill Marsh , Sydney : ABC Books , 2012 18691919 2012 selected work short story 'Charming, funny autobiographical stories from one of Australia's best-loved authors of Australiana. For me, Beckom was one vast playground. From the plover-infested homestead to its dam crawling with yabbies; along the meandering mysteries of the Mirrool Creek; up to the forgotten pine forest; over to the dusty silos of harvest; this was my backyard. I could leave home at sunrise and return ragged at sunset, my heart overflowing with a day of games and adventures. What more does a kid need? In this collection of stories, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh takes us from his childhood in a small outback town in the 1950s and coming of age at an all-boys bush boarding school, to his journey as an adult, when he revisits and reflects on youth by travelling in his father's footsteps through rural Australia.Loveable and eccentric characters are brought to life with humour and affection as we are led through mateship and manhood, cricket and footy, young love and heartbreak, battlers and larrikins, courage and loyalty.these are tales of everyday life in rural Australia. the simple things. the important things ...' 

     (Publication summary)

         Sydney : ABC Books , 2012
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