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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends
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Notes

  • 'In association with Truthful Jones'
  • Available as a sound recording and in large print format.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Hutchinson Australia , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dingoes Prefer Younger Women, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 1-5)
The Legend of Shearblade Martin, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 6-10)
The Premature Death of Henry Lawson, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 11-12)
How Hungry Hubblebrain Fleeced a Fare, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 13-15)
Rum Jungle Jack and Lady Vestey, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 16-18)
How Darwin Beat the Pommies, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 19-22)
The Only Fair Dinkum Raffle Ever Run in Australia, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 23-25)
The Legend of the Lousy Landlord, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 26-28)
The Mayor and the Steamroller, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 29-33)
Rum Jungle Jack and the Pommy Publican, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 34-43)
How the Butchers Stopped the Butchery, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 44-52)
Bloody Beauty!, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 53-54)
Why a Raffle Is Called a Swindle in Darwin, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 55-59)
The Last Words of Dave McNamara, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 60-67)
Rum Jungle Jack and the Yankee Geologist, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 68-72)
The Legend of the Black McNamara, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 73-77)
Never Give an Interjector an Even Break, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 78-91)
The Ragged Earl Jealousy, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 92-97)
The World's Best Cricket Umpire, Frank Hardy , single work short story (p. 98-102)
The Crookest Raffle Ever Run in Australia, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 103-105)
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Works about this Work

Paperbacks Penelope Nelson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 8-9 December 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story ; Listen to Me with Love Larry Quick , 1989 selected work poetry ; Allen and Unwin Good Reading Guide 1990 single work criticism biography bibliography
Tracking a Vanishing Australian Type Peter Pierce , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 December 1990; (p. 19)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story ; The Larrikin Streak: Australian Writers Look at the Legend 1990 anthology prose criticism short story

'Clem Gorman's compilation The Larrikin Streak, in which Australian writers dissect, comment upon and exemplify larrikinism, contests that view. Along the way it has grown into a more complex, enlightening and intellectually engaging book than the initial notion promised. ...'
Bumping into Ourselves David Harris , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 December 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story
Mother and Son Jan Stephens , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , July vol. 70 no. 1006 1990; (p. 24)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story
Feisty Frank Still a Rebel Mike Bingham , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 3 November 1990; (p. 17)
Mother and Son Jan Stephens , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , July vol. 70 no. 1006 1990; (p. 24)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story
Bumping into Ourselves David Harris , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 December 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story
Tracking a Vanishing Australian Type Peter Pierce , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 December 1990; (p. 19)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story ; The Larrikin Streak: Australian Writers Look at the Legend 1990 anthology prose criticism short story

'Clem Gorman's compilation The Larrikin Streak, in which Australian writers dissect, comment upon and exemplify larrikinism, contests that view. Along the way it has grown into a more complex, enlightening and intellectually engaging book than the initial notion promised. ...'
Paperbacks Penelope Nelson , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 8-9 December 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of Retreat Australia Fair and Other Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1990 selected work short story ; Listen to Me with Love Larry Quick , 1989 selected work poetry ; Allen and Unwin Good Reading Guide 1990 single work criticism biography bibliography
Feisty Frank Still a Rebel Mike Bingham , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 3 November 1990; (p. 17)
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