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  • Author:agent Geoff Page http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/page-geoff
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Invisible Histories
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Helen Page and Russel Ward

Contents

* Contents derived from the Chippendale, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Picador , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Crossing, Geoff Page , single work short story (p. 11-26)
Monologues for '88 : 1 : Dispatch Ramornie 1841i"Having received from several sides", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
The Longboat, Geoff Page , single work short story (p. 29-34)
Monologues for '88 : 3 : The Long Agistment, Yulgilbar 1842i"We said that we had made war upon them because they had killed", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 35-37)
The Documents of Edward Coaldale, Geoff Page , extract novel (p. 39-69)
Exilei"Out of the courthouse into the air:", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 71-82)
Hargraves' Horse, Geoff Page , single work short story historical fiction

A short story about Edward Hargraves and John Lister, the first men to discover gold in Australia.

(p. 83-89)
Anachronistic Balladi"A squatter's girl was Frisky Kate,", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 91-102)
NAGE, Louis: `The Painter of Clouds', Geoff Page , single work biography (p. 103-107)
Christ at Gallipolii"Bit weird at first,", Geoff Page , single work poetry satire (p. 109)
Smoko, Geoff Page , single work short story (p. 111-115)
Harneyi"So when I got back to Australia", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 117)
Billyjim and Colonel Campbell, Geoff Page , single work short story (p. 119-153)
Sixpence (WA 1933)i"Dear little Sixpence", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 155-157)
Specimeni"The body that should weather into air", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 159-161)
Kerryi"Taken on your birthday, turning twenty-eight, they", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 163-165)
A Day in Late October, 1962, Geoff Page , single work short story (p. 167-174)
Obituary : Sir James Dammer, Geoff Page , single work short story humour (p. 175-179)
Two Dreams of Wari"Vietnamese in ANZAC jackets", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 181-183)
The Americans are Leaving, Geoff Page , single work short story satire (p. 185-195)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

'Their Graves Are Green, They May Be Seen': Geoff Page’s 'Visible Histories' David Callahan , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia , vol. 1 no. 2009; (p. 64-72)
'Geoff Page's most sustained approach to settler history as twinned achievement and failure appears in the triptych: Invisible Histories (1989), The Great Forgetting (1996) and Freehold (2005). In these mixed-genre texts Page writes obsessively from within the contemporary dispensation of the politics of regret, searching for registers and modes in which responsible witness may be carried out with respect to the foundational historical myths of the nation. The problem with foundation chronicles for the ancestors of people who invaded, murdered and appropriated the land of others can be referred to the current debate around the notions of "guilt" and "shame". Despite Page's collaboration with the Aboriginal artist Pooaraar in The Great Forgetting, and his ambition to bring differing stories into a useful confluence, the task of writing a healing history might be impossible for reasons that lie beyond the writer's strategies or good-will.' Source: David Callahan.
Untitled Helen Horton , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Imago , April vol. 3 no. 1 1991; (p. 89-91)

— Review of Invisible Histories Geoff Page , 1989 selected work short story poetry biography
Visions and Histories S. K. Kelen , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Editions , March-April no. 10 1991; (p. 11)

— Review of Benton's Conviction Geoff Page , 1985 single work novel ; Footwork Geoff Page , 1988 selected work poetry ; Invisible Histories Geoff Page , 1989 selected work short story poetry biography
Wide View of Australian History Robert Hefner , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 1990; (p. 20)
Our Invisible Histories in the Open Robert Hefner , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 February 1990; (p. 20)
About Books Marion Halligan , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , October vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 8-11)

— Review of The Kadaitcha Sung Sam Watson , 1990 single work novel ; Reaching Tin River Thea Astley , 1990 single work novel ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories David Brooks , 1990 selected work short story ; The Mighty World of Eye : Stories, Anti-Stories David Parker , 1990 selected work short story criticism ; Isobars Janette Turner Hospital , 1990 selected work short story ; Charades Janette Turner Hospital , 1988 single work novel ; The Great World David Malouf , 1990 single work novel ; Flying Lessons Susan Johnson , 1990 single work novel ; Invisible Histories Geoff Page , 1989 selected work short story poetry biography ; Marriages Amy Witting , 1990 selected work short story ; Ingelba and the Five Black Matriarchs 1990 single work life story ; The Story of the Year of 1912 in the Village of Elza Darzins : A Novel Thea Welsh , 1990 single work novel ; A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook Beverley Farmer , 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Smyrna : A Novel Tony Maniaty , 1989 single work novel
Rewarding Tales of Our Identity Peter Pierce , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 March 1990; (p. B5)

— Review of Spider Cup Marion Halligan , 1990 single work novel ; Invisible Histories Geoff Page , 1989 selected work short story poetry biography
History Behind Familiar Scenes Margaret Jones , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 February 1990; (p. 75)

— Review of Winter Vision Geoff Page , 1989 single work novel ; Invisible Histories Geoff Page , 1989 selected work short story poetry biography
Visions and Histories S. K. Kelen , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Editions , March-April no. 10 1991; (p. 11)

— Review of Benton's Conviction Geoff Page , 1985 single work novel ; Footwork Geoff Page , 1988 selected work poetry ; Invisible Histories Geoff Page , 1989 selected work short story poetry biography
Untitled Jane Freeman , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , December-January (1989-1990) vol. 69 no. 1000 1989; (p. 32)

— Review of Invisible Histories Geoff Page , 1989 selected work short story poetry biography
Wide View of Australian History Robert Hefner , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 1990; (p. 20)
'Their Graves Are Green, They May Be Seen': Geoff Page’s 'Visible Histories' David Callahan , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia , vol. 1 no. 2009; (p. 64-72)
'Geoff Page's most sustained approach to settler history as twinned achievement and failure appears in the triptych: Invisible Histories (1989), The Great Forgetting (1996) and Freehold (2005). In these mixed-genre texts Page writes obsessively from within the contemporary dispensation of the politics of regret, searching for registers and modes in which responsible witness may be carried out with respect to the foundational historical myths of the nation. The problem with foundation chronicles for the ancestors of people who invaded, murdered and appropriated the land of others can be referred to the current debate around the notions of "guilt" and "shame". Despite Page's collaboration with the Aboriginal artist Pooaraar in The Great Forgetting, and his ambition to bring differing stories into a useful confluence, the task of writing a healing history might be impossible for reasons that lie beyond the writer's strategies or good-will.' Source: David Callahan.
Liberties with the Truth Philippa Hawker , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald , 11 March 1990; (p. 43)
Our Invisible Histories in the Open Robert Hefner , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 February 1990; (p. 20)
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