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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories
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Notes

  • Dedication: For my parents.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Memories of the Assassination Attempt, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 1-11)
Far on the Ringing Plains, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 15-24)
Reasons for Going into Gynaecology, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 27-36)
The Sad Music of Men, Gerard Windsor , single work short story

Doug is an old man at a nursing home, struggling to communicate with the male nurses.

(p. 39-48)
Note: Author note: for Ed Campion.
Press Conference of Ambassador Sweeney, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 51-60)
Can These Bones Live?, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 63-69)
Wedding Presents for Breakfast, Gerard Windsor , single work short story humour (p. 73-80)
Edging Around the Fat Man, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 83-93)
In the House of the Dead, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 97-106)
The Life of a Man's Man, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 109-123)
A Real Little Marriage-Wrecker, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 127-135)
Addendum to the First Fleet Journals, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 139-143)
The Victoria Cross of Timothy O'Hea, Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 147-155)
The Archbishop or the Lady (for V. B.), Gerard Windsor , single work short story (p. 159-171)
My Father's Version of the Nurses' Story, Gerard Windsor , extract autobiography (p. 175-183)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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Works about this Work

Untitled Andrea Stretton , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 279)

— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
Untitled Joel Greenberg , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 279)

— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
Am I a Camera? Roger Milliss , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 102 1986; (p. 74-77)

— Review of The Morality of Gentlemen Amanda Lohrey , 1984 single work novel ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract ; Shallows Tim Winton , 1984 single work novel ; Good Mates Paul Radley , 1985 single work novel
Joyful Shocks of Recognition Katharine England , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 8 March 1986; (p. 20)

— Review of Postcards from Surfers : Stories Helen Garner , 1985 selected work short story ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
To Assassinate the Assassin Sudesh Mishra , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1985; (p. 19-21)

— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
Lost on the Voices Brian Matthews , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , October no. 18 1985; (p. 23)

— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
To Assassinate the Assassin Sudesh Mishra , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1985; (p. 19-21)

— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
Joyful Shocks of Recognition Katharine England , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 8 March 1986; (p. 20)

— Review of Postcards from Surfers : Stories Helen Garner , 1985 selected work short story ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
Am I a Camera? Roger Milliss , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 102 1986; (p. 74-77)

— Review of The Morality of Gentlemen Amanda Lohrey , 1984 single work novel ; Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract ; Shallows Tim Winton , 1984 single work novel ; Good Mates Paul Radley , 1985 single work novel
A Writer with Skills of a Surgeon Susan McKernan , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 September vol. 108 no. 5483 1985; (p. 129)

— Review of Memories of the Assassination Attempt and Other Stories Gerard Windsor , 1985 selected work short story extract
Out of a Catholic Seminary Into a Short Story Paradise Stuart Sayers (interviewer), 1985 single work biography interview
— Appears in: The Age , 28 December 1985; (p. 9)
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