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y separately published work icon Where Ya' Been, Mate? selected work   short story   poetry   criticism   biography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Where Ya' Been, Mate?
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'Unforgettable characters emerge from this vintage Herb Wharton collection which ranges from city to bush, from tall tales to amusing parables. There's Rainbow Jack the opal digger; Dr Roo, who when the dingbats are upon him boxes his own shadow; and stockmen with nicknames such as Wild Duck, Grease Paint and Diamond Jim.

'Along with campfire yarns and memories drawn from childhood are stories from Herb's other life in the big city and on the literary trail.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Few Words on Writing, Herb Wharton , single work criticism biography (p. vii-xi)
A New Wardrobe for Rainbow Jack, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 1-19)
Dreamtime Future: Bungo the Money God, Herb Wharton , single work short story humour (p. 20-26)
Trains: What Makes Them Go, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 27-37)
A Train to Thargomindahi"No railway lines go past", Herb Wharton , single work poetry humour (p. 32-33)
Wild Pagan Blacks, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 38-44)
Where Ya' Been, Mate?, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 45-54)
Colours, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 55-72)
Boat People - Big Trial, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 73-77)
The Munta-Gutta, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 78-88)
My Favourite Dog Story, Herb Wharton , single work short story humour (p. 89-93)
Cockatoos, Oranges and the Past, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 94-98)
Waltzing Matilda, Herb Wharton , single work short story humour Indigenous story (p. 99-106)
My Favourite Campfire Yarns, Herb Wharton , single work short story (p. 107-127)
A Wasted Life? (for Stan Coster)i"Old mate, you set me thinking", Herb Wharton , single work poetry (p. 128-130)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

When Bad Omens Come in Boats Arnold Zable , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 January 1997; (p. 6)

— Review of Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography
You Take the High Road, I'll Take the Low Christina Thompson , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 183 1996; (p. 51-52)
Funny Yarns from a Murri Stockman Tom Connors , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 April 1996; (p. C10)

— Review of Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography
Epic Trek's Characters Lost in the Telling Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 April 1996; (p. rev 9)

— Review of Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography
Tall Tales, Long Laughs David Wood , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 8 June 1996; (p. wkd 10)

— Review of The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1977 anthology prose criticism ; Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography ; Pelicans and Chihuahuas and Other Urban Legends : Talking About Folklore Bill Scott , 1996 selected work criticism prose ; The Banshee and the Bullocky : Tales of My Uncle Arch Bill Scott , 1996 selected work short story
Tall Tales, Long Laughs David Wood , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 8 June 1996; (p. wkd 10)

— Review of The Australian Yarn : The Definitive Collection 1977 anthology prose criticism ; Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography ; Pelicans and Chihuahuas and Other Urban Legends : Talking About Folklore Bill Scott , 1996 selected work criticism prose ; The Banshee and the Bullocky : Tales of My Uncle Arch Bill Scott , 1996 selected work short story
Epic Trek's Characters Lost in the Telling Billy Marshall-Stoneking , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 April 1996; (p. rev 9)

— Review of Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography
Funny Yarns from a Murri Stockman Tom Connors , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 April 1996; (p. C10)

— Review of Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography
When Bad Omens Come in Boats Arnold Zable , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 January 1997; (p. 6)

— Review of Where Ya' Been, Mate? Herb Wharton , 1996 selected work short story poetry criticism biography
You Take the High Road, I'll Take the Low Christina Thompson , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 183 1996; (p. 51-52)
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