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y separately published work icon Changing Places : Australian Writers in Europe 1960s-1990s anthology   prose   biography   extract   poetry   short story   autobiography   interview   travel   humour   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Changing Places : Australian Writers in Europe 1960s-1990s
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bicycle Races, Alister Kershaw , extract prose humour (p. 85-86)
Old City, Rhodesi"Keen for an evening view", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 87)
Notebook Entries (from Longhand : A Writer's Notebook), Murray Bail , extract (p. 87-91)
The Traveller Returnsi"We do not know if gods preside", Vivian Smith , single work poetry (p. 91)
Signs and Passwords (from Where I Fell to Earth : A Life in Four Places), Peter Conrad , single work autobiography extract travel (p. 95-96)
Europe: A Guide for Ken Searle Europe: A Guidei"Greece is like a glittering city", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 97-98)
Discovering the World from a Cocoon, Tony Maniaty , single work prose (p. 99-101)
Having a Wonderful Time, Kate Grenville , single work short story (p. 102-109)
The Travellersi"Driving all day they came", Dorothy Hewett , single work poetry (p. 110-111)
Blase in the Land of Swizzlestick, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story humour (p. 111-115)
Why I Wrote a Short Story Called 'Diesel Epiphany', Thea Astley , single work prose
Astley explains how the tedium of travel affects her, but recalls a delightful experience with an elderly train conductor in Germany. Finding they shared a love of classical music made for a delightful journey.
 (p. 115-118)
[Untitled] (from Youth at Australia House, London, 1973)i"What brought them here? Their suffering eyes entreat", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 119)
Budapest, Keleti (from Keleti and Karizma), Desmond O'Grady , extract (p. 123-126)
Plane-Journey Momentumsi"The danger of travelling is how", Katherine Gallagher , single work poetry (p. 127)
Travel Dicei"Time spat a capsule of saliva.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 128)
Folds in the Mapi"Lucid as always", Andrew Taylor , single work poetry (p. 129)
The Journey with Childreni"You have tickets this time for the children. You mean", Judith Rodriguez , single work poetry (p. 130)
Vindaloo in Merthyr Tydfili"The first night of my second voyage to Wales,", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 133)
The Baggage of Memory (from The Extra), Hal Porter , extract (p. 134-138)
Maison de la Vie, Michael Wilding , single work short story (p. 138-140)
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