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y separately published work icon Old Man Emu single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Old Man Emu
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''Old Man Emu' was John Williamson's first song and a National No. 1 hit for five weeks in 1970. Together with hilarious illustrations by Rolf Harris and accompanied by a CD recording by John Williamson, the story of the emu who can run the pants of a kangaroo can be enjoyed again and again.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 1997 .
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      Extent: 22 p. + 1 compact discp.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • song written and performed by John Williamson ; illustrated by Rolf Harris
      ISBN: 0207191352
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 2020 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published 29 September 2020
      ISBN: 9781760898793

Works about this Work

Untitled Lynette Sebbens , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 42 no. 1 1998; (p. 11)

— Review of Old Man Emu John Williamson , 1997 single work picture book
Untitled Lynette Sebbens , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 42 no. 1 1998; (p. 11)

— Review of Old Man Emu John Williamson , 1997 single work picture book
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