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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Stories of the Waterfront
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Notes

  • 'This collection brings together for the first time in one cover all my stories of the Melbourne waterfront. All are firmly based on experiences during my own ten years as a Melbourne wharfie, the decade extending from the late 1930s to the late '40s...' (Author's introduction, Penguin ed., p.vii)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Compound, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 1-11)
Tons of Work, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 12-17)
Bo Abbott, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 18-34)
Going Through, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 35-44)
All Through the Night, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 45-64)
The Welcome, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 65-72)
Nine O'Clock Finish, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 73-83)
A Man's World, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 84-93)
The Pick-Up, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 94-101)
The Drunk, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 102-113)
The Nightshift, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 114-121)
Black Cargo, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 122-165)
The Judge and the Shipowner : A Fairy Tale, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 166-172)
No Blood on Deck, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 173-188)
Easy Money, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 189-97)
The Children, John Morrison , single work short story

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Works about this Work

The Economics of Realism : John Morrison Ivor Indyk , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 46 no. 4 1987; (p. 502-512)
Melbourne Writer Wins Award at 82 1986 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 1986; (p. 49)
Reflections Both True and Distorted Robin Lucas , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 April 1984; (p. 8)

— Review of Stories of the Waterfront John Morrison , 1984 selected work short story
Writing About Reality : John Morrison, Amanda Lohrey, Conal Fitzpatrick Bev Roberts , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 43 no. 3 1984; (p. 408-413)

— Review of Wollongong Poems Conal Fitzpatrick , 1984 selected work poetry ; Stories of the Waterfront John Morrison , 1984 selected work short story ; The Morality of Gentlemen Amanda Lohrey , 1984 single work novel
Writing About Reality : John Morrison, Amanda Lohrey, Conal Fitzpatrick Bev Roberts , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 43 no. 3 1984; (p. 408-413)

— Review of Wollongong Poems Conal Fitzpatrick , 1984 selected work poetry ; Stories of the Waterfront John Morrison , 1984 selected work short story ; The Morality of Gentlemen Amanda Lohrey , 1984 single work novel
Reflections Both True and Distorted Robin Lucas , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 April 1984; (p. 8)

— Review of Stories of the Waterfront John Morrison , 1984 selected work short story
Melbourne Writer Wins Award at 82 1986 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 1986; (p. 49)
The Economics of Realism : John Morrison Ivor Indyk , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 46 no. 4 1987; (p. 502-512)
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