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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 A Long Way to Tipperary
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An entertainment troupe formed from a mixed bunch of city folk, travels Queensland at the turn of the century and becomes involved in a series of adventures. (Source: Trove)

Notes

  • Prequel to Here Comes the Night

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Chinese characters.

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y separately published work icon Here Comes the Night Sue Gough , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1997 Z10527 1997 single work novel young adult adventure 'In this sequel to A Long Way to Tipperary the world teeters on the edge of war as a German spy makes his way stealthily to a remote Himalayan Kingdom. In Sydney, a young Mohawk chief turns the tables on the cowboys and gallops out of a wild west show, while over the Simpson Desert a test pilot puts a secret prototype through its paces. And in Brisbane, the inimitable Mrs Featherstonehaugh-Beauchamp escapes from St Bartholomew's Hospital for the insane on a desperate quest. Destiny brings together these unlikely players on a roller-coaster adventure.' (Source: Author's website)
From : A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 2002 extract novel (A Long Way to Tipperary)
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 196-197)
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Works about this Work

Story Unfolds in Fruitful Meeting Leanne Edmistone , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 16 December 2012; (p. 6)
Untitled Jean Yates , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 69)
— Review of A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 1992 single work novel
Reality Bites: The Representation of Aboriginality in Children's Books of the Nineties Clare Bradford , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Making It Real : Proceedings of the Fourth Children's Literature Conference 1997; (p. 61-68)
The Dangers of Being Relaxed in a Fictional World : A Study of Subject Positioning, Focalisation and Point of View in Two Novels Sharon Dean , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August vol. 6 no. 2 1996; (p. 31-36) Dean examines how point of view and focalisation construct subject positions and ideologically inscribed assumptions in two children's novels, Berlie Doherty's Dear Nobody and Sue Gough's A Long Way to Tipperary. Her analysis focuses on 'the extent to which the ideological impact of each text varies according to its possible interpretative subject positions' and her intention is to make clear how important it is for readers to 'become aware of how ideologies operate in fiction so they may be more empowered to identify equivalent ideological apparatuses in their experiences in the actual world (31). Dean concludes that Doherty's novel creates the opportunity for the reader to 'adopt multiple subject positions...empowering them to read against the grain and negotiate meaning' (36). On the other hand, Gough's novel 'employs an authoritative narrative voice in order to construct a seemingly objective point of view' and the reader is 'in danger of being unknowingly subjected to the ideologies of the text (36).
The Portrayal of Aboriginal Life in Australian Children's Books 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : Finding a Voice 1993; (p. 55-68)
Untitled Elizabeth Douglas , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 28-29)
— Review of A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 1992 single work novel
Untitled Jane Connelly , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 7 no. 3 1992; (p. 33)
— Review of A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 1992 single work novel
Untitled Jean Yates , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 69)
— Review of A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 1992 single work novel
Kicking Goals Cathryn Crowe , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 August 1993; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction ; A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 1992 single work novel ; Looking for Alibrandi Melina Marchetta , 1992 single work novel ; Galax-Arena Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work novel ; Belinda Pamela Allen , 1992 single work picture book ; Blabber Mouth Morris Gleitzman , 1992 single work children's fiction ; The Web Nette Hilton , 1992 single work children's fiction ; Where's Mum? Libby Gleeson , 1992 single work picture book ; Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten Bob Graham , 1992 single work picture book
Crisp Writing in a State of Humidity Leonie Tyle , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 May 1992; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 1992 single work novel ; No Such Country : A Book of Antipodean Hours Gary Crew , 1991 single work novel
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1993 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 37 no. 3 1993; (p. 2-8) Judge's report for the 1993 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award.
Story Unfolds in Fruitful Meeting Leanne Edmistone , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 16 December 2012; (p. 6)
The Portrayal of Aboriginal Life in Australian Children's Books 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : Finding a Voice 1993; (p. 55-68)
Reality Bites: The Representation of Aboriginality in Children's Books of the Nineties Clare Bradford , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Making It Real : Proceedings of the Fourth Children's Literature Conference 1997; (p. 61-68)
The Dangers of Being Relaxed in a Fictional World : A Study of Subject Positioning, Focalisation and Point of View in Two Novels Sharon Dean , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August vol. 6 no. 2 1996; (p. 31-36) Dean examines how point of view and focalisation construct subject positions and ideologically inscribed assumptions in two children's novels, Berlie Doherty's Dear Nobody and Sue Gough's A Long Way to Tipperary. Her analysis focuses on 'the extent to which the ideological impact of each text varies according to its possible interpretative subject positions' and her intention is to make clear how important it is for readers to 'become aware of how ideologies operate in fiction so they may be more empowered to identify equivalent ideological apparatuses in their experiences in the actual world (31). Dean concludes that Doherty's novel creates the opportunity for the reader to 'adopt multiple subject positions...empowering them to read against the grain and negotiate meaning' (36). On the other hand, Gough's novel 'employs an authoritative narrative voice in order to construct a seemingly objective point of view' and the reader is 'in danger of being unknowingly subjected to the ideologies of the text (36).
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