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'Dizzy Roundabout, a guitarist in an Aboriginal rock 'n' roll band, has criss-crossed the Australian continent for the past ten years scraping just enough money for the next gig. Accepting a national Music Industry Award in the absence of the lead singer, reportedly taken by a crocodile is just another day at the office. Torn between recording in Sydney and a woman at an outback roadhouse, Dizzy's life begins to come apart and he find himself stranded in a small town, until an elderly missionary steers him into a road that he's not traveled before.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To my mother and father.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Guy's Story of a 'Cultural Go-Between'
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 633 2016; (p. 33)
— Review of Dry Crossing 2015 single work novel 'In the 1980s the Warumpi Band had an enduring hit with Blackfella, Whitefella. It's been covered by a new generation of Indigenous musicians, but it's a lot more than just a catchy song. ...' -
Stranded on Both Sides of the Colour Bar
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times [Online] , 10 May 2016 2016;
— Review of Dry Crossing 2015 single work novel Russell Guy's 'novel, Dry Crossing, is about those hard years seen through the eyes of one of the whitefellers, a bloke named Dizzy Roundabout who has been touring with The Little Trees for the past ten years, busting his guts on both sides of the colour bar. ...' -
[Untitled]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 August 2015; (p. 32)
— Review of Dry Crossing 2015 single work novel
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[Untitled]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 August 2015; (p. 32)
— Review of Dry Crossing 2015 single work novel -
Stranded on Both Sides of the Colour Bar
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times [Online] , 10 May 2016 2016;
— Review of Dry Crossing 2015 single work novel Russell Guy's 'novel, Dry Crossing, is about those hard years seen through the eyes of one of the whitefellers, a bloke named Dizzy Roundabout who has been touring with The Little Trees for the past ten years, busting his guts on both sides of the colour bar. ...' -
Guy's Story of a 'Cultural Go-Between'
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 633 2016; (p. 33)
— Review of Dry Crossing 2015 single work novel 'In the 1980s the Warumpi Band had an enduring hit with Blackfella, Whitefella. It's been covered by a new generation of Indigenous musicians, but it's a lot more than just a catchy song. ...'
Last amended 26 Oct 2023 13:57:26
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- Tennant Creek, Mataranka - Tennant Creek area, Central Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
- Rural,
- 1980s
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