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John Harrison John Harrison i(A102030 works by) (a.k.a. John C. Harrison)
; Died: Ceased: Jan 1981
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Contested Country : Stories from Cape York John Harrison (editor), St Lucia : HSA Pty , 2018 17189258 2018 selected work prose 'Western Cape York is one the most remote, least accessible areas of Australia, with a land area of 137,000 sq km, half the size of the United Kingdom, and a population of under 10,000 people, most of whom are Indigenous. Western Cape York spans 17 different Indigenous language groups. The land is a complex array of pastoral leases, bauxite mining tenements and land under Native Title.
'Most roads are unsealed and impassable during and after the summer monsoon and access is by air and sea barge. The waterways are populated by salt water estuarine crocodiles. 
These stories are a contribution to our understanding of the circumstances of Australia’s First Peoples, and in particular, those living on the western coast of Cape York.' (Publication summary)
1 Shadow of the Boomerang John Harrison , 1988 single work short story
— Appears in: Looking Back (1988-1788) : The Bicentennial Book of the Rockhampton Writers' Club 1988; (p. 101-102) An Aboriginal man lives in fear that his theft of a boomerang from a rival tribe will be discovered.
1 Lost Arts and Crafts of the Bush John Harrison , 1988 single work essay
— Appears in: Looking Back (1988-1788) : The Bicentennial Book of the Rockhampton Writers' Club 1988; (p. 90-91) Harrison complains of the loss of the pioneers' bush crafts and skills.
1 Portrait of a Pensioner i "A silhouette against the fading light -", John Harrison , 1983 single work poetry
— Appears in: IMP , February 1983; (p. 69)
1 The Bells i "Bells of many kinds and uses", John Harrison , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: A First Anthology : Poetry and Short Prose : Selected Works from 1972-1981 1982; (p. 41-42)
1 Let Their Sleep Be Undisturbed i "Milleniums before white men came to these shores", John Harrison , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: A First Anthology : Poetry and Short Prose : Selected Works from 1972-1981 1982; (p. 41)
1 Our Pioneers i "From far off lands 'neath northern stars they came,", John Harrison , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: A First Anthology : Poetry and Short Prose : Selected Works from 1972-1981 1982; (p. 40-41)
1 The Land : A Way of Life i "God granted to man dominion", John Harrison , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: A First Anthology : Poetry and Short Prose : Selected Works from 1972-1981 1982; (p. 40)
1 The Red Heart i "This land I view and its natal day try to picture,", John Harrison , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: A First Anthology : Poetry and Short Prose : Selected Works from 1972-1981 1982; (p. 39)
1 IMP i "Inspiration! Motivation! Perseverance!", John Harrison , 1982 single work poetry
— Appears in: A First Anthology : Poetry and Short Prose : Selected Works from 1972-1981 1982; (p. 39)
1 The Flinders Range i "Great mass of rock up-thrust", John Harrison , 1981 single work poetry
— Appears in: IMP , April 1981; (p. 27)
1 Where the Rainbow Ends i "Little more than a shuffle his footsteps", John Harrison , 1981 single work poetry
— Appears in: IMP , April 1981; (p. 26-27)
1 The Outback Wives and Mothers i "One could not guess their numbers", John Harrison , 1981 single work poetry
— Appears in: IMP , April 1981; (p. 25)
1 The Magic Lure John Harrison , 1979 single work short story
— Appears in: IMP , June 1979; (p. 14-15)
1 The Ghost of Dead Horse Gap John Harrison , 1979 single work short story
— Appears in: IMP , March 1979; (p. 18-20)
1 Words i "Countless words are spoken and written,", John Harrison , 1978 single work poetry
— Appears in: IMP , Winter 1978; (p. 6)
1 Daley's Ghost John Harrison , 1978 single work short story
— Appears in: IMP , Autumn 1978; (p. 7-9) A man mistakes a white horse for a ghost.
1 The Vision Splendid i "They glimpsed, the early pioneers, their Vision Splendid,", John Harrison , 1978 single work poetry
— Appears in: IMP , Summer 1978; (p. 10-11)
1 The Simpson Desert : Agony and Ecstasy i "Land of mystery, red sand, claypans and solitude:", John Harrison , 1976 single work poetry
— Appears in: IMP , Summer 1976; (p. 21-22) Looking Back (1988-1788) : The Bicentennial Book of the Rockhampton Writers' Club 1988; (p. 93)
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