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Bill Cotter Bill Cotter i(A12533 works by) (a.k.a. W. A. Cotter; William Cotter; W. Cotter)
Born: Established: Casterton, Casterton area, Western District, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Starling in Winter i "No salvation for you this year, mate,", Bill Cotter , single work poetry
1 The Ghost and the Billabong i "Now, let us be clear.", Bill Cotter , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 40 2021; (p. 12)
1 Whiskey Flat i "The track to Whiskey Flat is a sad, long haul,", Bill Cotter , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 40 2021; (p. 11)
1 Death of a Warrior i "The black, club foot body slumps.", Bill Cotter , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 38 2020; (p. 7-8)
1 The Wedge-tailed Eagle i "High above the mixture of mist and rocks", Bill Cotter , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 138)
1 A Beach Too Far i "Death of a shearwater", Bill Cotter , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 37 2019; (p. 45)
1 The Coming of Burke, Wills and King to Cooper’s Creek, April 21, 1861 i "Charlie Gray, the seaman, is dead, now,", Bill Cotter , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: StylusLit , March no. 5 2019;
1 Deen Mar : Julia Percy Island i "Dawn brought shallow half light over the sea", Bill Cotter , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 36 2019; (p. 13)
1 Crow Over Lake Condah i "He lopes above the lake, the unwanted thought,", Bill Cotter , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 36 2019; (p. 12)
1 Of Sunlight, Notre-Dame and the Seine i "One unhurried sweep and the broad brush sky.", Bill Cotter , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 36 2019; (p. 11)
1 Excursion to Windjana Gorge i "Our Land Cruiser whips the track into red, ballooning dust", Bill Cotter , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 94)
1 y separately published work icon Budj Bim : A Tribute to the Gunditjmara People of South-west Victoria Bill Cotter , Port Adelaide : Picaro Press , 2018 14726114 2018 selected work poetry
1 Hymn in Praise of Life i "I sing in praise", Bill Cotter , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 34 2018; (p. 14)
1 Fox on a Frosty Morning i "Around the dry veined cumbungi stalks", Bill Cotter , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 34 2018; (p. 12-13)
1 Fear i "On the cliff edge,", Bill Cotter , 2017 single work
— Appears in: Other Terrain , June no. 3 2017;
1 Winter Sun Over Water i "It comes in a rush", Bill Cotter , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , April May vol. 25 no. 3 2017; (p. 12)
1 y separately published work icon Storm Over Bakery Hill Bill Cotter , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2017 12335091 2017 single work novel historical fiction

'In the frantic days of the Victorian gold rushes, few made their fortunes. Most did not. Storm Over Bakery Hill concerns some of those people. A widow, endeavouring to create a life after the death of her ex-convict husband. Her son, determined to reject his father's legacy. A policeman seeking revenge. A bullock driver. And those miners, the battlers, who, bullied and frustrated by authorities, were to take up arms and create one of the iconic moments in our history, the Eureka Rebellion' (Publication Summary)
1 y separately published work icon Don't Push the Button! : A Christmas Adventure Bill Cotter , Bill Cotter (illustrator), Naperville : Jabberwocky Sourcebooks , 2017 11571543 2017 single work picture book children's

'Larry the lovable monster from Don’t Push the Button!  is back for the holidays with another hilarious, interactive adventure!

'Larry isn’t supposed to open his present until Christmas. 

'But he REALLY wants to know what it is...

'Maybe you can help him figure out what’s inside!

'Just shake the box, and take peek and a tug...

'But be careful!

'Uh oh...'(Publication summary)
1 High Country Town i "a cloud", Bill Cotter , 2016 single work picture book
— Appears in: Tamba , Winter no. 58 2016; (p. 7)
1 Lyrebird i "I am the scribble of twigs,", Bill Cotter , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 30 2016;
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