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June Factor June Factor i(A3569 works by)
Also writes as: June Rogers
Born: Established: 1936 Lodz,
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Poland,
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Eastern Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Polish ; Jewish
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1 Dedicated Worker With Words June Factor , 2006 single work obituary (for Wendy Lowenstein )
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 October 2006; (p. 14) Wendy Lowenstein's father inscribed her 16th birthday present, a collection of Henry Lawson's poetry, with the words, 'We must be free who speak tongue that Lawson wrote'. Wendy, who died from Alzheimer's disease, fulfilled her father's exhortation. Hers was an active life of the mind and of politics, always entwined with the pleasures and possibilities of the written word.
1 2 y separately published work icon Child's Play : Dorothy Howard and the Folklore of Australian Children Dorothy Howard , June Factor (editor), Kate Darian-Smith (editor), Carlton : Museum Victoria , 2005 Z1205758 2005 selected work essay

American folklorist Dorothy Howard, came to Australia as an American Fulbright scholar in 1954 to study Australian children's folklore. She was the first person to document the play of Australian children including their games, chants, rhymes, sayings, and riddles.

1 In Tune with Children and the Disabled June Factor , Dorothy Rickards , 2004 single work obituary (for June Epstein )
— Appears in: The Age , 25 October 2004; (p. 7)
1 Poems June Factor , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 2003; (p. 194-195)
1 y separately published work icon June Factor's Juicy Jumping Joke Book June Factor , Mic Looby (illustrator), St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 2000 Z1104620 2000 selected work poetry children's
1 4 y separately published work icon Kidspeak : A Dictionary of Australian Children's Words, Expressions and Games June Factor , Siobhan Hannan , Carlton South : Melbourne University Press , 2000 Z912077 2000 single work non-fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon The Far Out Book of Rude, Ooey Gooey Stuff June Factor , Rydalmere : Hodder Headline Australia , 1998 Z1104610 1998 selected work poetry children's
1 y separately published work icon The Far Out Book of Rotten Rhymes and Jokes June Factor , Peter Viska (illustrator), Rydalmere : Hodder Headline Australia , 1998 Z1104604 1998 selected work poetry children's
1 y separately published work icon The Far Out Book of Insults June Factor , Peter Viska (illustrator), Rydalmere : Hodder Headline Australia , 1998 Z1104595 1998 selected work poetry children's
1 1 y separately published work icon June Factor's Juicy Joke Book June Factor , Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1998 Z834805 1998 selected work prose children's humour
1 1 y separately published work icon June Factor's Jumping Joke Book June Factor , New South Wales : Allen and Unwin , 1997 Z834163 1997 selected work prose children's humour This work is a collection of jokes and rhymes from children all over Australia.
1 Girls Don't Go to University June Factor , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 137 1994; (p. 73-75)
— Review of Aphrodite and the Others Gillian Bouras , 1994 single work biography
1 Headfirst i "Headfirst into the world you push", June Factor , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 53 no. 4 1993; (p. 79)
1 1 y separately published work icon Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be? June Factor , Annie Marshall (illustrator), Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1992 Z837437 1992 single work picture book children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Roll Over Pavlova! : A Fifth Collection of Australian Children's Chants and Rhymes June Factor , Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1992 Z837303 1992 anthology poetry children's A collection of Australian children's traditional rhymes, riddles, jokes, and chants.
1 Aide Memoire June Factor , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Who Do You Think You Are? : Second Generation Immigrant Women in Australia 1992; (p. 19-22)
1 6 y separately published work icon Australian Childhood : An Anthology Gwyn Dow (editor), June Factor (editor), Ringwood : McPhee Gribble , 1991 Z193338 1991 anthology prose This collection of writing about childhood in Australia contains more than 120 first hand accounts by protagonists or first hand observers. Particular emphasis has been given to the 'insight of children's responses to the large occasions such as war or depression as well as to the domestic dramas of daily life.' The material is arranged chronologically within four thematic sections: Roughing it (1788-1849); Moving Out and Moving In (1850-1889); Old Ways, New Ways (1890-1929); Growing Up with Certainty (1930-1949).
1 Despair i "Despair calls herself Noreen,", June Factor , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 51 no. 4 1991; (p. 46)
1 Alone in Stranger's House i ""Stop talking, go to sleep," the woman said,", June Factor , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 51 no. 4 1991; (p. 45)
1 Echo (for Dorothy Howard) i "Where have they gone", June Factor , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 51 no. 3 1991; (p. 123)
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