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2 41 y separately published work icon Palomino Elizabeth Jolley , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1980 Z184084 1980 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Leonski : The Brown-out Murders Andrew Mallon , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 Z1239111 1979 single work novel

'Melbourne in the bleak winter of 1942, a tense city in a country under threat of invasion. A city where the presence of stationary American forces has aroused mainly gratitude, but also jealousy amongst some of their success with the local girls. Against this background moves the American G.I. Eddie Leonski; on the surface a fitness fanatic, known for his extraordinary physical strength & good looks; within, a soul which is tortured by the memory of his childhood experiences. His external character is in command until he starts to drink heavily. In an alcoholic stupor his mind gives in to the underlying pressures &, on his lonely drunken wanderings at night, he takes a twisted & savage revenge on the women of Melbourne.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 5 y separately published work icon Transmutations Rob Gerrand (editor), Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 Z105685 1979 selected work anthology short story science fiction

Collection of science-fiction short stories.
1 y separately published work icon Salt Pan Rowan Hewison , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 Z1028572 1979 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Children of the Opal Brian St. Alban Smith , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 Z847998 1979 single work children's fiction children's adventure
1 y separately published work icon Waterman : Three Plays Morris Lurie , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 Z828380 1979 selected work drama
1 12 y separately published work icon Stories of Her Life : An Anthology of Short Stories by Australian Women Sandra Zurbo (editor), Melbourne : Outback Press , 1979 Z68167 1979 anthology short story 41 short stories by women about women, exploring the 'human condition' from a feminist point of view.
1 y separately published work icon The Demon Bowler and Other Cricket Stories Dal Stivens , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 Z361320 1979 selected work short story
1 y separately published work icon The Incurable Romantic i "I am a watcher", Colleen Burke , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 Z360103 1977 single work poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Incurable Romantic Colleen Burke , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1979 19550320 1979 selected work poetry
1 1 y separately published work icon The Trackers : A Novel B. Wongar , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1978 Z203998 1978 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Early Works Steve J. Spears , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1978 Z185674 1978 selected work drama
1 16 y separately published work icon Thirsty Weather Antigone Kefala , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1978 Z23378 1978 selected work poetry
1 2 y separately published work icon Words and Classes : On Having Words Chris Mann , Outback Press , 1978 Z1241541 1978 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Palantine Madonna Shelton Lea , Melbourne : Outback Press , 1978 Z1195452 1978 selected work poetry
1 3 y separately published work icon The Mermaid Attack David Martin , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1978 Z35705 1978 single work children's fiction children's science fiction A young Australian girl dives into the sea and joins the Waterworld. With her friends in the Mermaid Commune she fights to rescue the creatures of the deep from the inhumanity of humans.
1 4 y separately published work icon Sweethearts Colin Talbot , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1978 Z284978 1978 single work novel
1 21 y separately published work icon Flying Home : A Novel Morris Lurie , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1978 Z895445 1978 single work novel

'THE PAST also presses hard on the present in Morris Lurie's Flying Home [...] where one is invited to follow the spiritual journey of Leo Axelrod as he lays to rest the ghosts of his ancestors on a trip through Europe. Lurie deftly and occasionally amusingly conveys Leo's superficiality and a moodiness that too often affects the young woman who has accepted his impulsive invitation to take off for Greece with him.

'It is only when Leo abandons her and seeks his roots in Israel, also exorcising some of his emotional hang ups, that he is ready to truly live; but not before he undergoes a rather hilariously described guided bus tour where he gains an almost heroic stature.'

Source:

Sen, Veronica. 'Wizardry of Oz Evident in Tale of Pain', Canberra Times, 17 May 1992, p.25.
1 9 y separately published work icon Hackwork Morris Lurie , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1977 Z1229456 1977 selected work prose
1 y separately published work icon Make-Up Mark Gillespie , Collingwood : Outback Press , 1977 Z1069650 1977 single work novel
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