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Gilbert Mant Gilbert Mant i(A4835 works by) (a.k.a. Gilbert Palmer Mant; Gilbert P. Mant)
Born: Established: 20 Jul 1902 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 16 Feb 1997 Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie area, Hastings River area, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The 20th Century off the Record Gilbert Mant , Kenthurst : Kangaroo Press , 1994 Z1281432 1994 single work autobiography
1 y separately published work icon The Singapore Surrender Gilbert Mant , Kenthurst : Kangaroo Press , 1992 Z1332735 1992 single work autobiography war literature
1 y separately published work icon Soldier Boy : the letters of Gunner W.J. Duffell 1915-18 Gilbert Mant (editor), Kenthurst : Kangaroo Press , 1992 Z1281666 1992 single work correspondence war literature
1 The Night the Ambassador's Caught on Fire Gilbert Mant , 1981 single work prose biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Literary Supplement) , 30 June 1981; (p. 28-29)
1 y separately published work icon Buttercup Gilbert Mant , Barraba : Wendy Rene , 1969 Z1244516 1969 single work children's fiction children's
1 The Rabbit Gilbert Mant , 1949 single work short story
— Appears in: After Dark , July/August vol. 1 no. 2 1949; (p. 49-50)
1 1 y separately published work icon Gone Tomorrow Gilbert Mant , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1948 Z158642 1948 single work novel
1 Blitz On Darwin Gilbert Mant , 1948 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , April vol. 2 no. 10 1948; (p. 513-514)
— Review of Darwin Drama Owen Griffiths , 1947 single work autobiography
1 Muddle in Malaya Gilbert Mant , 1947 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , September vol. 2 no. 3 1947; (p. 116-17)
— Review of Of Death but Once Roy Palmer Bulcock , 1947 single work
1 Loincloth and Beret Gilbert Mant , 1947 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , July vol. 2 no. 1 1947; (p. 11, 13-14)
1 What Shall Tomorrow Be? Gilbert Mant , 1947 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , November vol. 2 no. 5 1947; (p. 227-228)
— Review of Tomorrow and Tomorrow M. Barnard Eldershaw , 1947 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon You'll Be Sorry Gilbert Mant , Sydney : Frank Johnson , 1944 Z1682338 1944 single work novel
2 y separately published work icon Grim Glory Gilbert Mant , Sydney : Currawong , 1942 Z892806 1942 single work autobiography war literature
1 y separately published work icon Glamour Brat Gilbert Mant , Sydney : Currawong , 1941 Z1244615 1941 single work novel
1 The Man From Back o' Nowhere i "Oh, the man from Back o' Nowhere he was brown and very lean,", Gilbert Mant , 1933 single work poetry
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 15 July 1933; (p. 40)
1 y separately published work icon Nine Days' Wonder Gilbert Mant , 1930 Z1826177 1930 single work novel
1 Southerly Buster Gilbert Mant , 1930 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 11 March vol. 6 no. 16 1930; (p. 8, 50 - 51) An adventurer and travel writer returns to the bohemian community he left years before. He is an avowed bachelor, but surprises himself and his friends when he falls in love.
1 Oh to Be in Darlinghurst i "It is cold and I'm rheumatic", Gilbert Mant , 1930 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 December vol. 51 no. 2651 1930; (p. 40)
1 Pippen's Farm i "I've never been to Pippen's Farm,", Gilbert Mant , 1930 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 February no. 28747 1930; (p. 13)
1 The Triumph of Sammy Gilbert Mant , 1929 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Woman's Mirror , 21 May vol. 5 no. 26 1929; (p. 7, 50 - 51) Sammy Colburn, a talented but hopelessly disorganised jazz musician and composer, moves into a community of bohemian artists. Sally Debenham, a poet, immediately takes him under her wing and writes the words for a tune he has composed. With the help of the narrator, Sandy, the song is bought by an American music publisher and becomes a hit.
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