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1 y separately published work icon Santa Skis the Murray Dave O'Neil , Isabella Gagliano (illustrator), Sebastopol : Shawline Publishing , 2023 26874381 2023 single work picture book children's

'When a training flight ends in disaster,

'Santa must conquer the iconic Murray River
in order to save Christmas.

'This is a story to make you smile and perfect for
anyone who loves holidays by the river.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Summer of '82 The Summer of Nineteen Eighty-Two Dave O'Neil , Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2016 9665542 2016 single work biography

'Do you remember finishing your last Year 12 exam and wondering what to do next? Do you remember waiting for your results and being stuck in limbo? Do you remember going to gigs, forming a band, getting bottles thrown at you by skinheads, making a bomb and getting arrested? Do you remember hitch-hiking to Mildura to see the love of your life, but ending up in a caravan park by yourself on New Year’s Eve?'

'You don’t? What? Did all this only happen to Dave O’Neil?'

'That’s what this book is about – the summer in which Dave finished school and waited ten weeks to find out whether he’d make it into uni or have to get that trade his dad kept banging on about. The Summer of ’82 is a hilarious and heartfelt journey of a boy becoming a man in suburban Australia.' (Source: Publisher's website)
1 Man about Town Dave O'Neil , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 January 2016; (p. 5) The Age , 22 January 2016; (p. 2)
1 form y separately published work icon This Is Littleton Amanda Brotchie , Karl Chandler , Dave O'Neil , Tony Moclair , ( dir. Amanda Brotchie ) Australia : High Wire Films Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2014 6911615 2014 series - publisher film/TV humour

'Set in and around thriving Littleton City Council, thrill as its staff and ratepayers navigate busking licence auditions, animal control officers convinced they are in the mob and Mayors with Game of Thrones-esque delusions of grandeur; while its municipal rooms-for-hire lure wildly inappropriate dance teachers, dubious self-improvement classes and harangued relationship counsellors.'

Source: TV Tonight (http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/11/abc2-2014-highlights.html). (Sighted: 14/1/2014)
1 Once a Writer, Always a Writer Dave O'Neil , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 7 June 2013; (p. 2)
1 y separately published work icon Lies Your Parents Tell You! Dave O'Neil , South Melbourne : Lothian , 2002 Z1315808 2002 single work children's fiction children's

'A collection of time-honored parent whoppers from comedian Dave O'Neil.' (Publication summary)
1 4 y separately published work icon Raised by Frank Dave O'Neil , Kiran Morris (illustrator), South Melbourne : Lothian , 2002 Z981534 2002 single work picture book children's Frank was a busy cat. After all, he had two kids to raise. You see, Rory and Ruby's parents were on an overseas trip and Aunt Beryl had had an unfortunate accident. So it all fell on Frank's shoulders. The neighbours were a bit suspicious but the welfare man they sent around was quite impressed! Ages 6-8. (Libraries Australia record).
1 y separately published work icon Unfit For Life : a handbook Dave O'Neil , Port Melbourne : Lothian , 2000 Z1315835 2000 single work prose humour
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