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y separately published work icon Walking Through Tigerland : Stories selected work   short story   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Walking Through Tigerland : Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Death of Sardanapalus, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 1-8)
Malvolio, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 9-14)
The True History of Australia, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 15-20)
Guilfoyle, Leaping, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 21-26)
The Literacy Problem, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 27-32)
Homage to Schmitz, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 33-39)
An Airletter from Middle Australia, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 40-46)
Rogerson Has Just Left this Desk, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 47-51)
The Chidlow Memorandum, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 52-60)
O'Brien, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 61-67)
Defending the Library, Barry Oakley , single work short story satire

'I was a lecturer at the university, in those last months before Independence. The campus itself exemplified the attitude of the parent administration: what had begun as something monumental and grandiose (the library, Great Hall) declined, as one moved through the grounds, into squat wooden structures and, finally, into Nissen huts left over from the war.'  (Publication abstract)

 (p. 68-77)
The Late George Slipper, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 78-103)
Visions of Macoboy, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 104-109)
The Best Seats in the House, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 110-115)
Invaders, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 116-120)
Father Carroll, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 121-128)
Vasco da Gama, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 129-132)
A Morning Argus, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 133-143)
26 Letters from London, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 144-149)
Walking Through Tigerland, Barry Oakley , single work short story (p. 150-154)
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