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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Great Australian Legends
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Notes

  • 'In association with Truthful Jones; Story consultant Anne Turnbull.'
  • Available as a sound recording.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Surry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Hutchinson Australia , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preface : In Legend is Robed the Will of the People, Frank Hardy , single work criticism (p. 1-8)
That Aboriginal Myths are Part of Australian Folklore : The First Australian Black and White Yarn, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 9-11)
That Australians Would Complain in Heaven : The World's Worst Whinger, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 12-15)
That Many Australians Have had a Leg Bitten Off by a Crocodile : The Legend of Crocodile Hogan, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 16-20)
That You Can't Judge People by the Clothes they Wear : Never Judge People by the Clothes They Wear, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 21-24)
That Money Doesn't Make Much Difference : How Money Changed the Life of Shekels Mitchell, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 25-28)
That Some of the Wealth of Millionaires Seeps Down to the Poor : The Only Millionaire Whose Wealth Seeped Down to the Poor, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 29-32)
That the Aboriginals Acted in Self-Defence When Killing White Men's Cattle : When Burrunjuck Met the Tribe With the Split Feet, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 33-36)
That Australian Men are Great Lovers : The Great Australian Lover, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 37-40)
That Australian Women Always Have the Last Word : The Legend of Last Word Laura, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 41-45)
The Unluckiest Man in the World, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 46-50)
That the Aussie Battler is Better Known Than the Pope : The Great Australian Larrikin, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 51-54)
That There are More Eccentrics in Australia That Anywhere on Earth : The Pogo-Stick Men, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 55-61)
A Friend of Today Is an Enemy of Tomorrow, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 62-64)
That Australians are the Worlds Worst Worriers : The World's Worst Worrier, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 65-67)
There's None So Blind As Them That Cannot Read, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 68-72)
The World's Greatest Grog Gargler, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 73-77)
The Champion Chunderer from Cooper's Creek, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 78-85)
That Australian Men Have Big Dongers : The Death of Dooley Franks, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 86-89)
Democracy Has to Work Both Ways, Frank Hardy , single work short story humour (p. 90-93)
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Works about this Work

Tall Tales From a Champion Clement Semmler , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 14-15 January 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1988 selected work short story
Bookmarks Bob Millington , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1988 selected work short story
Bookmarks Bob Millington , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1988 selected work short story
Tall Tales From a Champion Clement Semmler , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 14-15 January 1989; (p. 6)
— Review of Great Australian Legends Frank Hardy , 1988 selected work short story
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