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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Penguin
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Fit for Camp, single work short story (p. 11-20)
- This is How it All Began, single work short story autobiography (p. 21-30)
- The Nick, single work short story (p. 31-34)
- Brown-Skinned Child, single work short story biography (p. 35-38)
- A House for Them, single work short story (p. 39-42)
- `Loverlee Ripe Tomaters', single work short story (p. 43-50)
- Exit the Badger, single work short story humour (p. 51-58)
- In the Embers, single work short story autobiography (p. 59-64)
-
Sing Loud for Uncle Harry,
single work
short story
autobiography
Uncle Harry had poliomyelitis that left him unable to walk without crutches. After quitting drink, he moved to a small West Australian town, where he became the cook and helper for a family with two children, Dorothy and Geoffrey, the latter being the author.
With Uncle Harry's encouragement, Geoffrey won third place for his singing at his first and last concert.
- My Mother's Dreaming, single work short story autobiography (p. 71-73)
- Strange Country, single work short story autobiography (p. 75-78)
- The Airmen, single work short story (p. 79-81)
- From our Family History, single work short story autobiography (p. 83-91)
- Two Years of Contract Labour, single work short story autobiography (p. 93-100)
- The River, single work short story biography (p. 101-109)
- Dinner Dance, single work short story (p. 111-117)
- You Girls, single work short story (p. 119-125)
- The Wedding, single work short story biography (p. 127-130)
- Moving On, single work short story (p. 131-138)
- The Folktellers: The New Cop's Tale, single work short story (p. 139-146)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Unfashionable in Literary Terms : Class in Australian Short Fiction of the 1980s
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 153 1998; (p. 14-19) -
An Interview with Garry Disher
Ralph Wessman
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , May no. 5 1992; (p. 30-35) -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queensland Writer , Autumn vol. 1 no. 4 1989; (p. 18)
— Review of The Man Who Played Spoons and Other Stories 1987 anthology short story biography -
Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , June vol. 3 no. 6 1988; (p. 14)
— Review of The Man Who Played Spoons and Other Stories 1987 anthology short story biography -
Common Threads in Old and Young Writers
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 October 1988; (p. 39)
-
Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , June vol. 3 no. 6 1988; (p. 14)
— Review of The Man Who Played Spoons and Other Stories 1987 anthology short story biography -
Powerful Personal Voices
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 July 1988; (p. B10)
— Review of The Man Who Played Spoons and Other Stories 1987 anthology short story biography -
Paperbacks
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 4 June 1988; (p. 18)
— Review of The Man Who Played Spoons and Other Stories 1987 anthology short story biography -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queensland Writer , Autumn vol. 1 no. 4 1989; (p. 18)
— Review of The Man Who Played Spoons and Other Stories 1987 anthology short story biography -
Common Threads in Old and Young Writers
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 October 1988; (p. 39) -
An Interview with Garry Disher
Ralph Wessman
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , May no. 5 1992; (p. 30-35) -
Unfashionable in Literary Terms : Class in Australian Short Fiction of the 1980s
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 153 1998; (p. 14-19)
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