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Dedication: For Helen Page and Russel Ward
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Chippendale,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Picador
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Crossing, single work short story (p. 11-26)
- Monologues for '88 : 1 : Dispatch Ramornie 1841i"Having received from several sides", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- The Longboat, single work short story (p. 29-34)
- Monologues for '88 : 3 : The Long Agistment, Yulgilbar 1842i"We said that we had made war upon them because they had killed", single work poetry (p. 35-37)
- The Documents of Edward Coaldale, extract novel (p. 39-69)
- Exilei"Out of the courthouse into the air:", single work poetry (p. 71-82)
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Hargraves' Horse,
single work
short story
historical fiction
A short story about Edward Hargraves and John Lister, the first men to discover gold in Australia.
- Anachronistic Balladi"A squatter's girl was Frisky Kate,", single work poetry (p. 91-102)
- NAGE, Louis: `The Painter of Clouds', single work biography (p. 103-107)
- Christ at Gallipolii"Bit weird at first,", single work poetry satire (p. 109)
- Smoko, single work short story (p. 111-115)
- Harneyi"So when I got back to Australia", single work poetry (p. 117)
- Billyjim and Colonel Campbell, single work short story (p. 119-153)
- Sixpence (WA 1933)i"Dear little Sixpence", single work poetry (p. 155-157)
- Specimeni"The body that should weather into air", single work poetry (p. 159-161)
- Kerryi"Taken on your birthday, turning twenty-eight, they", single work poetry (p. 163-165)
- A Day in Late October, 1962, single work short story (p. 167-174)
- Obituary : Sir James Dammer, single work short story humour (p. 175-179)
- Two Dreams of Wari"Vietnamese in ANZAC jackets", single work poetry (p. 181-183)
- The Americans are Leaving, single work short story satire (p. 185-195)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Their Graves Are Green, They May Be Seen': Geoff Page’s 'Visible Histories'
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia , vol. 1 no. 2009; (p. 64-72) 'Geoff Page's most sustained approach to settler history as twinned achievement and failure appears in the triptych: Invisible Histories (1989), The Great Forgetting (1996) and Freehold (2005). In these mixed-genre texts Page writes obsessively from within the contemporary dispensation of the politics of regret, searching for registers and modes in which responsible witness may be carried out with respect to the foundational historical myths of the nation. The problem with foundation chronicles for the ancestors of people who invaded, murdered and appropriated the land of others can be referred to the current debate around the notions of "guilt" and "shame". Despite Page's collaboration with the Aboriginal artist Pooaraar in The Great Forgetting, and his ambition to bring differing stories into a useful confluence, the task of writing a healing history might be impossible for reasons that lie beyond the writer's strategies or good-will.' Source: David Callahan. -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago , April vol. 3 no. 1 1991; (p. 89-91)
— Review of Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography -
Visions and Histories
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Editions , March-April no. 10 1991; (p. 11)
— Review of Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel ; Footwork 1988 selected work poetry ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography -
Wide View of Australian History
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 1990; (p. 20) -
Our Invisible Histories in the Open
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 February 1990; (p. 20)
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About Books
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , October vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 8-11)
— Review of The Kadaitcha Sung 1990 single work novel ; Reaching Tin River 1990 single work novel ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; The Mighty World of Eye : Stories, Anti-Stories 1990 selected work short story criticism ; Isobars 1990 selected work short story ; Charades 1988 single work novel ; The Great World 1990 single work novel ; Flying Lessons 1990 single work novel ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; Ingelba and the Five Black Matriarchs 1990 single work life story ; The Story of the Year of 1912 in the Village of Elza Darzins : A Novel 1990 single work novel ; A Body of Water : A Year's Notebook 1990 selected work autobiography short story poetry diary ; Smyrna : A Novel 1989 single work novel -
Rewarding Tales of Our Identity
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 March 1990; (p. B5)
— Review of Spider Cup 1990 single work novel ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography -
History Behind Familiar Scenes
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 February 1990; (p. 75)
— Review of Winter Vision 1989 single work novel ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography -
Visions and Histories
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Editions , March-April no. 10 1991; (p. 11)
— Review of Benton's Conviction 1985 single work novel ; Footwork 1988 selected work poetry ; Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , December-January (1989-1990) vol. 69 no. 1000 1989; (p. 32)
— Review of Invisible Histories 1989 selected work short story poetry biography -
Wide View of Australian History
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 1990; (p. 20) -
'Their Graves Are Green, They May Be Seen': Geoff Page’s 'Visible Histories'
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia , vol. 1 no. 2009; (p. 64-72) 'Geoff Page's most sustained approach to settler history as twinned achievement and failure appears in the triptych: Invisible Histories (1989), The Great Forgetting (1996) and Freehold (2005). In these mixed-genre texts Page writes obsessively from within the contemporary dispensation of the politics of regret, searching for registers and modes in which responsible witness may be carried out with respect to the foundational historical myths of the nation. The problem with foundation chronicles for the ancestors of people who invaded, murdered and appropriated the land of others can be referred to the current debate around the notions of "guilt" and "shame". Despite Page's collaboration with the Aboriginal artist Pooaraar in The Great Forgetting, and his ambition to bring differing stories into a useful confluence, the task of writing a healing history might be impossible for reasons that lie beyond the writer's strategies or good-will.' Source: David Callahan. -
Liberties with the Truth
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald , 11 March 1990; (p. 43) -
Our Invisible Histories in the Open
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 February 1990; (p. 20)
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