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Notes
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Selected entries from the Arafura Short Story Awards.
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'With Arafura, the Darwin Institute of Technology presents the first of what is hoped to be a long series of publications emanating from the Northern Territory's creative and academic writers.'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Darwin,
Darwin area,
Northern Territory,:Darwin Institute of Technology Press
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Foreword, single work prose (p. v)
- Introduction, single work prose (p. ix-xi)
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Auntie Annie and Monty,
single work
short story
Auntie Annie's arrival coincides with the discovery of a python living in the backyard.
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Home and Away,
single work
short story
On a plane to Flinders Island to holiday alone, Clare finds an unlikely friend in her fellow passenger.
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The Dance,
single work
short story
Charlie and Jessie have lived alone since their mother left and their father died.
- Leroy, single work short story (p. 27-32)
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Moody's Pub,
single work
short story
It has been five years since Chalky borrowed his brother's car and took off, and his brother reflects on the incident.
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Ghost Gum,
single work
short story
Mimindie's parents died when she was six and since then she has moved from tribe to tribe, carrying her parents' spirits inside her, in search of the dream-tree.
- A Woman I Visit A Woman with Black Hair, single work short story (p. 43-49)
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Rupert Brooke and Uncle Jack,
single work
short story
Illiterate Irish immigrant Mary waits in Australia for news from her sons, who are fighting in World War I.
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A Christmas Party,
single work
short story
In a bar in a country town Bill recounts to Dave, a stranger, the story of what happened to his fellow stockmen at Christmas.
- Conrad's Bear, single work short story (p. 63-70)
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Flour-Bag Marella,
single work
short story
Rosie and Charlie remember the past.Note: As 'Flourbag Marella'
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Straight From Down South,
single work
short story
When Janet's activist friend Sally comes to visit, old tensions surface and threaten the political work of Janet's husband, Barney.
- A Distant Memory, single work short story (p. 95-97)
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The Empty Fourth,
single work
short story
Edith and Henry had two sons: David, now living away from home, and "the young fella", whom they put into full-time care.
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The Western Run,
single work
short story
Polly and her friend Trimmer take a road trip along the Western Run to visit Aboriginal communities, some of whom are Polly's kin.
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Mango Juice,
single work
short story
Judy regularly beats her husband Henry, until the tables turn in mango season.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 February 1987;
— Review of Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards 1986 anthology short story -
Anthologies Provide a Voice for Unheard Writers
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Times on Sunday , 18 October 1987; (p. 32)
— Review of 13 New Beginnings : An Anthology 1987 anthology poetry short story ; Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards 1986 anthology short story
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Anthologies Provide a Voice for Unheard Writers
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Times on Sunday , 18 October 1987; (p. 32)
— Review of 13 New Beginnings : An Anthology 1987 anthology poetry short story ; Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards 1986 anthology short story -
Untitled
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 February 1987;
— Review of Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards 1986 anthology short story
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