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y separately published work icon Kent Town selected work   short story   young adult  
Alternative title: Kent Town : A 1920s Girlhood
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Kent Town
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'Kent Town is the cheeky story of the life of a girl in days when the neighbourhood was a playground that you only left in order to visit relatives for tea.' (Source: WorldCat website)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Wakefield Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
When I was Very Little, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 5-8)
The Elmores, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 9-18)
School, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 19-29)
Lyn, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 30-34)
Minda, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 35-41)
The Gold Roses, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 42-46)
A Weekend with Mum, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 47-52)
Sunday Tea on Second Avenue, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 53-58)
Love Betrayed, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 59-65)
The Swallows, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 66-71)
The Unbelievable Comes True, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 72-80)
Left, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 81-88)
Boutique, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 89-95)
A College Girl, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 96-103)
Lyn and Flytox, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 104-112)
Love Story My Love, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 113-117)
Black Dress, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 118-129)
Parties and Pauline, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 130-136)
Lyn Again, Nene Gare , single work short story young adult (p. 137-143)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Wakefield Press , 1997 .
      image of person or book cover 7469716951835505064.jpg
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      Extent: 143p.
      Note/s:
      • Cover title: Kent Town: A 1920s Girlhood.
      • Published 31 December 1997 by Wakefield Press Ltd, Limited Aust.
      ISBN: 1862543550
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Works about this Work

Adelaide Around 1935 : Stories of Herself When Young Susan Sheridan , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Adelaide : A Literary City 2014; (p. 95-110)
Untitled Nola Allen , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 13 no. 1 1998; (p. 38)
— Review of Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
Untitled Cathrine Harboe-Ree , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1998; (p. 40)
— Review of Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
Family Memoir Without the Corn Chris McLeod , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 January 1998; (p. 13)
— Review of Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
[Review] One for the Master Angelika Fremd , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Spring vol. 10 no. 2 1998; (p. 130-131)
— Review of One for the Master Dorothy Johnston , 1997 single work novel ; Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
Untitled Nola Allen , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 13 no. 1 1998; (p. 38)
— Review of Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
[Review] One for the Master Angelika Fremd , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Spring vol. 10 no. 2 1998; (p. 130-131)
— Review of One for the Master Dorothy Johnston , 1997 single work novel ; Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
Untitled Susan Powell , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , August vol. 75 no. 1061 1995; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
Family Memoir Without the Corn Chris McLeod , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 January 1998; (p. 13)
— Review of Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
Untitled Cathrine Harboe-Ree , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1998; (p. 40)
— Review of Kent Town Nene Gare , 1997 selected work short story
Adelaide Around 1935 : Stories of Herself When Young Susan Sheridan , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Adelaide : A Literary City 2014; (p. 95-110)
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Last amended 9 Jun 2015 12:25:20
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,
  • 1920s
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