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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 A Change for the Better : short stories
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* Contents derived from the Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:WAV , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Change for the Better, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 12-20)
The Henshaws, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 22-28)
Lights, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 29-33)
A Knight of Teeth, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 34-38)
Arthur and Alwyn, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 39-53)
Immersion, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 54-70)
Micki New, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 71-72)
Chains, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 73-80)
Plaster, Culture, Rape and Deprivation, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 83-88)
Sound Worm (from a Work-in-Progress), Peter Mathers , extract (p. 91-97)
Something Touchy and Delicate, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 100-115)
Journey In, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 116-126)
Getting There, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 127-133)
Minutes, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 134-139)
The Master and Servant Act, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 140-145)
Like a Maori Prince, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 146-157)
The Chemical Works, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 159-166)
Picking a Loser, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 168-172)
A Small Drop, Peter Mathers , single work short story (p. 173-178)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: WAV , 1984 .
      Extent: 178p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Cover photo by Graeme Hastwell.Front illustration by Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz; interior illustrations by Fred Micklethwaite.
      ISBN: 0959118608

Works about this Work

Untitled Helen Daniel , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 197)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story
The Society of One : A Short Story Retrospective Graham Burns , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 22 1985; (p. 38-40)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story ; Chiaroscuro : Stories Strephyn Mappin , 1984 selected work short story ; Uphill Runner James McQueen , 1984 selected work short story ; A Universe of Clowns Serge Liberman , 1983 selected work short story ; Milk : Stories Beverley Farmer , 1983 selected work short story ; If Blood Should Stain the Lino Gary Dunne , 1983 selected work short story
A-Frayed at the Edges Ronald Blaber , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1985; (p. 32-33)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story ; Scission Tim Winton , 1985 selected work short story
Style and Characters End Up in the Thorns Nancy Phelan , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 April 1984; (p. 28)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story ; Harry John Yeomans , 1984 single work novel
Rare Morsel of Mathers for a Hungry Public Don Anderson , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The National Times , 13-19 April 1984; (p. 33)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story
Back to Uppersass Julian Gitzen , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 61 1984; (p. 20-21)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story
Fay Weldon at Her Wicked Best George Turner , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 April 1984;

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story
Glimpses Through a Veil of Confusion William Noonan , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 23-24 June 1984; (p. 15)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story
Good Quaffing but Not Vintage Brian Matthews , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 5 1984; (p. 19)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story
How Do You Like Your History Done? Gerard Windsor , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 96 1984; (p. 66-68)

— Review of A Change for the Better : short stories Peter Mathers , 1984 selected work short story ; The Cut-Rate Kingdom Thomas Keneally , 1980 single work novel ; White Stag of Exile Thomas Shapcott , 1984 single work novel ; Doctor Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World Colin Johnson , 1983 single work novel
Last amended 3 May 2006 12:00:39
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