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This issue announces the establishment of the Barjai Patron's Plan overseen by a Committee headed by Dr Duhig.
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Included are photographs of Barjai contributors Thelma Forshaw, Mary Wilkinson, Joy Wishart, Cecel Knopke and David Sanderson.
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Included in this issue are art works by Laurence Hope, Laurence Collinson, and Cecel Knopke rendered in black and white.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1946 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Editorial,
single work
prose
This editorial is split into two parts. The first concerns the intellectual arc of Barjai Editorials. The second concerns the threat of nuclear weaponry.
- Notes on Our Last editorial (No. 20): I. Culture and Communism, single work prose (p. 4-5)
- Notes on Our Last Editorial (No. 20) II. From a Communist Friend, single work correspondence (p. 5-6)
- Notes on Our Last Editorial (No. 20) III., single work correspondence (p. 6-7)
- Miya Studio, single work criticism (p. 7-8)
- The Bandaged Hand, single work short story humour (p. 13-14)
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Tony,
single work
short story
young adult
This story traces the impact of a father's death on his young son.
- Imaginationi"He breeds more fitful fantasies than sleep", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Variations on a Familiar Themei"Days die slowly.", single work poetry (p. 21-25)
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Be Glad of These Bright Words,
single work
criticism
Reid includes a drinking song about Bulimba beer (a popular Queensland brand) amongst an eclectic mix of English and Australian folk poetry.
- Potrait of Raini"Blue pavements like rivers reflect the wild blind eyes of storm,", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Song For the New Yeari"Jazz and glasses chime the dance", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- To Joycei"Although the music of your living", single work poetry (p. 37)
- The Lost Lifetimesi"The great love comes.", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Empty Roomi"When the conversation", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Voicei"Your voice lingers with me", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- Poemi""Your clutch is madness now, and your dear breath", single work poetry (p. 44)
- Poem for a Dead Boyi"Round that house of sorrow where the sick child lay", single work poetry
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Culture Co-ordinated,
single work
column
This piece on the inside of the back cover describes the activities of the new Australian Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA).
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