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Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 The Caged Beast
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Notes

  • Dedication: The prison management are thanked for their considerate co-operation.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,:Jaycees - Kingborough , 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
(Beast Caged In)i"As I lay here reading in my cell.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Past Two Yearsi"The past two years my home has been this.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 2)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 3)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 4)
Night Shift Screwi"Night shift screw just walked by my window.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 5)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 6)
Looking Around My Cell, Thinkingi"My hair is growing back fast.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 7)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 8)
Notice To The Crimsi"On my cell door a notice telling me what I can have.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 9)
First Bell Has Been Rang.i"First bell has been rang. Bang go the locks.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 10)
I Would Like To Bei"I would like to be laying in a dark room,", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 11)
Cubei"It's raining outside, winter's here.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 12)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 13)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 14)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 15)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 16)
Mal Singing.i"While Mal is singing, I think about crying.", Ambi McDonald , single work poetry (p. 17)
Untitled, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 18)
They Say Coming To Jail Is A Bad Thing, Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 19)
The Other Even When I Got Locked Up., Ambi McDonald , single work autobiography (p. 20)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,: Jaycees - Kingborough , 1983 .
      Extent: [10] 54pp.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Foreword by Margaret Scott, University of Tasmania..
      • Introduction by Ambi McDonald and Diana Cavanagh.
      • Published with the assistance of The Kingsborough Jaycees in conjunction with the Adult Literacy Programme, Tasmania 1983.
      ISBN: 0959201106
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