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Introduction: 'Down the Breakie is a vivid and immediately appealing series of stories that make up a novel about a boy growing to manhood in Newcastle, New South Wales, in the 1930s and 1940s, with a post-script from after the Second World War.' Geoffrey Dutton.
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Editor's note: 'William Olson's manuscript was close to completion when he died in 1975. The manuscript was revised in 1987 with new material added by the author's son, W.G. Olson. The additional chapters however are firmly based on notes the author wrote before he died.' W.G. Olson.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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New Paperbacks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 August 1989; (p. 80)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 August 1989; (p. 13)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel -
More Tales About Being Ordinary
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 114 1989; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel ; Boys by the Sea 1989 single work novel -
Plotting (2) : a Quarterly Account of Recent Fiction
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 52-57)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel ; Dear You 1988 single work novel ; Oscar and Lucinda 1988 single work novel ; The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Best Picture 1988 single work novel -
Boyhood's Beaches
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August. 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel
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Incisive Perceptions of Provincial Living
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 8 October 1988; (p. 8)
— Review of Beckom (Pop. 64) 1988 selected work short story ; Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel -
Plotting (2) : a Quarterly Account of Recent Fiction
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 52-57)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel ; Dear You 1988 single work novel ; Oscar and Lucinda 1988 single work novel ; The Velodrome 1988 single work novel ; The Best Picture 1988 single work novel -
Moving Visions of Childhood
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 August 1988; (p. 78)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel -
A Classic Novel of Rare Integrity
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 September 1988; (p. B4)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel -
Boyhood's Beaches
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August. 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Down the Breakie 1989 single work novel
Last amended 16 Dec 2014 13:53:51
Subjects:
- Coast,
- Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales,
- Urban,
Settings:
- 1940s
- 1930s
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