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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Best Australian Humorous Writing
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  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Melbourne University Press , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Teacherwoman, Olga Olenich , single work autobiography (p. 3-10)
Torn between Satay Skewers and Children as an Endangered Species, Wendy Harmer , single work autobiography humour (p. 11-14)
Love is Never Saying Sorry...So There, Danny Katz , single work prose humour (p. 15-17)
Listen up, You Selfish and Ignorant People. Stop Driving 4 WDs, Catherine Deveny , single work short story humour (p. 18-20)
Song of the Crestfallen Pigeoni"The pigeon on my window-sill", Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
My 2UE Producer Noticed a Tendency for Me to Nod Off During Interviews. In My Own Defence, They Lined up Some Boring Farts., Phillip Adams , single work autobiography (p. 23-25)
My Father Sat on Winston Churchill, Shaun Micallef , single work biography (p. 26-29)
Idle Hands Make for Short Nails, Julia Zemiro , single work autobiography (p. 30-32)
My Loyal Subjects and Possums! A Seasonal Message from President Edna, Dame Edna Everage , single work prose satire (p. 33-35)
Famei"We were at dinner in Soho", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 81)
The Perfectly Bad Sentence, Clive James , single work prose humour (p. 97-102)
I Came, I Buzzed, I Lost, David Astle , single work prose humour (p. 125-132)
Interview with Ja'mie King, Garry Williams (interviewer), single work interview (p. 144-145)
Cook's Tour : Peter Cook, Shane Maloney , single work prose humour (p. 155-162)
The Satire We Had to Have, Alexander Downer , single work prose humour (p. 163-165)
Packed It In : The Demise of the Bulletin, Gideon Haigh , single work essay (p. 177-200)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Aussies - a Funny Lot, No Joking Stephen Saunders , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 February 2009; (p. 18)

— Review of Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009 anthology criticism ; The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
It's a Funny Business but There's Little to Laugh At Richard King , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 January 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009 anthology criticism ; The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
Review Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 January 2009; (p. 28)

— Review of Father of the House : The Memoirs of Kim E. Beazley Kim E. Beazley , 2009 single work autobiography ; The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
[Review] The Best Australian Humorous Writing Sue Bond , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2008-2009 vol. 88 no. 5 2008; (p. 50)

— Review of The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
Pick of the Week Fiona Capp , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 December 2008; (p. 22)

— Review of The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
Pick of the Week Fiona Capp , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 December 2008; (p. 22)

— Review of The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
Review Ian Nichols , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 January 2009; (p. 28)

— Review of Father of the House : The Memoirs of Kim E. Beazley Kim E. Beazley , 2009 single work autobiography ; The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
It's a Funny Business but There's Little to Laugh At Richard King , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 January 2009; (p. 26)

— Review of Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009 anthology criticism ; The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
[Review] The Best Australian Humorous Writing Sue Bond , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2008-2009 vol. 88 no. 5 2008; (p. 50)

— Review of The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
Aussies - a Funny Lot, No Joking Stephen Saunders , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 February 2009; (p. 18)

— Review of Serious Frolic : Essays on Australian Humour 2009 anthology criticism ; The Best Australian Humorous Writing 2008 anthology prose
Editors No Laughing Matter for Authors Jason Steger , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 18 October 2008; (p. 9)
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