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'Probably by the same author ['The Cottager', in the Sydney Gazette of 26 May 1805]; on the joys of kangaroo hunting.' - Webby
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The Art of the Colonial Kangaroo Hunt
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 31 August 2018;'Since the beginnings of settler occupation in Australia, the kangaroo has been claimed at once as a national symbol and as a type of vermin to be destroyed en masse. In Kate Clere McIntyre and Michael McIntyre’s recent award-winning film, Kangaroo: A Love Hate Story, Sydney academic Peter Chen sums up this stark contradiction: “Kangaroos are wonderful, fuzzy, they’re maternal, and they’re also a pest that should be eliminated wholesale”.' (Introduction)
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Early Australian Poetry
1962
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry Magazine , November vol. 10 no. 5 1962; (p. 29-32)
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Early Australian Poetry
1962
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Poetry Magazine , November vol. 10 no. 5 1962; (p. 29-32) -
The Art of the Colonial Kangaroo Hunt
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 31 August 2018;'Since the beginnings of settler occupation in Australia, the kangaroo has been claimed at once as a national symbol and as a type of vermin to be destroyed en masse. In Kate Clere McIntyre and Michael McIntyre’s recent award-winning film, Kangaroo: A Love Hate Story, Sydney academic Peter Chen sums up this stark contradiction: “Kangaroos are wonderful, fuzzy, they’re maternal, and they’re also a pest that should be eliminated wholesale”.' (Introduction)