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The Way It Was single work   short story   science fiction   fantasy  
Alternative title: A New Dimension
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 The Way It Was
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'Some Australians don't know the first thing about our history. Some don't even know the true story of how General Ned Kelly made the first bomb attack ever on the bloody British during the Australian War of Independence' (www.bertramchandler.com).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Omega Science Digest March/April 1981 Z1686372 1981 periodical issue 1981
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Up to the Sky in Ships A. Bertram Chandler , NESFA Press , 1982 Z810904 1982 selected work novel science fiction

    'Up to the Sky in Ships is published to commemorate A. Bertram Chandler's appearance as Guest of Honour at Chicon IV, the fortieth world science fiction convention. This book contains seven undeservedly obscure stories, including Chance Encounter, the first story in which John Grimes (Chandler's most famous character) appears, and A New Dimension, set in an alternate world in which Ned Kelly uses unusual tactics to win Australia's war for independence' (Up to the Sky in Ships).

    NESFA Press , 1982
    pg. 69-86
    Note: As A New Dimension.
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