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* Contents derived from the
Port Melbourne,
South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Heinemann
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Pieces of the Worldi"They came______________unsung", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- The Houses of Pleasure, extract short story historical fiction (p. 4-5)
- Displaced Personsi"On that morning they descended", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Emigration I, II, III, IVi"Red rooftops are everywhere", sequence poetry (p. 7-9)
- Romance with the Sea, single work short story (p. 10-12)
- Kin, extract musical theatre (p. 13-15)
- Goin' 'ome, single work short story (p. 16-20)
- Australiai"You big ugly. You too empty. You desert with your nothing", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Australia Day, extract drama radio play (p. 26-28)
- The Grazier's Wife, single work short story (p. 30-33)
- Rain, single work short story (p. 34-35)
- Blood Orangei"Salami, garlic, and stinky things;", extract drama (p. 39)
-
The Dreamers,
extract
drama
'With humane irony the Western Australian poet, Jack Davis gives a painful insight into the process of colonisation and the transformation of his people.'
'The Dreamers is the story of a country-town family and old Uncle Worru, who in his dying days, recedes from urban hopelessness to the life and language of the Nyoongah spirit which in him has survived 'civilisation'.' (Source: Currency Press website)
- How Many Years Does It Take To Become An Australian?i"let me work this out first for my boy:", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Time Zone Onei"TU", single work poetry (p. 45)
- A Dual Existence in a Seemingly Singular Country, extract short story (p. 46-47)
- Men Who Built the Snowy, extract selected work short story (p. 47-48)
- The Coffee, single work short story (p. 50-52)
- Untitledi"politz,", single work poetry (p. 52-53)
- The Front Room Boys, extract drama humour (p. 53-54)
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