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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... no. 425 October 2020 of Australian Book Review est. 1961 Australian Book Review
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* Contents derived from the , 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Gravitas and a Twinkly Grin : A Thespian Stays True to His Roots, Diana Simmonds , single work review
— Review of How I Clawed My Way to the Middle John Wood , 2020 single work autobiography ;

'To his obvious surprise, John Wood became a household name playing ordinary, reliable Aussie blokes – most memorably Sergeant Tom Croydon on Blue Heelers and magistrate Michael Rafferty on Rafferty’s Rules – two of television’s best-loved everyday heroes. (I confess to writing about the latter in The Bulletin and describing him as ‘the thinking woman’s crumpet’.)' (Introduction)

 (p. 61)
Open Page with Richard Fidler, single work interview (p. 62)
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