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Max Fatchen Max Fatchen i(A35463 works by) (a.k.a. Maxwell Edgar Fatchen)
Born: Established: 3 Aug 1920 Smithfield, Elizabeth area, Salisbury - Elizabeth - Gawler area, Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 14 Oct 2012 Gawler East, Gawler area, Salisbury - Elizabeth - Gawler area, Adelaide, South Australia,
Gender: Male
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1 Memories of a News Hound Max Fatchen , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 July 2008; (p. 13)
1 Anything Else? i "What do parents want for Christmas?", Max Fatchen , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Little Book of Christmas 2007; (p. 32-33)
1 Carol Singers i "Hold the pages steady.", Max Fatchen , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Little Book of Christmas 2007; (p. 22)
1 Vale Colin Thiele AC 1920-2006 Elizabeth Hutchins , Max Fatchen , 2006 single work obituary (for Colin Thiele )
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 41 no. 3 2006; (p. 77) Elizabeth Hutchins reflects on her memories of Colin Thiele. Hutchins worked with Thiele in her role as Executive Officer at AATE, and taught his texts in her capacity as an English teacher. Included in this obituary are comments from Max Fatchen that were published in the Advertiser on 9 September 2006.
1 His Words Will Shine Forever on Our Literary Landscape Max Fatchen , 2006 single work obituary (for Colin Thiele )
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 9 September 2006; (p. 51)
1 y separately published work icon Howzat! : A Celebration of Cricket Max Fatchen , Dave Luckett , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2005 Z1225952 2005 single work non-fiction children's
1 Stream of Thought Max Fatchen , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 December 2004; (p. 3)
1 Writers and Readers Max Fatchen , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 July 2004; (p. 10)
1 3 y separately published work icon Meet the Monsters Max Fatchen , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2004 Z1111462 2004 selected work poetry children's

'Adults and children alike can share together in these enchanting board books. 

'With beautiful illustrations, simple, rhyming text and a space for adults or children to become the lovable character, mischievous animal or scary monster, these are sure to become a bedtime favourite.'  (Publication summary) 
1 3 y separately published work icon Poetry All Sorts : The Max Fatchen Reciter Max Fatchen , Wagga Wagga : Triple D Books , 2003 Z1089466 2003 selected work poetry children's

A collection of Max Fatchen's poems.
1 Alarm Bells Ring! Max Fatchen , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: Southern Write , June 2003; (p. 3)
1 WWW.Where's Father Max Fatchen , 2003 single work prose
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 2003; (p. 196)
1 Make a Sporting Gesture i "Before you leap in with a claim or complaint", Max Fatchen , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 374-375)
1 At Sunrise i "Across the silent paddock", Max Fatchen , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 330)
1 A Tribute to Firefighters i "The roar of the gale and the fury; the dust that is rolling its cloud,", Max Fatchen , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 293-294)
1 Gate Gossip i "I like our gate,", Max Fatchen , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 144-145)
1 Calling All Cars i "All areas were notified.", Max Fatchen , 2002 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 43)
1 Just One 'T' Too Many Max Fatchen , 2002 single work column humour
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 October 2002; (p. 14)
1 Characters of a Challenging Landscape Max Fatchen , 2001 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 29 December 2001; (p. 2)
1 1 y separately published work icon Terrible Troy Max Fatchen , Sydney : ABC Books , 2000 Z835561 2000 single work children's fiction children's humour
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