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Ray Mooney Ray Mooney i(A513 works by) (a.k.a. Raymond Kevin Mooney)
Born: Established: 1945 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Kingdom Ray Mooney , Australia : Ray Mooney , 2016 18979754 2016 single work novel crime

'Prepared to do anything, Morgan gives himself a green light and takes us into the ‘real’ underworld where might is right, where corrupt cops, crims and drug dealers control the nightclubs, brothels and upper level crime, where his brutality upsets the ‘natural order’ and spins him out of control and into tomorrow’s horrific headlines.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon The Kingdom of Men Ray Mooney , Australia : Ray Mooney , 2016 18979593 2016 single work novel crime

'Johnny Morgan is doing 12 years for manslaughter and rape. His sporting prowess and fighting ability earn him respect within a world devoid of sentimentally or kindness. Eager to earn maximum remission by keeping out of trouble he involves himself in debating and drama but also finds himself drawn to standing up for the underdog. When he acts as spokesperson for striking prisoners he is sent to the infamous punishment section, H Division, where he is brutally broken by sadistic screws. Unable to cope with the realisation they broke him, he mentally and physically conditions himself to return to H Division and confront his demons. In so doing he discovers inner capabilities, both survivalist and destructive, that indelibly imprint his personality; the beast has emerged.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon A Green Light Ray Mooney , Australia : Ray Mooney , 2015-2016 18979039 2015 series - author novel
1 Mouth of the Dog Ray Mooney , 2003 single work drama
1 School Ray Mooney , 2002 selected work drama
1 The Sinbin Ray Mooney , 2001 single work drama 'The Sinbin is a modern day comedy of working class betrayal and infighting within the confines of a suburban football club' (Source: Press release).
1 The Drover's Boy Ray Mooney , 1998 single work drama
1 Bluestone Shadows Ray Mooney , 1997 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 September 1997; (p. 5)
1 The Truth Game Ray Mooney , 1996 single work drama The aftermath of the Walsh Street killings, asking the question, 'What happens when both sides of the law start using similar tactics to achieve their ends?'
1 3 form y separately published work icon Everynight Everynight Ray Mooney , Alkinos Tsilimidos , ( dir. Alkinos Tsilimidos ) South Melbourne : Rescued Films , 1994 Z898070 1994 single work film/TV Documenting life inside Pentridge Prison's notorious H Division, Everynight Everynight is an indictment of systems: systems open to abuse and corruption, systems where police behave like criminals and get away with it, systems that alienate people and deprive them of their dignity, so that violence becomes a power-seeking device from men who have never known influence or affluence. The despair and violence escalates as remand prisoner Dale is 'broken' by a group of prison officers led by the sadistic Berriman.
1 Train to Transcience Ray Mooney , Julia Britton , Tobsha Learner , Aidan Fennessy , 1993 single work drama
1 Alex Miller - A Good Writer Just Out of Luck Ray Mooney , 1993 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Australian , 25 October 1993; (p. 8)
1 The Boy from Beargrass Ray Mooney , 1992 single work drama
1 All Aboard Ray Mooney , 1992 single work drama young adult
1 Sideshow Alley Ray Mooney , 1992 single work drama young adult
1 Knockabouts Ray Mooney , 1992 selected work drama
1 [Untitled] (from St Joey's Local Club) Ray Mooney , 1992 extract
— Appears in: Perseverance Poets' Collection 1991-1992 1992; (p. 71-73)
1 Pundulumura Ray Mooney , Gnamarrahe Waitairie , Joe Dolce , 1990 single work drama An Italian spruiker runs a street stall selling aboriginal artefacts.
1 3 y separately published work icon Black Rabbit Ray Mooney , Sydney : Currency Press , 1988 Z72567 1988 single work drama

'Black Rabbit is a story about white man's colonisation of Australia, told through the story of an Aboriginal tribal couple, and their fate at the bounty hunter's hands.' (Source: AusStage website)
2 7 y separately published work icon A Green Light Ray Mooney , Ringwood : Penguin , 1987 Z425221 1987 single work novel crime

'Johnny Morgan is born into a suburban working class Catholic family where he matures, on the one hand, within the strict regime of Catholicism and on the other, within a knockabout world where brute force and cunning are the preferred means of dealing with authority and survival.

'The result is a value system of never dob anyone in, a misunderstanding and arrogance…'

Source: Publisher's blurb (2015 ed.)
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