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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Contemporary Classics 65-95 : The Best Australian Short Fiction 1965-1995
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Vintage Australia , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Reconstruction of an Event, Glenda Adams , single work short story (p. 1-7)
The Milk, Jessica Anderson , single work short story (p. 8-38)
Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Thea Astley , single work short story
A brash and flashy fruit-farmer has a manner of entertaining his guests that fails to favourably impress at least one of them.
 (p. 39-55)
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z, Murray Bail , single work short story (p. 56-66)
The Powerful Owl, Candida Baker , single work short story (p. 67-79)
Country Girl Again, Jean Bedford , single work short story (p. 80-88)
The Woodpecker Toy Fact, Carmel Bird , single work short story (p. 89-97)
Dr B. and the Students, David Brooks , single work short story (p. 98-111)
American Dreams, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 112-128)
Frank, Moya Costello , single work short story (p. 129-138)
Xmas in the Bush, Anna Couani , single work prose (p. 139-141)
Party, Peter Cowan , single work short story (p. 142-158)
New York, New York, Rosemary Creswell , single work short story (p. 159-170)
Syndrome, Garry Disher , single work short story (p. 171-184)
Radiant Heat, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 185-202)
Place of Birth, Beverley Farmer , single work short story (p. 203-233)
A Word in the Hand, Flacco , single work prose humour (p. 234-235)
A Vigil, Helen Garner , single work short story (p. 236-261)
Miracle of the Waters, Zeny Giles , single work short story

Sally is a girl born with cerebral palsy. Her mother, Maisie, struggles to persuade her father Vince to take care of her until Uncle Blue books Sally a place at the Baths. The Baths are rumored to enable people to walk. Vince, re-energised, devotes himself to trying to make Sally walk.

The story is told in four perspectives: Maisie's, Maisie's mother's, Uncle Blue's, and Sally herself. At the end, Sally reveals that the real miracle was that Vince ever spent time with her, not the few steps she's managed to take.

 (p. 262-273)
A Patron of the Arts, Kerryn Goldsworthy , single work short story (p. 274-286)
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