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y separately published work icon The Australian Christmas anthology   poetry   short story   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 1966... 1966 The Australian Christmas
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Heinemann , 1966 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Break-Up 1928, Nathan F. Spielvogel , single work short story (p. 107-110)
The Simple Joys (from Green Mountains), Bernard O'Reilly , single work biography extract (p. 112-113)
Thanks to Cheon, Mrs Aeneas Gunn , extract autobiography (p. 118-126)
Christmas Nighti"The lamps will be lit over seas tonight", Will H. Ogilvie , single work poetry (p. 128)
Jimble's Christmas, Katharine Susannah Prichard , single work short story (p. 129-138)
Paroo Riveri"It was a week from Christmas-time,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry humour (p. 139-140)
Shillingsworth Makes a Discovery (from Capricornia), Xavier Herbert , extract novel (p. 140-149)
Ben Duggan Talbragari"Jack Denver died on Talbragar when Christmas Eve began,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 149-150)
Tangmalangalooi"The bishop sat in lordly state and purple cap sublime,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry humour (p. 151-152)
Race Night at Birdsville, 'William Hatfield' , single work short story extract (p. 152-154)
The Westing Emui"On Christmas Day in ninety-two,", David Campbell , single work poetry humour (p. 154-156)
Queensland's Christmastown (from Christmastown), 'William Hatfield' , extract (p. 163-167)
Dinner at Daly Waters (from Two at Daly Waters), Elisabeth George , extract biography (p. 168-170)
In the Gulf Country (from Steak for Breakfast), Elizabeth O'Conner , extract novel humour (p. 170-180)
Bush Christmasi"Stuffed with pudding to his gizzard", David Martin , single work poetry humour (p. 180)
Australian Christmas Caroli"Three kings their star-led way do wind", Mary Jordan , single work poetry (p. 181)
South Australia : Christmas in Harvest (from The Sun on the Stubble), Colin Thiele , extract children's fiction humour children's (p. 182-183)
Hamed Preaches, The Beachcomber , single work prose
In this sketch a Mohammedan immigrant to North Queensland, Hamed of Yaddah, when unable to find a market for three bags of decaying oysters, condemns Christmas as an occasion for drinking and fighting.
 (p. 183-185)
Christmas Beetlei"When Christmas comes the Christmas heat'll", Leon Gellert , single work poetry humour (p. 190)
At Billabong, Mary Grant Bruce , extract children's fiction children's (p. 191-192)
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