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A satirical novel focuses on garbage men in Sydney: variously described as Rabelasian or as vulgar.
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Manuscript material relating to this work is held in the papers of Frank Hardy National Library of Australia, NLA MS 4887, and is described in the following note: 'This satire published as a novel in 1971 went through several versions (fictional, dramatic and cinematic) under such titles as 'We the Garbos' and 'It All Started over Nothing', between 1956 and 1970, before assuming its final form. This series mainly comprises seven complete and twelve incomplete drafts as well as the computer printout and galley proofs of these versions. Other related material includes comments, notes, research data, publications, sketches, press cuttings and reviews.'
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Who's Robbing This Coach? Ned Kelly and Australian English
2009
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— Appears in: Ozwords , April vol. 18 no. 1 2009; (p. 1-3) -
Aussie Words of Poofs, Puffs, and Poofters
2006
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— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 6-7) - y The Stranger from Melbourne : Frank Hardy - A Literary Biography : 1944 - 1975 Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 1999 Z211042 1999 single work biography
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1989
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— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 102)
— Review of The Outcasts of Foolgarah 1971 single work novel -
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1989
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— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 101-102)
— Review of The Outcasts of Foolgarah 1971 single work novel
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1971
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— Appears in: The Age , 23 October 1971; (p. 14)
— Review of The Outcasts of Foolgarah 1971 single work novel -
The Outcast Author
1971
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 October 1971; (p. 14)
— Review of The Outcasts of Foolgarah 1971 single work novel -
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1971
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— Appears in: Nation , 2 October 1971; (p. 22-23)
— Review of The Outcasts of Foolgarah 1971 single work novel -
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1971
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— Appears in: Tribune , 13 October 1971; (p. 7)
— Review of The Outcasts of Foolgarah 1971 single work novel -
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1971
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— Appears in: The National Times , 11-16 October 1971; (p. 22)
— Review of The Outcasts of Foolgarah 1971 single work novel - y Marxism and Literary History Oxford : Blackwell , 1986 Z998650 1986 single work criticism Focusing on Marxist literary theory and literary history in general, the book includes readings of texts by various international authors, among them Australian author Frank Hardy.
- y The Stranger from Melbourne : Frank Hardy - A Literary Biography : 1944 - 1975 Nedlands : UWA Publishing , 1999 Z211042 1999 single work biography
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Aussie Words of Poofs, Puffs, and Poofters
2006
single work
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— Appears in: Ozwords , October vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 6-7) -
Who's Robbing This Coach? Ned Kelly and Australian English
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: Ozwords , April vol. 18 no. 1 2009; (p. 1-3)
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