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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... no. 85 October 1981 of Overland est. 1954 Overland
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Letters and Dots...i"The letters and dots don't want to fly", Robert Harris , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Garden Wedding (for Denny)i"the party over", Donna Maegraith , single work poetry (p. 35)
Capitali"At Belconnen Interchange", Hugh Underhill , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Drunk at the Traffic Lightsi"the drunk at the traffic lights", Rory Harris , single work poetry (p. 35)
Crusaders & Camp-Followersi"The shrill soprano seventh-graders", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Sydney Harbor Bridgei"sent an envelope (proudly) to some unknown,", John M. Wright , single work poetry (p. 36)
Poems for My Fatheri"my father's wife has left him,", Jenny Boult , single work poetry (p. 36)
Watering the Horsesi"I was five when I rode on a Clydesdale. My desperate hands", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 37)
Filmclipi"I saw the officer raise his pistol &", Graham Rowlands , single work poetry (p. 37)
Gun Sequencei"It is very quiet", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 37)
Nobody Thinks That I Look My Best : An Autobiographyi"to be born in new zealand was my greatest wish...so there I was, born", Eric Beach , single work poetry biography (p. 38)
Bushfire at Waterfalli"When I'm awake", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 39)
Shopliftingi"I was stuffed around too much you see", Peter Bayley , single work poetry (p. 39)
Around the Hills of the Giant Men, Billy Marshall-Stoneking , single work biography (p. 40-46)
Re-Reading Peter Mathers, D. J. O'Hearn , single work review
— Review of The Wort Papers Peter Mathers , 1972 single work novel ; Trap : A Novel Peter Mathers , 1966 single work novel ; (p. 47-58)
Swag [Overland, no.85, October 1981], Stephen Murray-Smith , single work column (p. 59)
The Layman (from : The Layman, a work-in-progress), D. R. Burns , extract (p. 60-64)
Inconstant Master, Stuart Macintyre , single work review
— Review of Henry Parkes : A Biography A. W. Martin , 1980 single work biography ; (p. 69-70)
Deliberate Dichotomies, Helen Daniel , single work review
— Review of City of Women : A Novel David Ireland , 1981 single work novel ; (p. 72-73)
How Meaningful?, John Barnes , single work review
— Review of Contemporary Australian Drama : Perspectives Since 1955 1981 anthology criticism ; (p. 74-75)
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