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Colours of This Land : A Collection of Writing by Members of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Northern Territory Section
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1988...
1988
Colours of This Land : A Collection of Writing by Members of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Northern Territory Section
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* Contents derived from the
Darwin,
Darwin area,
Northern Territory,:Fellowship of Australian Writers, Northern Territory Section
, 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Colours of This Land : Preface, single work prose (p. 4)
- Colours of This Landi"Take the green of the palm trees river fed", single work poetry (p. 5)
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Of Pigeons and Poachers,
single work
short story
Charles and Topsy were together for almost thirty years, and since her death the old man has lived alone in the mangroves.
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You Can't Help Bad Luck,
single work
short story
At a P.O.W. hospital in Cowra, a medical officer mixes up two Javanese confinees.
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First Rain,
single work
short story
A newcomer to the north hates the weather -- until it rains.Note: Facing page illustration.
- I Look for You in the White Morningi"I look for you in the white morning", single work poetry (p. 18)
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The Idiom,
single work
short story
Indian-Australian Amrita and her mother, Ai, have difficulty communicating.Note: Accompanying illustration on p23.
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The Bicentennial Grant,
single work
short story
Two mates win a Bicentennial Grant for the Education of Wallabies.
- Yesterday, Another Aboriginal Prisoner, single work drama (p. 27-35)
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To Peninai"Daughter, do you remember that day",
single work
poetry
(p. 36)
Note: Accompanying illustration same-page.
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The Law,
single work
short story
Two women vie to win the 'Best of Stomach' competition at the annual show.
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It Could Have Been Me,
single work
prose
Gail recounts her survival of a raid during the civil war in Uganda.
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Golf - Territory Style,
single work
prose
Narrator reminisces about her many experiences playing golf.
- Stressi"'And furthermore', Miss Bobbin snapped,", single work poetry (p. 47)
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At Home With Father,
single work
short story
Narrator recalls his/her father's unpredictability at evening meals.Note: Accompanying illustration on p48
- The Ordeal, single work short story (p. 51)
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Mrs Russell's Lodger,
single work
short story
Mrs Russell prepares to take in a lodger.Note: Accompanying illustration p54
- A Selection of 50-Word Stories, single work prose (p. 55)
-
My First Bush Trip,
single work
short story
Father and son drive out bush to go fossicking, and are stranded when their car gets two flat tyres.Note: Accompanying illustration on p59
- Build-Upi"Grey clouds huddle on the horizon", single work poetry (p. 60)
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