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First known date:
2008...
no.
23
November
2008
of
Australian Folklore
est. 1987
Australian Folklore
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* Contents derived from the 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Ron Edwards (1930-2008 ) : A Tribute,
single work
obituary
'How does one write a tribute to Ron Edwards? Taken separately, his work as a collector of folksong, of yarns, of bush craft, as a journal editor, as a folklore indexer and bibliographer, as a writer, publisher and illustrator each place him in the front rank of workers in Australian folklore. Taken together, they elevate him to a rank of his own. His output in a career than (sic) spanned over 50 years beggars belief. To describe him as a giant in the field of Australian folklore is to do him an injustice.' (p. 1)
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Slim Dusty : Chronicler of the Bush - An Appraisal,
single work
biography
'Some five years after his death on September 19th, 2003, and more than 60 years after he started his singing and recording career, it is perhaps an appropriate time to consider the life and achievements of one of the most celebrated Australians of the 20th century, David Gordon Kirkpatrick or, as he was universally known, Slim Dusty.' (p. 19)
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The Writings and Manner of Keith Garvey, Eccentric, Follower of Henry Lawson and Interpreter of the Closing of the (NSW) North West Frontier : A Critical Approach,
single work
criticism
‘In approaching my researches into the work of Keith Garvey I have developed for myself a problem of epistemology. Which came first the writer, or his topic? Is the writer the product of his topic, or is the topic a product of the writer who shaped and so created it to tease me. ‘(p. 33)
- Col Newsome : A Champion in the World, single work criticism (p. 42-44)
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Bush Poet's Last Stanza,
single work
obituary
'A bush poet and proud ambassador for Glen Innes whose verses brought to life tales of droving, shearing, bushrangers and boxing tents has died at the age of 91.' (p. 44)
- The King is Dead : So Let's Put Up a Statue, single work obituary (p. 47-58)
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Poems, Plants and Post-Modern Australian Men and Women : or 'The Boy from the Bush' in Sydney Town,
single work
biography
The following article is a short reflection on the already very full life and writing career of Edwin Wilson (b. 1942), a former science teacher and botanist, and, until recently, long time worker in Community Programs at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The life as recorded to date is deemed peculiarly representative of 'first generation academics/teachers' and working class country children in the later twentieth century. It was particularly occasioned by the issue of the considerable second volume of his autobiography, The Melancholy Dane : A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Man (q.v.)(2006). (Author's abstract, p. 59)
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Australia's Indigenous Nature Spirits and Some of Her European-Type Ghosts : A Reflective Survey,
single work
criticism
'In this...study a small series of examples of spirit stories from a particular area of the Northern Territory will be considered. They are of course only a fraction of the myriad stories that exist in memory or in fragmentary transcription form.' Australian Folklore no:23, November 2008
- A Desire for Decency, single work criticism (p. 84-93)
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From a Mining Warden's Verandah : Thomas Browne as 'Nation' Watcher - Ethnographer,
single work
criticism
The aims of this essay are "to give some idea of Boldrewood's deeply perceptive insights into the evolving social history associated with Australian gold mining and into the contribution of the international contingents amongs miners to nineteenth century Australian development, recording his views in novels which had a very wide readership in the English-speaking world" and to explore "various related aspects of the evolving Australian character and stock, particularly on the goldfields of the nation". Argues that Browne/Boldrewood was right "to regard gold mining and miners as very substantial building materials for the new and even then multicultural nation" (57).
- Does Dan Die? The Ned Kelly Films and the Question of the Fate of Dan Kelly and Steve Hart at Glenrowan, single work criticism (p. 117-130)
- Ghosts of Glenrowan : Tracing Survival Stories of the Kelly Gang through Literature, Film and Folklore, single work criticism (p. 131-148)
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Bogle's 'Matilda' : A Song History,
single work
criticism
''And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' has been recorded many times throughout the world including recordings by world renown performers such as The Fureys, The Pogues, Joan Baez, The Clancy Brothers and The Bushwackers, as well as being translated into many different languages, including Turkish. If we allow that the volume of recorded versions of the song represent a fraction of the performers who have included it in their repertoire, then in the space of 35 years, this song has become one of the most widely performed Australian songs worldwide.' (p. 149)
- 'Apple on a Stick, It Makes Me Sick' : School Playground Games and Rhyming in Australia, single work criticism (p. 170-187)
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Folklore and Schools : The View from the Desk,
single work
criticism
‘Over the last fifty years Children’s Folklore has established itself as a serious subject for study. From the beginning, schools have been seen as rich sites for the transmission of – and thus the recording of – Children’s Folklore.’ (p. 188)
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True Australians? Then and Now,
single work
criticism
‘Since 1788, when Great Britain established a penal colony at Sydney, and the ‘first fleet’ arrived with their seven hundred and seventeen prisoners, Australians have had to grapple with the subject of their identity – British, but also clearly ‘other’. To understand their dilemma, it is important to take a look at the early history of white settlement and the attitudes that prevailed at that time, not only amongst the convicts themselves, but also amongst their oppressors.’ (p. 240)
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