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y separately published work icon Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia anthology   short story  
Note: Compiled, edited and prefaced by Kerry Davies.
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia
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'Collection of stories by Aboriginal people from across Australia, dealing with topics such as coming to terms with the past, coping with racism, relationships, childhood, work and the future. Contributors include Beatrice Ballangarry, John Clark, Bruce Pascoe and Janice Slater.' (Source: Google Books website)

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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:ABC Books , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Wattle Tree Town, Bea Ballangarry , single work short story

'We played for hours, using the trees as posts between gaminin houses, and gaminin streets, sometimes using twigs, broken glass and small pieces of pretty material to make houses, feeling totally secure in the knowledge that home was right next to this clump of wattle trees.' Source: 'Wattle Tree Town'

 (p. 1-10)
Public Notice, Fabienne Bayet , single work short story (p. 12-15)
A Handful of Beans, John Lewis Clark , single work short story (p. 17-34)
The Black Rabbit, John Lewis Clark , single work short story (p. 35-53)
Johnny Cake Days, John Lewis Clark , single work short story (p. 54-66)
Mullian-ga, Ted Fields , single work short story (p. 68-70)
Way to Forget, Richard Frankland , single work short story (p. 72-74)
Guilty as Charged, Harold Hunt , single work short story (p. 76-83)
Wings, Catriona McKenzie , single work short story (p. 85-88)
Songs We Sing, John Muk Muk Burke , single work short story (p. 90-94)
The Master Race, Bruce Pascoe , single work short story (p. 96-100)
Mammon, Bruce Pascoe , single work short story (p. 101-104)
Mammon II: The Poor Must Be Apprehended, Bruce Pascoe , single work short story (p. 105-107)
Singing Bonny M's Song, Rosemary Plummer , single work short story (p. 109-111)
Timor Ponies, Bob Randall , single work short story (p. 113-119)
The Old Songman, Bob Randall , single work short story (p. 120-125)
Stories of an Aboriginal Researcher, Bill Rosser , single work short story (p. 127)
The Clever Ones, Bill Rosser , single work short story (p. 128-133)
The Hunters, Bill Rosser , single work short story (p. 135-138)
Going for Goanna, Bill Rosser , single work short story (p. 139-141)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: ABC Books , 1998 .
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      Extent: viii, 228pp.
      Description: maps.
      Note/s:
      • First published 1 September 1998.
      ISBN: 9780733306877 (pbk), 073330687X (pbk)
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Works about this Work

Indigenous Stories Told Collectively BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively Anita Heiss , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
Untitled May Johnston , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 2 1999; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story
Country Voices Anita Heiss , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 58 no. 1 1999; (p. 196-200)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story ; Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story
On Firm Ground Katharine England , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 February 1999; (p. 25)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story ; Land of the Golden Clouds Archie Weller , 1998 single work novel ; Underground Mudrooroo , 1999 single work novel
To Write Wrongs Melissa Lucashenko , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , February vol. 4 no. 1 1999; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story ; Maybe Tomorrow Boori Pryor , Meme McDonald , 1998 single work autobiography ; Unwritten Histories Craig Cormick , 1998 selected work short story prose ; Sister Girl : The Writings of Aboriginal Activist and Historian Jackie Huggins Jackie Huggins , 1998 selected work prose interview essay biography ; Shadow Child : A Memoir of the Stolen Generation Rosalie Fraser , 1998 single work autobiography
Untitled May Johnston , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 2 1999; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story
Aboriginal Voices John Donnelly , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1998-1999) no. 207 1998; (p. 29-30)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story
Dreamtime Families Archie Weller , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 December 1998; (p. 7)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story
Engaging and Lyrical Aboriginal Writing M. A. Innes , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 January 1999; (p. 22)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story ; Black Angels, Red Blood Steven McCarthy , 1998 single work novel
To Write Wrongs Melissa Lucashenko , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , February vol. 4 no. 1 1999; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story ; Maybe Tomorrow Boori Pryor , Meme McDonald , 1998 single work autobiography ; Unwritten Histories Craig Cormick , 1998 selected work short story prose ; Sister Girl : The Writings of Aboriginal Activist and Historian Jackie Huggins Jackie Huggins , 1998 selected work prose interview essay biography ; Shadow Child : A Memoir of the Stolen Generation Rosalie Fraser , 1998 single work autobiography
Indigenous Stories Told Collectively BlackWords : Indigenous Stories Told Collectively Anita Heiss , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 5) The BlackWords Essays 2019;

In this essay Heiss discusses and explains the important role of anthologies in the creation of communities of writers and in acknowledging, consolidating and launching writing careers.
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