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Notes
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Dedication: For Wendy Lee and Lenore (Lee) Odell. With appreciation for help with both books, and of course for Jim and Rosemary Revitt who must never have time to sleep.
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Based on true stories and characters.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Adelaide,
South Australia,:
Dubbo,
Dubbo area,
Wellington - Dubbo - Narromine area,
Central West NSW,
New South Wales,:R. Abbott
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Yorky Billy Sends a Message, single work short story (p. 12-18)
- Yorky Billy and the Miliingimni Tribe, single work short story (p. 19-25)
- Yorky Billy's Baby, single work short story (p. 26-28)
- The Vicious Circle, single work short story (p. 31-36)
- Albert, single work short story (p. 37-41)
- Mac's Boar Hunt, single work short story (p. 42-45)
- Nurse Yorky, single work short story (p. 48-52)
- The Pannikin, single work short story (p. 53-56)
- Bloody Sand, single work short story (p. 57-60)
- Mick's Water, single work short story (p. 61-65)
- Barry, single work short story (p. 67-71)
- Guard Duty, single work short story (p. 72-75)
- Four Ton of Gelly, single work short story (p. 76-79)
- Oops! Wrong Place, single work short story (p. 80-83)
- The Bishop, single work short story (p. 84-86)
- Helen Vafiadis, single work short story (p. 87-88)
- Old Joe Brown, single work short story (p. 97-101)
- The Sand Trap, single work short story (p. 102-106)
- Bloody Instructors, single work short story (p. 107-109)
- Bloody Hooligans, single work short story (p. 112-115)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Paperbacks : The Ethics, Revised, of Terror, Confusion and Walking the Line
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 23-24 September 1989; (p. 9)
— Review of The Fear 1965 single work novel ; Postcards from Surfers : Stories 1985 selected work short story ; A Mixed Bag : Tales from the Top End and Cockpit Yarns 1989 selected work short story
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Paperbacks : The Ethics, Revised, of Terror, Confusion and Walking the Line
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 23-24 September 1989; (p. 9)
— Review of The Fear 1965 single work novel ; Postcards from Surfers : Stories 1985 selected work short story ; A Mixed Bag : Tales from the Top End and Cockpit Yarns 1989 selected work short story
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