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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Island Stories
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Sandy and Beryl Stone had 'a really lovely night's entertainment One ' Tuesday in Melbourne in the late 1950s — according to Barry Humphries's brilliant 'Sandy Stone' satire of Australian suburban life — when they attended a picture night at the tennis club. 'The newsreel,' Sandy reported, 'had a few shots of some of the poorer type of Italian housing conditions on the Continent and it made Beryl and I realise just how fortunate we were to have the comfort of our own home and all the little amenities round the home that make life easier for the womenfolk, and the menfolk generally, in the home.' (Introduction)
 

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Griffith Review The European Exchange no. 69 Ashley Hay (editor), Natasha Cica (editor), 2020 19735741 2020 periodical issue

    'As Europe is thrown into sharp relief by a devastating pandemic, Griffith Review 69: The European Exchange explores the deep and complex relationships between Europe and Australia, and discusses how Australians of many backgrounds have contributed to a longstanding dialogue that enriches both continents.' (Publication summary)

    2020
    pg. 52-59
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    y separately published work icon Inside Story July 2020 27011433 2020 periodical issue 2020
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Subjects:
  • c
    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
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