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Ted Egan Ted Egan i(A28264 works by) (a.k.a. Edward Joseph Egan)
Born: Established: 1932 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Foundation Day : The Adventures of Captain Flinders, Mr Bungaree and Trim the Cat Nerys Evans , Ted Egan , Thor F. Jensen (illustrator), Balmain : Kerr Publishing , 2023 27188455 2023 single work picture book children's

'Foundation Day tells of the voyage of two men who first circumnavigated the continent and first named it ‘Australia’: Captain Flinders and Mr Bungare. And Trim, the cat. The jaunty rhythms and rhymes of Ted Egan’s song makes the educational content go down like honey – and after you read it to your child, you can scan the QR code and leave him or her with the phone to hear the song on the video clip that plays.  Discover their delight.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Outback Songman : My Life Ted Egan , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2019 15785847 2019 single work autobiography

'They don't make them like Ted any more. The quintessential bush storyteller, he has rubbed shoulders with some of the best-known and least-known of his countrymen and women, and he can wring a heart-wrenching song out of a beer carton. Born to a working family in Melbourne's Coburg, he has never had a music lesson. Nonetheless many of his songs about Australia are now classics. Through his stories of childhood in WWII, teaching in a bush school, working with Aboriginal people in the Gulf Country, and performing in Alice Springs and around the country, Ted Egan brings back to life an Australia that has largely disappeared. His encounters offer insights into national politics and everyday life over the past eight decades. His generosity of spirit and his deep understanding of his country shine from every page.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Gilruth : A Complex Man Ted Egan , Alice Springs : Ted Egan Enterprises , 2017 12039160 2017 single work biography
1 y separately published work icon Turn Left at the Devil Tree : A Memoir Ted Egan , Derek Pugh , Woden : Derek Pugh , 2013 6741893 2013 single work autobiography

'By turns reflective, tragic and hilarious, Turn Left at the Devil Tree is the story of a visiting teacher in remote Aboriginal Australia. Accompanied by a ‘rough-tough hunting dog’ named Turkey, Derek Pugh founded several outstation schools in the most isolated parts of Arnhem Land.

'Spending many years among the people and wildlife of the Top End of the Northern Territory, Derek Pugh reveled in the lifestyle and freedom of the bush and gained an insight into a traditional culture which has been witnessed by only a few outsiders. Told with respect and candor Turn Left at the Devil Tree is Pugh’s ‘slice of history’. ' (Publisher's blurb)

1 The Wells of Beersheba i "The soldiers ate their breakfast", Ted Egan , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Book of Australian Popular Rhymed Verse : A Classic Collection of Entertaining and Recitable Poems and Verse : From Henry Lawson to Barry Humphries 2008; (p. 305)
1 The Outcast i "I'm the shadow, the window and the dark,", Ted Egan , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: BlueDog , July vol. 7 no. 13 2008; (p. 32)
1 form y separately published work icon Ripples From Wave Hill Part 2 Lord Vestey , Paul Kelly , Billy Bunter , Maurie Ryan Japarta , Jimmy Wavehill , Violet Wadrill , Brian Manning , Alan Thorpe , Gus George , Ted Egan , Yunupingu , Kev Carmody , Paul Coe , Meredith Burgmann , Philip Nitschke , E. G. Whitlam , Canberra : ABC Television , 2007 9911980 2007 single work film/TV 'Story of Australia's first successful land rights campaign: an against-the-odds struggle that reshaped our nation. Recalls the momentous fight started 40 years ago by the Gurindji people of the Northern Territory. On Australia's biggest cattle station, they took on one of England's richest aristocrats, the beef baron Lord Vestey. Their 1966 strike became one of our longest industrial disputes. Their rebellion gave rise to a national movement. The Gurindji stuck to their demands - over nine hard years - and garnered support across Australia; from bricklayers to folk singers, from white university students to a new wave of young, urban Indigenous activists. These pioneering alliances carried the Gurindji message from the edge of the Tanami desert to the world. First-hand account of the struggle - told by the Aboriginal people who fought for their land and the radicals who joined with them.' (Source: TROVE)
1 Treated Like a Dog Ted Egan , 1998 single work biography
— Appears in: Take Power Like This Old Man Here : An Anthology of Writings Celebrating Twenty Years of Land Rights in Central Australia 1977-1997 1998; (p. 11-13)
1 5 y separately published work icon The Drover's Boy Ted Egan , Robert Ingpen (illustrator), Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1997 Z946083 1997 single work picture book poetry children's (taught in 1 units)
1 Behind the Masks Ted Egan , 1997 single work biography
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australian Schooldays 1997; (p. 337-338)
1 2 y separately published work icon Sitdown Up North : An Autobiography Ted Egan , Marrickville : Kerr Publishing , 1997 Z409097 1997 single work autobiography humour
1 1 y separately published work icon Justice All Their Own : The Caledon Bay and Woodah Island Killings 1932-1933 Ted Egan , Carlton South : Melbourne University Press , 1996 Z1598438 1996 single work non-fiction oral history

'Explores murders of five Japanese trepang fishermen at Caledon Bay, East Arnhem Land, by Yolngu men and of William Fagan and Frank Traynor on Woodah Island; investigations into murders, including patrol during which Constable McColl murdered by Tuckiar; questions raised by author about patrol's actions; looks at actions of those involved in murders and invesitgations; disputes, discussions, correspondence and government actions regarding a punitive expedition versus negotiation by missionaries; missionaries' role and actions; trials, sentences and Tuckiar's appeal; disappearance of Tuckiar; appraisal of tribal life and law versus British law and of actions taken by all involved. ' (Source: TROVE)

1 Think in Australian Ted Egan , 1994 single work essay
— Appears in: Being Whitefella 1994; (p. 69-77)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Paperboy's War Ted Egan , Balmain : Kerr Publishing , 1993 Z25043 1993 single work autobiography humour
1 Alyandabu i "Straight out of a Drysdale canvas you walked", Ted Egan , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Son of Alyandabu : My fight for Aboriginal Rights 1991; (p. [xvii]-xix) The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 200-201)
1 1 y separately published work icon Would I Lie to You? : The Goanna Driver and Other Very True Stories Ted Egan , Ringwood : Viking O'Neil , 1991 Z61355 1991 selected work short story humour 'Would I Lie To You? presents for the first time in print, a selection of Ted's hilarious, very true tales. This is classic, down-to-earth outback humour.' (Publication summary)
1 Citizen Right Ted Egan , 1991 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 14 no. l 1991; (p. 40-42)
1 1 form The Drover's Boy Nerys Evans , Ted Egan , 1990 single work film/TV
1 1 y separately published work icon The Anzacs Songbook Songs of Grace : The Anzacs : Australia and New Zealand in World War 1 Ted Egan (editor), Richmond : Greenhouse Publications , 1986 Z87350 1986 anthology poetry lyric/song
1 The Goanna Drover i "I was drinkin' in the bar of the Birdsville Pub", Ted Egan , 1985 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: Down the Track 1985; (p. 35)
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