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Born: Established: 1993 Rockhampton, Rockhampton - Yeppoon area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 1 Jul 2011
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1 1 y separately published work icon Idiom 23 Liz Huf (editor), Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , Z1318530 periodical (24 issues) Idiom 23 is dedicated to developing the literary arts throughout the Central Queensland region and includes original short stories, poems and articles from national and international writers. It began life as a magazine produced by a small group of Central Queensland University staff and students. It accepts contributions from poets, short story writers and reviewers from the broader commumnity. Idiom 23 is produced with the support of the School of Contemporary Communications, University of Central Queensland.
Old Silvertail's Outback Books Central Queensland University Press (publisher), series - publisher
1 8 y separately published work icon A Place Like This Steven Herrick , St Lucia : Central Queensland University Press , 2017 Z566196 1998 single work novel young adult In this sequel to Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair, two young lovers, Annabel and Jack take time out from study in an effort to find their place in the world, and in the process help Emma and her family cope with Emma's teenage pregnancy.
2 3 y separately published work icon A Wild History : Life and Death on the Victoria River Frontier Darrell Lewis , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2011 6886217 2011 single work non-fiction

'In 1883, pastoralists began to drive great herds of cattle into the Victoria River District of Australia's Northern Territory. They entered a vast tropical land of big rivers, wide plains, and rugged ranges. It was a cattleman's paradise, but it was also a paradise for the Aboriginal people who had lived there for thousands of years. Each side came to see the other as the serpent in the garden - a serpent that had to be banished - and a 20 year war ensued. The cattlemen won, but it was a pyrrhic victory. The coming of the cattle began the destruction of this paradise for both groups. The frontiersmen who came to the district included cattle and horse thieves, outlaws, capitalists, dreamers, drunks, madmen, and others. Together, they established massive stations of up to 12,000 square miles on the traditional lands of the Wardaman, Nungali, Ngaliwuru, and Karangpurru people. This book examines them all, from the explorers of the 1830s and 1850s, to the founders of the big stations in the 1880s and 1890s, and finally at the 'golden era' of the cattle duffers in the early 1900s. Drawing on painstaking research into obscure though rich documentary sources, Aboriginal oral traditions, and first-hand investigations in the region over 35 years, the book pieces together the complex interactions between the environment, the powerful and warlike Aboriginal tribes, and the settlers and their cattle, which produced what truly became A Wild History.' (Source: Goodreads website)
1 y separately published work icon That Gallant Gentleman : The Remarkable Story of Colonel Charles George Gray Kenneth R. Dutton , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2010 Z1696254 2010 single work biography
1 y separately published work icon The Boatbuilder's Nose Colin Macpherson , Maryborough - Rockhampton area : Central Queensland University Press , 2009 Z1684240 2009 single work novel 'On rare occasions, an injury can give you capabilities you never had before - and change your life in unexpected ways. 'Derek Saddler is a tradesman - a boatbuilder - hard talking and hard working; so hard working, in fact, that his family life is falling apart. Then he has a boat-yard accident. He awakes in hospital with a sore head, and something else...what appears to be a condition known as hyperosmia, an enhanced sense of smell. But in Derek's case the enhancement is of a kind that no one has ever seen before, and the consequences for him and those close to him are profound. 'The Boatbuilder's Nose can be read as a light, slightly-fanciful novel, but it also takes a serious peek at the nature of human perception and how this is linked to ancestral drives and contemporary social behaviour. It might also help you to understand your dog more.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Master Mariner : The Story of Captain Harold Chesterman David Jones , Peter Nunan , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2009 Z1680074 2009 single work biography
1 2 y separately published work icon The Russian Master : A Novel Ian Callinan , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2008 Z1537858 2008 single work novel

'Art expert Davenport Jones has moved into the heady world of the international art market in London and now works as a senior executive in the old and established firm of Londy's. The novel is a hilarious account of Davenport's passage through his world and his pursuit of a cache of valuable avant-garde paintings by a reclusive Russian master in St Petersburg. On his journey he meets a miscellany of eccentric dealers and beautiful women, and is caught in the cross-fire of a long-standing family dispute.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Plant Novels Michael Wilding , 2007 Rockhampton Melbourne : Central Queensland University Press Arcadia Press On , 2007- 11252110 2007 series - author novel crime
1 1 y separately published work icon My Yesterdays : Life of Glenville Pike in North Queensland and the Northern Territory Glenville Pike , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2007 Z1486040 2007 single work autobiography

'For more than sixty years, well-known North Queensland author, Glenville Pike, has written, published and marketed his unique books about Australian frontiers. In this autobiography he takes us on a memorable journey with his tales of growing up in the bush. My Yesterdays is written from the heart with spontaneity, colour and authenticity.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Maybe It'll Rain Tomorrow Marion Houldsworth , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2007 Z1447453 2007 selected work biography 'The 21 stories in this often amusing and always educational survey or the Australian outback provide an informed insight into the lives of Australians who live and work in that vast area. It is not just about northern Australia. It shows how many of those working on the land feel about their traditions and responsibilities.'
(Source: The Canberra Times (Panorama) 24 November 2007 p.18)
1 9 y separately published work icon National Treasure Michael Wilding , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2007 Z1363192 2007 single work novel humour 'Scobie Spruce is a celebrity novelist with a serious pill-popping habit and a seriously rich wife, Claudia. But things are beginning to fall apart. His new novel about the body parts industry runs into trouble when his research assistant is beaten up and quits...When Scobie strips naked to a literary lunch of derisive old ladies, Claudia has him banged away in the Bel Ami de-tox clinic. But someone has to write the books and the enigmatic Plant grabs the opportunity...' - back cover
1 1 y separately published work icon Glorious Gods and Swaggering Heroes : Satiric Tales from the Greek Myths David A. Myers , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2006 Z1371400 2006 selected work short story satire
1 y separately published work icon From the Gulf to God Knows Where Marion Houldsworth , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2006 Z1340483 2006 selected work biography
1 3 y separately published work icon Confessions and Memoirs : National Anthology of New Australian Writing Michael Wilding (editor), David A. Myers (editor), Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2006 Z1317509 2006 anthology short story extract autobiography
1 y separately published work icon The Outback vs The Wild West : Volume 2 of The Wild West in Australia and America Jack Drake , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2006 Z1297848 2006 single work prose Compares mythologies and their meanings.
3 8 y separately published work icon Wild Amazement Michael Wilding , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2006 Z1256150 2006 selected work short story autobiography
1 y separately published work icon The Wild West in Australia and America The Wild West in Australia and America : An Historical Comparison of True Frontier Tales Jack Drake , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2005 Z1278182 2005 selected work prose biography
1 1 y separately published work icon Beyond the Legend : A Kimberley Story Noni Durack , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2005 Z1223124 2005 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon The Last Dry Creek Marie Mahood , Rockhampton : Central Queensland University Press , 2005 Z1221408 2005 single work novel

'The story continues the fortunes of the two families of rural battlers, one white and one aboriginal. Their children have grown to be adults and they must now cross the last dry creek. This is Marie Mahood’s metaphor for the calamitous Beef Depression of the seventies.

Well-known author, Tom Ronan, once said “It’s a tough country, where only the best of us come out even.” Marie’s two families of battlers, the Hardys and the Nelsons, come out even.' (Publication summary)
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