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Epigraph: 'We'll all go together when we go.' - Tom Lehrer

* Contents derived from the Brisbane, Queensland,:Queensland Community Press , 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Rat Catchers"By the jacaranda my father and I", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 9-11)

Shooting Team"That summer we learned about", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 13)

The Americans are Playing"The Americans are playing at Pine Gap, Australia:", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 14)

Flt. Sgt. Robert Williams Achieves Unassisted Flight"The enlisted men won't talk about it,", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 15-16)

Twentieth Century"fifty years", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 17)

Coming Home (after a Poem by Bruce Dawe)"They're bringing them home, on Qantas, Singapore Airlines", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 18-19)

Superman in Our Town"When Superman first came to our town it was 1949,", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 20)

Tomorrow Loses Its Excitement"Tomorrow loses its excitement.", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 21)

Dingoes"There are many reasons to dislike dingoes.", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 22-24)

Taking Personal Orientation"Taking personal orientation from a scientific fact,", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 25)

Therapy for the Young"There are people who are called in after suicides", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 26)

The Trucks"Just as she looked at me", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 27)

The Meaning of Life : 2"Is every individual valuable?", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 28)

Starlings"Let us find a place central to none,", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 29)

Bush Lullaby"One cackling kookaburra swept from the trees", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry satire (p. 30)

Balancing Act: Computer Error"at a point where the bullets", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 31)

Improvisation"You get used to improvisation", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 32)

Agoraphobia"I went to the door and looked out", Philip Neilsen , single work poetry (p. 33-36)

April Music"You'd think young men when grown up", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 39-40)

Swarm"A swarm of choppers has no beauty", Barry O'Donohue , single work poetry (p. 41)

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Velvet Alienation Tim Prenzler , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 10 no. 2 1991; (p. 56)
— Review of Velvet Waters Gerald Murnane , 1990 selected work short story ; We'll All Go Together Philip Neilsen , Barry O'Donohue , 1984 selected work poetry ; Counting Backwards and Other Stories Suzanne Edgar , 1991 selected work short story

Public and Private Poems Graham Rowlands , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 100 1985; (p. 94-96)
— Review of The One True History Andrew McDonald , 1984 selected work poetry ; We'll All Go Together Philip Neilsen , Barry O'Donohue , 1984 selected work poetry ; Singers and Winners : Poems Lyndon Walker , 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems Andrew Lansdown , 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night Dennis Haskell , 1984 selected work poetry ; Love and the Outer World : Selected Poems Robert Gordon Hay , 1984 selected work poetry

Clarity in Verse Stephen J. Williams , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 70 1985; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The One True History Andrew McDonald , 1984 selected work poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall Michael Sariban , 1984 selected work poetry ; We'll All Go Together Philip Neilsen , Barry O'Donohue , 1984 selected work poetry ; Outbreak of Peace : Poems and Notes from Pine Gap Wendy Poussard , 1984 selected work poetry autobiography