y separately published work icon Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards anthology   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,:Darwin Institute of Technology Press , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Foreword, Kevin W. Davis , single work prose (p. v)
Introduction, Tony Scanlon , single work prose (p. ix-xi)
Auntie Annie and Monty, Graham Calley , single work short story
Auntie Annie's arrival coincides with the discovery of a python living in the backyard.
 (p. 1-8)
Home and Away, Sandra Hodgson Moore , single work short story
On a plane to Flinders Island to holiday alone, Clare finds an unlikely friend in her fellow passenger.
 (p. 9-18)
The Dance, Peggie Kerr , single work short story
Charlie and Jessie have lived alone since their mother left and their father died.
 (p. 19-26)
Leroy, Geoffrey Field Dean , single work short story (p. 27-32)
Moody's Pub, Danny Mortison , single work short story
It has been five years since Chalky borrowed his brother's car and took off, and his brother reflects on the incident.
 (p. 33-36)
Ghost Gum, Connie Gregory , single work short story
Mimindie's parents died when she was six and since then she has moved from tribe to tribe, carrying her parents' spirits inside her, in search of the dream-tree.
 (p. 37-42)
A Woman I Visit A Woman with Black Hair, Beverley Farmer , single work short story (p. 43-49)
Rupert Brooke and Uncle Jack, Kathleen Reardon , single work short story
Illiterate Irish immigrant Mary waits in Australia for news from her sons, who are fighting in World War I.
 (p. 50-55)
A Christmas Party, Julia Osborne , single work short story
In a bar in a country town Bill recounts to Dave, a stranger, the story of what happened to his fellow stockmen at Christmas.
 (p. 56-62)
Conrad's Bear, Susan Hampton , single work short story (p. 63-70)
Flour-Bag Marella, Peggie Kerr , single work short story
Rosie and Charlie remember the past.
 (p. 71-77)
Note: As 'Flourbag Marella'
Straight From Down South, Gordon Williams , single work short story
When Janet's activist friend Sally comes to visit, old tensions surface and threaten the political work of Janet's husband, Barney.
 (p. 78-94)
A Distant Memory, Karen McArdle , single work short story (p. 95-97)
The Empty Fourth, Michael Gurr , single work short story
Edith and Henry had two sons: David, now living away from home, and "the young fella", whom they put into full-time care.
 (p. 98-101)
The Western Run, Kate Veitch , single work short story
Polly and her friend Trimmer take a road trip along the Western Run to visit Aboriginal communities, some of whom are Polly's kin.
 (p. 102-112)
Mango Juice, Graham Calley , single work short story
Judy regularly beats her husband Henry, until the tables turn in mango season.
 (p. 113-118)
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