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Note: Title page: Photographs by Peter McKee.
Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 The Monster That Ate Canberra : A Book for the Younger Generations of Canberra
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Notes

  • Prequel to Son of the Monster : A Story of Canberra in the Year 2022.
  • First appearance of the Alexander Bunyip character of the Alexander Bunyip Reader series

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Summit Press , 1972 .
      Extent: 28p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0959920919
    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: Summit Press , 1974 .
      image of person or book cover 6434071428452225262.jpg
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      Extent: 28p.
      Edition info: 2nd ed.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0959920927
    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: National Capital Authority , 2004 .
      image of person or book cover 4871862223208756446.jpg
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      Extent: 1v. (unpaged)p.
      Note/s:
      • Text and illustrations : Monster Promotions 2004.
      ISBN: 0957955049
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Halstead Press , 2011 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: Rev. and updated ed.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: April 2011.

Works about this Work

A Beloved Character Comes to Still Life Jacqueline Williams , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 2011; (p. 7)
Jacqueline Williams reports on the unveiling of a new statue featuring Alexander - 'the monster that ate Canberra' - at Gungahlin Library, ACT. The bronze sculpture is the work of Anne Ross.
Bunyip Monster to Be Immortalised in Bronze Peter Jean , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2010; (p. 3)
Bunyip Monster to Be Immortalised in Bronze Peter Jean , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2010; (p. 3)
A Beloved Character Comes to Still Life Jacqueline Williams , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 2011; (p. 7)
Jacqueline Williams reports on the unveiling of a new statue featuring Alexander - 'the monster that ate Canberra' - at Gungahlin Library, ACT. The bronze sculpture is the work of Anne Ross.
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