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Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 More Oz : Australian Stories, Humour and Poetry
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Methuen Australia , 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The People Upstairsi"The people upstairs,", Irene Gough , single work poetry children's (p. 5)
Running Down to the Beach, S. A. Wakefield , extract children's fiction children's (p. 6-11)
Bohra the Kangaroo, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 14-15)
Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival, Colin Thiele , extract novel (p. 16-19)
Why the Jackass Laughsi"The Boastful Crow and the Laughing Jack", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 20-21)
How the Sun was Made, K. Langloh Parker , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 22-23)
Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Mitchell relates the sorry tale of Bill, a rooster mystified by the echo of his crowing.
(p. 24-29)
A Change of Airi"Now, a man in Oodnadatta", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry humour (p. 30)
A Slice from the Pudding, Norman Lindsay , extract novel (p. 31-34)
Before the White Men Came, Judith Wright , extract novel (p. 35-39)
The Lizardi"There on the sun-hot stone", Lydia Pender , single work poetry (p. 40)
Toby Nelson, Yoram Gross , extract children's fiction children's historical fiction (p. 41-44)
Christmas in Two Landsi"There it is cold, for there is snow-", Joan Mellings , single work poetry children's (p. 45)
Christmas Magic, Mary Grant Bruce , extract novel (p. 46-51)
The Ice Is Coming, Patricia Wrightson , extract novel (p. 52-59)
Weary Willi"The strongest creature for his size", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry humour (p. 60-61)
Albert's Gold, Pat Spencer , extract children's fiction children's (p. 62-66)
Dolan's Roost, Margaret Paice , extract novel (p. 67-71)
Woolloomoolooi"Here's a ridiculous riddle for you:", C. J. Dennis , single work poetry children's humour (p. 72)
Alan Goes to School, Alan Marshall , extract autobiography (p. 73-79)
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