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Alternative title: The Australian Literary Quarterly
Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 29-30 March 1986 of The Australian Literary Magazine est. 1985 The Australian Literary Magazine
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The True Story of Spit MacPhee, James Aldridge , extract novel
The people of St. Helen are concerned for young Spit MacPhee. Spit lives a hand to mouth existence with his eccentric grandfather, Fyle MacPhee, in an old shanty on the banks of the Murray River. When old Fyle dies the townspeople seize the opportunity to do something about the vagabond Spit. He finds himself the subject of a dramatic court case which polarises the religious and moral attitudes of a typical Australian country town in the 1930s. Yet, such is the strength of young Spit's character that, when the truth about his life with his grandfather is revealed, no one is left unchanged. (Source: Trove)
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Up the Mountainsi"A day when the rain only let up", Dorothy Porter , single work poetry (p. 3)
I Saw Three Ships, Janette Turner Hospital , single work short story (p. 3-4)
The Interview, Janette Turner Hospital , single work autobiography (p. 4)
Underneath Geraniumsi"Underneath geraniums, beside lillies", Vin Maskell , single work poetry (p. 5)
Smile, Dean Thomas , single work short story (p. 5)
Beach Poems for My Fatheri"Once a year", Bev Roberts , single work poetry (p. 5)
Slightly Mad About Pigeons, Ian Healy , single work short story (p. 6)
Minogue, Barry Oakley , single work autobiography (p. 6)
Cheap Coffee "Cheap coffee and the moon" Cheap Coffee and the Mooni"Phone books", Geoff Page , single work poetry (p. 6)
Note: With title: Cheap Coffee
Regards to the Czar, Margaret Coombs , single work short story (p. 7)
Traffic Jam, Georgia Savage , single work short story (p. 7)
Big Mi""Come 'ere you little bugger,", Anthony London , single work poetry (p. 7)
End of Summer, Ian Kennedy Williams , single work short story (p. 8)
Song for a Sun-Statei"If you come to our fair country", Bruce Dawe , single work poetry satire (p. 8)
Fairfields Frederick the Great Returns to Fairfields, Elizabeth Jolley , single work short story (p. 9-10)
Connectionsi"Slicing the avocado", Robyn Rowland , single work poetry (p. 10)
Birthi"Your attendants diminish,", Steve Evans , single work poetry (p. 10)
Sports Injuries, Penelope Nelson , single work short story (p. 10)
Turtles Hatchingi"Waiting for weeks till the last one is ready to run, they", Mark O'Connor , single work poetry (p. 11)
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