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Alternative title: On PNG
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... vol. 62 no. 3 2003 of Meanjin est. 1940 Meanjin
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Clem, Farewell, Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work obituary (p. 1-3)
Intimate Geography ('Operation Iraqi Freedom')i"It felt odd from the start, this war.", Jennifer Maiden , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Messing About in Boats, Peter Mares (interviewer), single work interview
The author interviews David Marr about his book Dark Victory which he co-wrote with Marian Wilkinson.
 (p. 6-14)
Tarpaulin Musteri"picking up the napkin you articulate my own response", Jaya Savige , single work poetry (p. 15)
El Ninoi"after one day when the spring rain whispered down through the dry air,", Rae Desmond Jones , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Naming Treesi"I used to think branches meant hands", Alison Daniel , single work poetry (p. 18)
Flag-Tailed Bird of Paradisei"Thought to be extinct, they are appearing", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Lotus Birdsi"In the midst of the conference", Robert Adamson , single work poetry (p. 31)
Present Tense, John Mateer , single work autobiography (p. 32-42)
PNG Writing, Writing PNG, Drusilla Modjeska , single work essay (p. 47-54)
Campus, Garden, Nation, Ruth Latukefu , single work autobiography
Ruth Fink Latukefu recalls PNG in the 1960s and her years teaching at the university with her husband Sione Latukefu.
 (p. 68-81)
The Lightning Tree, Trevor Shearston , single work short story (p. 100-107)
Memory Stone, Trevor Shearston , single work essay
The author explains why he still feels compelled to write fiction about Papua New Guinea. He explains the cross-cultural differences between Australians and Papua New Guineans and recounts his experiences in Mendi, as a young teacher in the 1960s.
 (p. 108)
Nurturing Cultural Identity, Deveni Temu , single work autobiography
Based on his own experiences as a senior librarian, Deveni Temu reflects on the challenges, past and present, faced by PNG's cultural institutions.
 (p. 144-152)
Diwai Meri, Gretta Beveridge , single work short story (p. 163-168)
Green in Goroka, Naomi Manuell , single work autobiography (p. 184-191)
Stalking Stein, David Brooks , single work short story (p. 214-222)
Fraught Territory, Inez Baranay , single work criticism (p. 223-229)
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