Issue Details: First known date: 1986... 1986 The Australian Short Story : An Anthology from the 1890s to the 1980s
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Australian Short Story : An Anthology from the 1890s to the 1980s : Introduction, Laurie Hergenhan , single work criticism (p. xi-xxiv)
The Union Buries Its Dead, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour
Describes a bush funeral.
(p. 1-4)
'Water Them Geraniums', Henry Lawson , single work short story (p. 5-29)
The Chosen Vessel, Barbara Baynton , single work short story
Following a similar thread to Henry Lawson's "The Drover's Wife" (and many believe, a direct response to it), "The Chosen Vessel" follows a young mother left alone in her outback hut who becomes growingly concerned for her own safety following the arrival of a menacing swagmen. The story also follows for a short time a man riding in to town to place his vote and his struggles with religious guilt. 
(p. 30-36)
Happiness, Katharine Susannah Prichard , single work short story (p. 43-55)
The Triskelion, Christina Stead , single work short story (p. 56-69)
Short-Shift Saturday, Gavin Casey , single work short story (p. 70-99)
Josie, Vance Palmer , single work short story (p. 100-103)
Trees Can Speak, Alan Marshall , single work short story (p. 104-108)
The Persimmon Tree, Marjorie Barnard , single work short story (p. 109-112)
Mother, Judah Waten , single work short story (p. 113-125)
The Incense-Burner, John Morrison , single work short story (p. 126-137)
Shadow, Peter Cowan , single work short story (p. 138-143)
A Double Because it's Snowing, Hal Porter , single work short story (p. 144-152)
Down at the Dump, Patrick White , single work short story satire (p. 153-180)
The Mateship Syndrome, Thelma Forshaw , single work short story (p. 181-189)
The Unicorn, Dal Stivens , single work short story (p. 190-193)
Crabs, Peter Carey , single work short story satire science fiction

'Crabs is very neat in everything he does. His movements are almost fussy, but he has so much fight in his delicate frame that they're not fussy at all. Lately he has been eating. When Frank eats one steak, Crab eats two. When Frank has a pint of mil, Crabs drinks two. He spends a lot of time lying on his bed, groaning, because of the food. But he's building up. At night he runs five miles to Clayton. He always means to run back, but he always ends up on the train, hot and sweating and sticking to the seat. His aim is to increase his weight and get a job driving for Allied Panel and Towing. Already he has his licence but he's too small, not tough enough to beat off the competition at a crash scene.' (Introduction)

(p. 194-206)
Ore, Murray Bail , single work short story (p. 207-213)
The Airport, the Pizzeria, the Motel, the Rented Car, and the Mysteries of Life, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story (p. 214-221)
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