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Tobruk to Labuan: the life and letters of Brigadier ‘Hugh’ Norman (Amanda Hickey)

As to the war souvenirs From Hugh to Ethel 7 November, 1943 Darling…If you must destroy the letters I suppose you must, but one day I thought we might write …

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Amanda HickeyANZACSColin ‘Hugh’ Boyd NormanTobruk to Labuan

Book of Colours
(Robyn Cadwallader)

The cross had just enough lacework and carving to give space for his hands and feet, and despite his aching clumsiness he climbed up as far as he could for …

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Robyn Cadwallader

The Book of Rachael (Leslie Cannold)

When I was five years old, our ewe gave birth to a lamb. He was white and had eyes as black as olives. Shona and I named him Timba. Two …

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Leslie Cannold

Three Dead Fish (Eric Dando)

james is having difficulty finding a mate for his rare tropical fish. he sold most of the male fish months ago to buy alcohol and pizza and sculpture supplies. and …

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Eric Dando

The Mudda (Alan Gould)

Poets are born, they say, not made. By the time of my own birth I was an over-cooked baby, having dallied in the interior of The Mudda for week after …

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Alan Gould

A Moment of Falling (Andrea Goldsmith)

Jack has been hopelessly in love with Ava since they met at university at the age of 18. He is now in his mid-forties. Until the meeting in the excerpt …

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Maps to Jakarta (Ruby J Murray)

  Living Without a Map I’ve always been proud of my sense of direction.  I like that it only takes me once to walk a street and know it.  And …

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Ruby J Murray

Black Lazarus excerpt – (Maxine Beneba Clarke)

It was close to six by the time Sonny finished up at the Basement. The twenty wedged deep down in his pocket, he made his way to his leafleting post …

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Black LazarusMaxine Beneba Clarke
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