The Olden Days – The good ol’ days

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  • Published 20080902
  • ISBN: 9780733322839
  • Extent: 296 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm)

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– Judith Wright, ‘Gum Trees Stripping’ (1955)

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Matt Foley

Matt Foley is a practising Brisbane barrister. He was president of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties from 1985-87 and national president of Labor...

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