Australian Literature: An Anthology of Writing from the Land Down Under Book

	Introduction
I	The Idea of the Bush	1
	The Drover's Wife	3
	The Chosen Vessel	13
	The Loaded Dog	21
	From The Tree of Man	29
	The Night We Watched for Wallabies	41
	A Gentleman's Agreement	45
II	Images of Australia	53
	The Aboriginal Experience	55
	Northern Belle	57
	The Cooboo	71
	From Dr. Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World	77
	Going Home	89
	From Wanamurraganya: The Story of Jack McPhee	101
	The Convict	105
	Breaking a Man's Spirit (From His Natural Life)	107
	Absalom Day's Promotion	113
	The Search for a National Identity	129
	The First Days In the Trenches (From A Fortunate Life)	131
	From The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea	143
	The Kyogle Line	157
	American Dreams	165
III	Relationships	177
	Willy-wagtails by Moonlight	179
	A Good Marriage	191
	Civilization and Its Discontents	201
	The Train Will Shortly Arrive	211
	Two Hanged Women	229
	Brown Seaweed and Old Fish Nets (From For Love Alone)	235
	The Woman at the Window	247
	A Woman with Black Hair	259
	Blood and Water	267
	Notes	278
	About the Authors	281
	Suggested Readings	296
	Glossary	298
	Permissions Acknowledgments	303