The last showman : the life and times of an outback tent-boxing legend / Fred Brophy with Sue Willia...
The last showman : the life and times of an outback tent-boxing legend / Fred Brophy with Sue Willia...
The last showman : the life and times of an outback tent-boxing legend / Fred Brophy with Sue Williams.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2014.
Call Numbers
H 2015/1448 , G 2015/2487
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne, Victoria Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2014.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2014.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Son of a sideshow operator and a trapeze artist, Fred Brophy grew up on the road, travelling the length and breadth of Australia. He did time in jail as a teenager before touring his own boxing tent at a time when the tradition was alive and well.
Alternative Titles
Full title
The last showman : the life and times of an outback tent-boxing legend / Fred Brophy with Sue Williams.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Mitchell Library copy at H 2015/1448 ; Submission for Russell Prize for Humour Writing.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2015/1448 , G 2015/2487
Record Identifier
74VK7ZO6wE3M
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7ZO6wE3M
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781921901904
DDC
796.83092
MMS ID
991022693439702626
