The memory pool : Australia stories of summer, sun and swimming / Therese Spruhan.
The memory pool : Australia stories of summer, sun and swimming / Therese Spruhan.
The memory pool : Australia stories of summer, sun and swimming / Therese Spruhan.
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Publisher
Sydney, New South Wales : NewSouth, 2019.
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H 2019/4302 , G 2019/5518
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 253 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Suburban pools: -- Trent Dalton: sprinting to the Sandgate swimming pool -- Yusira Metwally: becoming an Auburn water baby -- Bryan Brown: bumping into life at Bankstown Baths -- Bay pools: -- Mick Thomas: everyone was welcome at Geelong -- Tony Doherty: captured in cool green wander...
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Publisher
Sydney, New South Wales : NewSouth, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
“Smell the chlorine, taste the hot chips and feel the burning concrete underfoot as you read these stories of Australia childhoods at the pool. Swimming is a central part of most Australian childhoods. We idealise beaches and surf, but for many kids the local pool – whether it’s an ocean, tidal or a chlorinated pool – is where they pass summer days...
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The memory pool : Australia stories of summer, sun and swimming / Therese Spruhan.
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"A joyful, moving, nostalgic and original take at what it means to be Australia. Dive in! Robert Drewe" -- Front cover.
Bibliography: pages 236-251.
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Date Copyright
©2019.
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H 2019/4302 , G 2019/5518
Record Identifier
74VKa2qEvbWX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa2qEvbWX
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ISBN
9781742236582 paperback :
DDC
824.92
MMS ID
991024274218802626
