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A History of New Zealand humour / compiled by Gordon McLauchlan.
- Title
- A History of New Zealand humour / compiled by Gordon McLauchlan.
- Publication
- Auckland : Penguin, 1989.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PR9640.H9H673 1989 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- McLauchlan, Gordon
- Description
- 231 p.; 20 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Humour
- Subject
- New Zealand wit and humor
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- A feathered pet / Lady Barker -- Feuille d'album / Katharine Mansfield -- Wood-splitting with Gus / Frank Anthony -- All about evolution ; As the poet says / Gordon Minhinnick -- Mathematical / Robin Hyde -- The sky is a l;impet ; Sketch-plan for the great New Zealand novel / A.R.D. Fairburn -- Publicans are sinners / John A. Lee -- The everlasting miracle / Roderick Smithyman -- Showers / Frank Sargeson -- Crete and crown and anchor / Frank Bruno -- The forty-hour week / C. V. Smith -- Gullible's travails ; Nursing / J. R. Sheehan ('Kerbside') -- Santa ; Women traffic officers / Noel Holmes -- Something in the air ; Animal farm ; Wash up ; Prey of the asphalt jungle / Dick Brittenden ; Old Gertie / Barry Crump -- Black Sunday / Ronald Hugh Morrieson.
- Herewith my manuscript -- II / Denis Glover -- Bradman, move over! / Stuart Kinross -- Different names, same people ; A shove in the back for Quentin Hanky / Murray Ball -- Would you like the sangroid, sir? ; The big game / Gordon McLauchlan -- The womenfolk enjoy making sandwiches ; Wallow in songs of pure self-pity / Phil Gifford ; My first ball / Rosemary McLeod -- The rich man and the fiscal moron ; Down on the farm / Tom Scott -- Meet the Joneses / Dale Williams -- Zen and the forward pass / A. K. Grant -- The New Zealanders / Jim Henderson -- Drop that gun, it's smoko ; Arrowown's golden heritage / John Collins -- The fall / Maurice Shadbolt -- Photography ; National freckles talks end in holiday chaos / John Clarke ('Fred Dagg') -- Pad me on the shoulder, honey ; Designer dads / Helen Brown -- Thanks, but no thanks ; Now sit up and listen ; Own hair an advantage / Mervyn Cull -- Moaville's man of mettle ; Feet at their fingertips / David Hill -- Farewell to fair welfare / Denis Welch ; Me and my cervix / Michael McDonald ('Lyn of Tawa')
- ISBN
- 0140102205
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library