Vol 25 (2010)

A Celebratory Issue

A Celebratory Issue, Featuring Contents of Nos. 1–25, Film, Industrial and Local Lore.

This print edition of this issue was published by the University of New England.

Table of Contents

Editorial
J. S. Ryan
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Tributes: Australian Folklore Nos. 1–25
Eddie Cass
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Australian Folklore: The First 25 Years
J. D. A. Widdowson
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Index
J. S. Ryan
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In Memoriam

Obituary: Patricia Wrightson (1921– 2010): Australian Synthesiser of Settler and Indigenous Lore
Julie Hawkins
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Archie Green (1917-2009): An American Always Said to Have Been ‘Called to Labor’
J. S. Ryan, Mark Gregory
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International and Comparative Studies

The Development of MMORPG Culture and The Guild
A. Asbjørn Jøn
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Villages Old and New
J. S. Ryan
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The Disappearing Village
Max Staples
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Hindu Religious Devotion in Media as Contemporary Folklore: Prospects for Religious Tourism in India
Kiran A. Shinde
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Maya, Tradition and Modernity in Shaji Karun’s Vaanaprastham
Julie Marsh
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The Historian of ‘Wessex’: The Folk Background and Provenance of Some of Thomas Hardy’s Short Stories
David Cornelius
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Studies in Australian Folklore

Folklore, History and Myth at an Anzac Memorial
Graham Seal
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Sydney and the Appearance of the Middle Eastern
Robert James Smith
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Women, Craft and Protest: Yesterday and Today
Denise Rall, Moya Costello
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A Journey to Heaven: Burrumarra’s Return to Gulirra
Ian S. McIntosh
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Reconsidering the Place of Esben Storm’s In Search Of Anna in the History of the New Australian Cinema
Dean Biron
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Industrial Song and Poetry in Australia: An Introduction
Mark Gregory
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‘Staunchly Your Friend’: Mary Mackillop and Friendship
Mary Cresp
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The Quest For Love and Identity in Marcus Clarke’s His Natural Life
Suzie Gibson
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Big Cats and Dead Sheep: An Overview of the Folkloric Phenomena of Big Cats in the Australian Bush
David Waldron
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Barry, Mick and Kenny: Bloke-heroes in Australian Cinema
Neil Rattigan
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Notes, Select Notices and Comments

Glen Innes Celtic Heritage Recognised: The Recipe and Ingredients
David Donnelly
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Lore, Language and Rhyming in the Australian Playground
Clair Duncan
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Clancy & Dooley & Don Mcleod
Shane Howard
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Reviews and Reports

Elizabeth Taylor, Haunted Halls: Ghostlore of American Campuses (Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2007). Paper and cloth. P. ix + 241. ISBN 978-1-57806-994-1. Unjacketed Cloth. $US 50-00. ISBN 978-1- 57806-995-8. Paper. $US 20-00.
J. S. Ryan
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William D. Elder, Playing in Time: A History of the Kerang Band: Celebrating 125 years of Music, 1884-2009 (Kerang and District Band, Inc., 2009). Pp.3 + iii, 102, illustrated with 23 photographs, mainly in full colour.
J. S. Ryan
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