The publisher wishes to acknowledge the following publications in which Alan Marshall’s short stories appeared: the ABC Weekly, Australia, Australian New Writing, Bohemia, the Bulletin, the Labor Call, the Left Review, Meanjin, the Melbourne Herald, Overland, Pertinent, Smith’s Weekly and the Sun News-Pictorial. In addition, specific acknowledgement is due to the publishers of the following collections: Festival and Other Stories (Wren, Melbourne, 1975), Hammers over the Anvil (Nelson, Melbourne, 1975), How’s Andy Going? (Cheshire, Melbourne, 1956), Short Stories (Nelson, Melbourne, 1973), and Tell us about the Turkey, Jo (Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1946).
Special acknowledgement is made to Noel Counihan for his pen drawings; to Mr and Mrs B. Hadlow for their permission to use the Noel Counihan portrait on the cover; and to Peter Wells, who photographed the portrait.
It should be noted that some previously published short stories by Alan Marshall were not included in this anthology, at the author’s request.