160:. In general, the spare precision of Williams' short lines is a good preventive against galloping garrulity, and in Page's hands it delivers a dry and particularly Australian accent and a thoughtful movement from phrase to phrase. The short line, as a model, can be overdone: 'of 3 a.m.' is an example that does little for me. Page's technique is low-key – his French and American influences are invisible in the texture of his localised speech – yet it enables him to range widely among language and experience.
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332:. St Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press.
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685:Page, Geoff (July–August 1996). "The shovel".
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614:Page, Geoff (March 1996). "The horizontals".
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133:2023 Australia Day Honours
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