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A Man Of Substance

July 1973

Fogged windows, RSL lights, and a boy who turns stillness into training.

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A house that keeps the cold, a street that smells of oil and sugar, a clipping folded to the shape of a vow. Bruce Lee dies and leaves a sentence that survives him; a mother names the cost of silence and hands over a cup of warmth.

The rest of 1973 will unfold here over the coming months. If you want the whole story now, you can buy the book directly from Rowan today.



For extra context, you will find below two brief companions to this chapter, a guide to the Australian details and a history note on the headlines of July 1973.

Guide to Australian Colloquialism

The News Headlines inside July 1973

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