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100	1		_aFaine, Jon _q(Jonathan), _eauthor. _9122449
245	1	0	_aApollo & Thelma : _ba true tall tale / _cJon Faine.
246	3		_aApollo and Thelma.
264		1	_aRichmond, Victoria : _bHardie Grant Books, _c2022.
264		4	_c©2022.
300			_a373 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some colour), 1 map, portraits ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aApollo and Thelma is the astonishing true story of Thelma and her brother Paul, 'The Mighty Apollo'. Their twisting tales take author and broadcaster Jon Faine from Melbourne's depression-era slums to the harsh, unforgiving landscape of the Australian outback. Jon revisits the feats of Apollo, a strongman of yesteryear, who sought the spotlight - and legend status - in becoming the world's strongest man (performing amazing feats of strength that included pulling trams with his teeth, having an elephant stand on him, and being run over by cars), while Thelma, an enigmatic presence, travelled to the remote reaches of the Northern Territory to become the pioneering female publican of the infamous 'Wanda Inn', selling grog to anyone who could pay. But this is far more than just a remarkable yarn. Immersing himself in Apollo and Thelma's lives, Jon uncovers true tales that are compelling, confronting, and sometimes too sad to believe. Via the improbable and circuitous route of these two originals - alongside a cast of other extraordinary characters - Jon has to reckon with his own story, his own history and Australia's past, present, and future.
600	1	0	_aAnderson, Paul Alexander McPherson. _9122450
600	1	0	_aHawks, Thelma Cecilia. _9122451
600	1	0	_aFaine, Jon _q(Jonathan). _9122449
650		0	_aBrothers and sisters _vBiography. _9122452
650		0	_aBodybuilders _zAustralia _vBiography. _9122453
650		0	_aHotelkeepers _zNorthern Territory _vBiography. _9122454
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft. _98690
945			_i31111084000502 _p$28.64
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