Precious Bodily Fluids: 1961. A boy. A pub. And the great fluoride debate

‘a funny, evocative memoir that perfectly captures a significant slice of Australian life.’ Peter FitzSimons

It is the end of 1961 and the New South Wales country town of Albury lies flat on its back in the sun, swatting flies, with its feet sticking out over the mighty Murray River into Victoria. Everything is on the cusp of something else.

A battle royal rages as Alburnians present a united front against the dreaded prospect of fluoridation of the town’s water supply. This monstrous plot mu...