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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1968
Page
3
Review of H G Rap tt s Mountains of Ore a study of Australia s mineral wealth. Sir Harold Raggatt offers history, prospecting methods, market forecasts, and policy discussion. Includes maps, charts and references but style can be uneven with abrupt transitions and addenda.
Review of two aviation books by Sir Hudson Fysh and Stanley Brogden detailing Qantas wartime history and Australia’s postwar airline dynamics. Fysh’s memoir blends personal letters with company strategy, while Brogden analyzes Ansett-ANA, TAA, and Holyman's ANA amid government policy and private competition.
A 1966 collection The Peach Stone surveys Paul Horgan’s four-decade arc from fresh early tales to later melodramatic short stories. It notes his shift from concise form to novelistic plotting, the influence of fame from Great River, and hints at a hidden post-sixty turning point awaiting discovery.
Alexander Harris's Emigrant Family, reissued by Australian University Press, is examined for its portrayal of early settlers and convicts. The review highlights Harris's vivid field knowledge, strong narrative suspense, and linguistic notes while noting melodramatic tone and limitations in character portrayal, with connections to Blainey and broader Australian literature origins.
A local journalist and photographer profile Newcastle Australia once built on coal and steel now seen as a vibrant city. The book traces 24 settlers including convicts, contrasts smelting toil with beaches and green spaces, highlights a university town, Cultural Centre and art gallery, notes absence of red light district, and mentions Wild marijuana from Hunter Valley selling for about five dollars an ounce.
Canberra Sketchbook by Unk White and Peter Luck offers glimpses into Canberra's foundation growth and future plans with lively sketches. The Royal Children by Ian Digby provides an informal study of the thirteen children in line to the British throne. Also noted are Out of Town, A Matter of Time, The Dubarry Inheritance, new poetry volumes, and Sun Books editions aligned with the Adelaide Festival.
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