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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 21, 1973
Page
3
A compact note traces a figure from early life to a final rest, highlighting the arc of work, influence, and lasting memory. The fragment emphasizes a journey through beginnings, achievements, and the quiet conclusion that honors a public life.
Fragmentary OCR text shows unreadable phrases and names. No clear events, persons, or organizations are discernible to form a factual summary or identify a headline.
Joseph Lehmann argues the 1880s Anglo Boer clash shaped imperial policy and reforms. The review highlights Majuba Hill defeat, leadership failings of Colley and Calley, and how British pride and politics influenced the war's course. It notes the author’s broader ties to Wolseley and the imperial era.
Peter Nutkin and Co Beatrix Power celebrates a loom edition of Beatrix Potter from earliest drawings to later stories. It includes many watercolors sketches of Peter Rabbit and Nuthin, mice, and scenes from The Tailor of Gloucester. Enid and Leslie Linder provide notes and introductions. the work showcases Potter's nature love humor and attention to small things.
A critical review notes Naipaul’s detached stance from social injustices in his essays. It contrasts his poor Caribbean upbringing with his cosmopolitan London focus, critiques his views on Argentina and Black Power, and argues his style echoes Nabokov and Conrad while prioritizing form over substantive social critique.
Review notes Colin P Mackerras explores social forces shaping Peking Opera across eighteenth and nineteenth century China. Examines actors, company structures, patronage, performance venues, and social status of performers, with emphasis on how government regulation influenced the theatre and its eventual flourishing by 1870. Includes appendices, illustrations, and comparisons to Western theatre.
A Perth journalist under the Fidelio pseudonym chronicles Western Australia’s first century of music, tying art to social life. From 1829 gatherings at Government House to migrant tales near Fremantle, the book blends cultural scenes with notable figures and local rituals.
A fragments of a Perth cultural history review tracing early Western Australia music, church choirs, and operas. It notes public amusements, venues, and figures like Dom Rosc endo Salvado, with anecdotes on natives, society, and race in 19th century Fremantle.
Alistair MacLean, famed for HMS Ulysses and The Guns of Navarone, turns to nonfiction with a brief account of James Cook’s early seafaring life, three global voyages, and complex discipline. The narrative notes Cook’s private life remained secret, fueling limited public devotion while his crew revered him.
Review of Roebuck Society publication Part Two on Bass Strait history. Covers early sealers impact on the sea elephant in Bass Strait between 1797 and 1800, describing slaughter for oil, ecological wipe out, and historical context with Captain Furneaux, Cook, and Bass Strait expeditions.
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