The Last of the Explorers Ernest Giles Book Review
A review of Ernest Giles The last of the explorers noting the facsimile edition from the Public Library of South Australia. It highlights Giles enduring deserts and water shortages on expeditions 1872 to 1876, his determination and leadership, and the romantic yet practical persona that shaped his journeys.
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Ernest Giles
Australia
South Australia
Public Library of
Central
Libraries Board
Thaveslike
Mead
Victoriing
Iim
Spencer
Western Australia
Mingrave
Peterman
Rawlinson Ranges
Gibson
Giles
Adelaide
Port Augusta
Gilles
Giley
Wan
Tommy
Books review roundup spans plots oil fields and sea tales
The July Plot by Munvell and Fraenkel surveys a 1954 assassination attempt and contrasts Goebbels and Goering bios. A study on counterinsurgency by Trinacher appears alongside a Moonie oilfield discovery in Australia. Also noted are He Who Flees the Moon and Dead Water as well as Pride memories and fishing roots in family lore.
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Hierte
Roger Munvell
Henrich Fraenkel
Goebbels
Goering
Detailed study of the Press in Australia by Mayer
A detailed review of Mayer's influential work on the Australian press. The observer notes Mayer treats the press as a political and sociological institution, defending daily papers against common criticisms while examining their varied functions from information to entertainment and opinion shaping.
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Australia
Mayer
Mayer i
Ay Mayer
Ol Mayer
Aguin
Uneater
Presa
Maser
Nabokov and Two Novels in a Mixed Review
A critical survey discusses Nabokov’s The Gift with its focus on poetry and Russian themes, alongside Berger and Nin titles. The piece critiques narrative dullness but notes vivid portraits of social circles, incest themes, and meta fiction elements across the trio.
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Vladimir Nabokov
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Abokov
Zina
Byn
Dor
Pushkin
Gaga
Fyodor
Berlin
Conversations with Painters in From the Horse's Mouth
Noel Barber conducts interviews with ten painters including Sidney Nolan Lowry and Jack Smith, exploring how artists discuss perception, motivation, and technique. The book presents informal, revealing conversations that blur the line between criticism and creative process.
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Noel Barter
John
A History of Labour in Australia by Childe and Corbett
A 1923 study tracing Australian labour movement in New South Wales and Queensland. Childe, once private secretary to NSW Labour Premier Storey, critiques Labour’s drift into power politics while praising IWW influence from 1908 to 1917. The work ends noting 1917 events but evolving Australian historical study.
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Tshoik
New South Wales
Queensland
Childe
John Storey
Labour
Ange
Australia
Luntil
Labour Party
Industrial Workers of the World
LWW
W.W
Lw.w
Australie
Symgathers
Chile
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John Douglas Princle
Carhson
Esert
Shay
Tommy Sais
Mecca
Victorien
Enomy
Strange
Roger Trinacher
Ringuier
Indo-China
Asia
Lindsay Campbell
Moonie
Klein
Burge
Nano Marsh
Wiesize
Miny
Emily Pride
Jong
Canberra City
Savers
Statis
Ethica
H. H. Partridge
Henry Mayer
Lansdowne Press
West Austala
Jimmy
J. Miriam Benn
Yven Bereer
Weidenfeld
Nichison
Yovex Berger
Virginia
India
Shold Cone
Montpellier
Weil
Virginie
Werger
Ana
Nin
Peter Owen Price
Amik
Mexico
California
New York
Irby
Preston
Renate
Beatty
Min
Lovin Diviiy
Thagella
Flamters
Swann
Althores
Rene Ate
Bijnick Whan Berger
Nabokov
Noel Barber
Pierre Jeannarat
Collins
Eary
Assumiig
Jack Smith
Sidney Nolan
Donald Brook
Ong
de Demelog
Ieat
Arts
Los. Lowry
Manchester
Hye
Pye
Artis
Densidad
Mamillon
Eriner
John Piper
Angus and Robertson
NEW Australian Books
Tranter
Stow
Grady
Throuspenser
David Corbett
Vere Gordon
Melbourne University Press
Garema Place
TYG
Oir
Walthie Bensee
Walther Bensee
Seanary
C. Douglas Milnar Verity Hewitt
Dymocks
Pee On Agust
Dymocks Book Arcade Ltd
Alinga Street
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