Lawson still out of focus
Henry Lawson review notes two upcoming books for his centenary. Colin Roderick argues the poet’s verse is misrepresented by editor David McKee Wright, while Cecil Mann’s selection lacks a coherent totality. The critic urges a fuller, contextual reading of Lawson’s stories in sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lawson
Colin Roderick
Angus and Robertson
Price
Cecil Mann
Roderick
Queensland
Lawson
Dr Roderick
David McKee Wright
Wright
Mr Mann
Mann
Joe Wilson
Furphy
A. G. Stephens
Tom Collins
Stephens
Shaw Neilson
Bookfellow
Steele Rudd
Cenfers
Mitchell
Hemingway
Lkely
David Low
Boom in British sociology books review by a critic
The review highlights Ronald Frankenberg and Michael Carter as two key works in a postwar sociology boom in Britain. It notes the rise of social sciences in universities, media interest, and the search for systems to explain urban life, schooling, and community conflict. The pieces stress participant observation and the shift from rural to urban community structures, with questions about education, work, and social change driving the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Ronald Frankenberg
Penguin Books
Michael Carter
Great Britain
France
Charles Booth
Seebohm Rowntree
Frankenberg
Arensberg A Kimball
Ireland
Lupton and Mitchell
Liverpool
Bethnal Green
Sheffield
Max Gluckman
Australia
Malinowski
Trobrian
Llanfihangel
Banbury
Watford
Steptoe and Son
Classic motorcade ONE FOR THE ROAD edited by Pollard
A warm review of Classic motorcade showing Pollard collects 54 Australian motoring tales by about 40 authors. It covers early motoring, speed records, and personal car stories with vivid reminiscences from 1920s to postwar days, highlighting figures like Wizard Smith and MacQuarrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacs Pollard
Pollard
Australia
Wiseman's Ferry
Ormand
Smith
Essex
GPO
Phil Garrick
Green Alvis
Peter White
Ford
Hope Bartlett
Cape York Peninsula
Torres Strait
Brisbane
MacQuarrie
Austin Seven
Pedr Davis
Paul Higgins
Bill Tuckey
Mike Kable
Peter Burden
Ramsey Quints
Who's Who
Geoffrey Dutton
George Farwell
M. H. Ellis
Francis Birtles
William Hatfield
Maslyn Williams
Alan Moorehead
A. V. Turner
Boyd Edkins
S. C. Ottoway
Melbourne
Sydney
Peter Antill
Brooklamae Riley
Morris Cowley
Riley
Conspiracy of Silence The Amelia Earhart Search
Fred Goerner argues Earhart and Noonan were covertly aided by Japan on a secret mission and died after Saipan interrogation. He details six years of field work, dives on sunken craft, and interviews while alleging a broad government-wide conspiracy of silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Western Pacific
Fred Goerner
Amelia
Pacific
Japan
Truk
Carolines
Saipan
Amelia Earhar
Frew Noonan Lo
Ueury
Mariana
Marshall Islands
Lae
Washington
CLA
New Guinea
Howland Island
Canberra
Indian Ocean
Perth
Lake Burley Griffin
Goerner
Howland
Earhart
Yroe
New York Times
Admiral Nimitz
Pillars of the Faith in Early Melbourne Churches
John Hetherington examines nine Melbourne churches to illuminate colonial social life and personal character. The book traces St James Old Cathedral, St Francis, Scots Church, Wesley, and Wesley’s evolution, noting sectarian tensions and cooperative feats shaping Melbourne’s religious and civic culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillars of the Faith
Victoria
John Hetherington
Melbourne
St James’ Old Cathedral
Australia
Carouge
Church of England
St James
Perry
St Francis
Lonsdale St
Father Geoghe
James Forbes
Collins St
Scots Church
Charles Strong
Strong
Supreme Court
Aniel Draper
Wesley Church
Wesley
Draper
Hetherington
Talking of Books and Classic Wines in 1953 Overview
A Canberra writer Raymond Aitchison presents a novel about Stefano Cantille’s toil in Sydney factories and Queensland sugar fields to support family in Southern Italy. Max Lake reviews Australia’s wines. Lloyd Sommeriad critiques press challenges in literacy-heavy nations. A E Hotchner profiles Hemingway. Hal Porter’s Paper Chase notes Porter's Britannica award. Bill Lawry and Rohan Kanhai provide cricket contrasts with Run-Digger and Blasting for Runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Aitchison
Canberra
Stefano Cantlle
Sydney
Queensland
Stones
Italy
A Book Society
Pape Hemingway
A. E. Hotchner
Mos
Hotchner
Hemingway
Hal Porter
Porter
Britannica
House OF Krupfp
Peter Batty
Essen
Alfred Krupp
Krupp
Bill Lawry
Rohan Kanhai
Lawry
Kanhai
Sory
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Grahame Johnston
NSW Government Tourist Bureau
Jack Pollard
Telia
George Palmer Putnam
Miami
WAS Eastman
L. M. Murchison
Indonesia
Bruce Grant
Melbourne University Press
Max Lake
Lloyd Sommeriad
Sommerli
Lege
N.S.W
Unesco
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