The Hidden Ice of Poverty in Melbourne
A Melbourne University survey by Henderson and colleagues estimates four percent of Melbourne families live in poverty in 1966 to 1970, with higher rates among the aged, fatherless families, large families, and non British migrants. Prolonged illness, accidents, and housing costs drive poverty, while policy gaps and economic measures limit progress.
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Australia
Melbourne
Professor Downing
Jan Iceberg
Mel Sous
Athe Tostinute
Bose
Henderson
Sat
Italy
They All Ran Wid i 'ses The enthralling story
An uneven fragment from a Australian themed column notes broad topics about the land, people, and housing. It mentions Whittington and emuens Booey with unclear context and hints at expert discussions on home life and real estate in Australia.
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Australi Whitington
Wrong Health Guides and Derailed Advice in Presses
The passage reviews health books by Leon Coriat and G Erlich translated by W G Corp, noting their practical, plain explanations of illness and self treatment. It questions framing of ill health and offers that such texts, while not harmful, may mislead hypochondriacs and readers seeking clear guidance.
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Leon Coriat
G. Erlich
W. G. Corp
Angus and Robertson
Nostalgia in old stills Australian Silent Films
Eric Reade's Law Press volume surveys Australian film production from the 1890s to 1929. It notes renewed government and private interest since 1968 and cites the rush to publish as cashing in on public curiosity. The book frames a hot, evolving history amid new local productions and a Canberra Demonstrator example.
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Eade
Canberra
Reade
Ten
Jane
Beatrice Esmond
Mum
Dad
Raymond Longford
D. W. Griffith
America
Australia
National Library
Nellie Stewart
Nell
Old Drury
Sevral
Ned Kelly
Gamboola
Backward Shadow retells L Shaped Room in a modern mood
Lynne Reid Banks offers a sequel where Jane Graham seeks self sufficiency after motherhood. The novel follows her move to the countryside, starting an arts and crafts shop with Dottie, and navigating the lack of a stable partner in an alienated society.
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Lynne Reid Banks
Book Society
Jane Graham
Jane
David
Dottie
Gettis
Reid Banks
Mead on the generation gap and social change
Margaret Mead’s study argues the generation gap arises from evolving culture and global shifts. Elders must learn alongside their children in a pre-figurative culture or mankind risks survival. the brief, dense volume surveys three generations and aims to illuminate education and public affairs.
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Mead
Margaret Mead
Alan Fitzgerald Satire and Canberra Life in a New Book
Alan Fitzgerald, satirist and advisory councillor, discusses his Canberra based works and the satirical edge in his new book. He notes Canberra’s appetite for satire amid pompous governance and suburbia clashes, highlighting sketches like The White Highlands of We and Australia’s Own Fist, and questions funding for fiction versus satire.
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Canberra
Australia
Alan
Suburbia
Woden
Henry
Supa Hawke
Arbitration Commission
Gorton
Fitzgerald
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United States
Woot
Boyd
Australis
Lindsay
Australa
Eat Row
Civic Green Square
Kingston
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Myrtle Books
P.O. Box
Lyon
Be Jr
Australian Government Today
Geoffrey Sawer
Melbourne University Press
Sweet Nell
Cousens Spencer
Nellie
Eric Reade
Law Press
Marion Halligan
Chatto and Windus
Andrew, Pike
By John McLaren
Alan Fitzgerald
Ts Thereme Nesialdions Mare
Sydney
John Pringle
Reite
Ourice Dunie
Hewitt Pty Ltd
Queanbeyan
Crawford Street
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