Australia in focus a geographer's view of Australia
O H K Spate reviews a comprehensive geographic study of Australia entering the late 20th century. The critique notes strong sourcing from ANU scholars, blends physical economic and human geography, and includes debunking of familiar Australian themes. It evaluates decentralisation, the North, and the Agrarian dream amid mechanisation and regional change.
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Spate
Australia
Theesearch School of Pacific Studies
ANU
Britain
The
The Sleep of Reason and the Power of Elders in England
C P Snow’s penultimate Strangers and Brothers volume follows Sir Lewis Eliot returning to a Midlands town with his son Charles. The novel contrasts prewar arrogance with a later liberal England, as Eliot weighs public duties, a campus disciplinary case, and a gruesome murder linked to a radical past. The work probes permissiveness, responsibility, and the moral limits of freedom amid the aging establishment.
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Pord Snow
Eliot
Whitehall
Sir Lewis
Midlands
Charles
England
Yeats
Life
Lewis
University Court
Redbrick
Cambridge
Snow
Roek
George Passant
George
George Grimly
Goya
Soan
Henry Williamson
Anthony Powell
Cavendish
H. W. Ardt
Professor Arndt
Australia
Asia
Vietnam
Alan Watt
Bao Dai
Ho Chi Minh
Neo Dinh Diem
Mikhail Bulgakov
Bulgakov
Thea Asiley
Robert Moller
Helen Striebel
Queensland
Vinny Lalor
Liu Shao-Ch't
Mao
China
Liu
Hitching after truth The Surprising Asians travelogue review
A compact critique of Frances Letters travel narrative hitching through Singapore to Saigon across six Southeast Asian countries. It notes her open, generous encounters with ordinary locals, critiques Western arrogance, and summarizes her aim to reveal authentic Asian characters beyond stereotypes.
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Frances
Singapore
Saigon
Miss Lelters
Bangkok
Royal Navy
Johore Bahru
The Art of a Master Selected Pen Drawings
Norman Lindsay pen and ink drawings collected in a 60 piece volume. The book features 50 previously unpublished works and four Lysistrata drawings, with a preface noting Beardsley influence. Lindsay’s later works show coarser technique and less imaginative effort, yet the collection remains dense in action and detail and long overdue.
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Douglas Stewart
Norman Lindsay
Lysistrata
Beardsley
Lindsay
Sydney history By E. C. Fry North Shore Sydney
Sydney's North Shore is a sandstone spine ten miles north of Hornsby. A social portrait shows a shift from rural to commuter life after rail and Harbour Bridge. The book blends historical research with affection for place, noting diverse communities and preserved beauty.
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North Shore
Sydney
Les G. Thorne
Leslie Jillett
Angus and Robertson
Hornsby
Lane Cove
Middle Harbour
Broken Bay
Milson’s Point
Harbour Bridge
St Ives
Roseville
Voyages of Captain Cook in Rex and Thearienits
Excerpts from Cook diaries reveal voyages and naval feats, alongside a catalog of latest books. The review highlights Rex and Theariens, The Act cartoon anthology, and works by Arndt Watt Bulgakov and Asiley, noting economic, political, and literary themes.
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Rex
Cook
Umes Cook
Gorin
Barredttes
Gough
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