Admirals Wife Harriet King and early Australian history
Harriet King managed property near Parramatta during Phillip King’s South American expedition. Her letters reveal drought, stock losses, servant discipline, and family dynamics shaping colonial Australia. Dorothy Walsh edited and introduced these letters, highlighting pioneer women’s resilience and influence.
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New, South Wales
Phillip Parker King
South America
Harriet
Parramatta
Phillip
Harriet King
Leakbridge
Phillip King
Americas
Macarthurs
Hannibal Macarthur
Anna Maria King
Parker
King
Toth
Sydney
Sarah
Abraham
Jef
Norfolk
Providence
Dorothy Walsh
Facsimile editions of Tasmanian histories rise in value
A review compares two facsimile editions of Bruns and Melville works on Van Diemen's Land. It notes Evans's geographic bias in 1420 and Melville's polemics on Lieutenant Governor George Arthur, with vivid detail on scenery and emigrant utility. The piece comments on production quality, price, and collector appeal.
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van Diemen's Land
George William Bruns
Heinemann
DEA
Henry Melville
Boor
South Australia
Melville
George Arthur
Hobart Town
Cee 4
Blue Mountains
Lachlan Narie
Wan & Gurveyor
Tram Melville
Evans
Uipraren
Heiemann
Tom
Ks Vom Stieglitz
Hobart
Libraries Board
Heinemann’s
Science fiction criticism and reviews of future history themes
A critical survey discusses science fiction’s treatment of sex and character, arguing that even top writers like Heinlein and Dick lean toward future history plots. It covers The Penultimate Truth, The Man in the High Castle, and collections by Philip K. Dick and Lovecraft, noting strengths and weaknesses in characterization and thematic focus.
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Pilp
Robert Heinlein
Philip K. Dick
Fine Series For Young Readers Review in Australia
Review Notes two Australian children's titles in a new Authors and Ardats series. Katharine Suxannah Prichard and Huxton illustrate Maggie and Her Circus Pony, aimed at 4 to 8 year olds with vibrant circus atmosphere. On My Island by Geoffrey Dutton showcases poems about Kangaroo Island with John Perceval illustrations but suffers from weak drawings and overlong verse selections.
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Tau
Rai
Harriet
Maribel
Way
Phillip
Australia
Tt Libraries Board of South
Moggie
Katharine Suxannah Prichard
Elaine Hrenon
Cheshire
MY Island
Geoffrey Dutton
John Perceval Cheshire
Maggie
Tego
Courney
Tubo
Wre
Prickard
Cobain
Abe
Haxby
Canberra Rand
Blaine Huxton
Prichard-Haxton
Tike Waka
Secien
Maine
Perceval
Arist
Over the Edge Fined by August Derleth
A bibliographic note lists two Gallancs titles with page counts and prices. Over the Edge by August Derleth runs 297 pages at three dollars, while Dagon by H. P. Lovecraft is cataloged at 413 pages for thirty three eighty five.
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Over the Edge
August Derleth
Gallancs
New yardstick for primitive art WANTOAT
A review of Carl A. Schmitz's Wantowat art monograph The Hague 159 pages priced 5.95 highlights its ethnographic method The author spent 14 months studying the Wantot people their language social structure and religious beliefs while photographing their ephemeral carvings and crafts The critique notes methodological gaps and interpretive risks in linking indigenous and immigrant religious motifs against a backdrop of ethnor aesthetica limitations
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North East New Guinea
Fragmentary OCR Notebook Echoes Lost Names and Places
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and places in a muddled flow. It references New South Wales and a teacher, with stray terms like Max Hanis and Aus Finny appearing amid incomplete phrases and unclear context.
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Prey Wath
Harriet Hly
Harriette
Mary King
Robert Lavhbridge
John N. Molony
Ong
Mourke
Philip
Philp Gidley King
New South Wales
Peter Bolger
By Chris Bryant
Kingsley Amis
Hell
N. R. James
B Wakefield
John Metcalfe
Dagon
Lovecraft
Edgar Allen Pot
Gollancz
Yale
Ike
Amtoat
Ravi
Herenice Eastman
Discovery
Uss
Endeavour House
Captain Cook Cresent Meroke
On Setae
Robert Tembidon Redan Fredere
H. Pe Lmoeent
Gallanes
Price
Phili K. Dick
Jonathan
Cape
Jentance
Timbs
Pate
Max Hanis
Net
Arya
de Hed
Tara
J. M. Coupee
Ioderstantiggs
Bangaine
Carly Analage
Cras
Atatt
Chieti
Place
Comiorra City
Canberra Repertory Society
Seasons Greetings
Canberra
New Vesti
Linet Waar Reese T
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