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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1967
Page
3
Harvill reprints Albie Sachs diary detailing 108 days of preventive detention in Cape Town for opposition to apartheid. He remains humane and resilient, reading the Bible and later books while denied newspapers, earning praise for humane, thoughtful writing and critique of detention without trial.
Dr Cairns rejects demonology and argues for a socialist approach to Asia’s crisis. The review criticizes his stance on South Vietnam, SEATO reform, and U S withdrawal, noting unproven assumptions, ambiguity, and dogmatic bias. It questions the feasibility of his proposed political and economic criteria and warns of dangerous extremism in his prescriptions.
A review of Nan Mitford’s volume on Versailles covers the king Louis, mistresses, and court life with sharp wit. It blends pictures and text, praising illustration quality while noting an overemphasis on scandal and intimate detail. The critic finds the portrait skewed yet lively, valuable for exposing period nastiness and human folly.
The Times Indenx Gazetteer compiles locations of towns villages rivers and mountains with latitude and longitude coordinates for precise mapping. It claims to be unmatched in scope and ties into the Times Atlas mid century edition. Bungendore is noted as not included.
A critical survey of Australian short story anthologies Summer's Tales 3 Modern Australian Writing and Judith Wrights The Nature of Love. The author argues Australian fiction remains uneven with directness and clarity as lasting virtues, noting Wrights volume offers notable pieces yet retains uneven prose compared with her poetry.
A critical review by Tom C Marshall of a revised Queensland fishes work. The edition drops taxonomic keys for plates and brief text, adding an introductory essay by Gilbert Whitley and reproducing colour plates. The reviewer questions the value and cost, suggesting it slimmed down for boat use and profits.
Books advertised include Half Time by Ian Shevill an attack on church image, Parliament and Mumbo Jumbo by Emmrys Hughes a Welsh MP critiques Parliament, Eye-Witness in China by Hugo Portisch a vivid look at Manchou empire, Inside C.E. by Cookridge on SOE in Western Europe. Also new novels The Village Tremor of Intent and A Maid from Heaven with notes on availability.
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