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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1965
Page
3
Four English writers contribute essays on notable crimes. Nigel Balchin retells the Burnt Njal tragedy while linking it to modern fears of hasty reform and fragile society. Other selections cover the Duke of Enghien, Darnley, and William Joyce.
Dag Hammarskjold's Markings praised as a spiritual testament quoting Psalms and Easter reflections. Also reviewed is Nigel Balchin's Fatal Fascination and volumes by Eric Linklater and Christopher Sykes on murder trials, Darnley, and sensational crime, with commentary on Mary Queen of Scots and the Casket Letters.
Dr Lake surveys the Hunter Valley wine story from James Busby to Maurice O Shea and Audrey Wilkinson. The book traces makers, vineyards, and the district's artful traditions, recalling the men behind Meade the Wilkinsons and Tullochs, and noting hazards from mildew to market drops.
A 1930s Rolls-Royce Phantom feature reviews the range from the original 1925 New Phantom to the 12 cylinder Phantom III and Phantom IV. It notes iconic design, engineering feats, and limited production, with praise for Ullyett’s The Book of the Phantoms and insights on American components in a British luxury line.
A critical survey of Gwyn Griffin’s A Significant Experience and Trevor Bostock’s Up the Monkeys! plus Margaret Drabble’s The Garrick Year. The piece praises Griffin’s piercing look at class and cruelty in a WWII setting, notes Bostock’s vivid mine-town vignettes, and commends Drabble’s sharp social satire and flawed domestic comedy. It argues Griffin’s narrow scope limits universal appeal.
A aerospace anthology adds Oliver Stewart’s narrative thread tracing sixty years of manned flight alongside selected works. Seymour Loeslie evokes Edwardian Georgian society through the Jerome sisters and Lady Randolph Churchill.
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