Mount Wilson to Baghdad: Pioneers Across Deserts and Skies
A review of four vivid books charting frontier achievement. Mount Wilson’s settlement tale blends natural grandeur with colonial development, while Frontiersman profiles George Dalrymple’s bold land openness in Queensland. Northern Frontiers covers Flyon and Willey’s regional explorations, and Nairn Bus to Baghdad tells how two New Zealand brothers built a 30 year desert motor-transport empire from Damascus to Baghdad.
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Queensland
Northern Territory
New Zealand
Damascus
Baghdad
Mount Wilson
Dr Currey
Ernest
Leslie Brothers
George Dalrymple
Burdekin
Dalrymple
Kennedy
J. S. Tullett
Middle East
Beirut
Far Dominion
Norman
Gerald
Poverty in Australia and Haldane biography noted at Canberra event
The Australia Day weekend event at Canberra Theatre Civic Square runs January 25 to 27 1908 focusing on poverty in Australia its causes and remedies. The review covers Reneld Clark’s J B S Haldane biography noting its engaging prose and wide sociological reach through science history and philosophy.
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Canberra Theatre
Civic Square
Canberra
Clark
Flexlovs
Haldan
Oxbridge
Haldane
J.B
Two New Zealanders in Australia Travel Sketches
Kit Denton and Arthur Clifford reflect on Australia in two books. Denton, a Pom-Aussie, shares humorous anecdotes from Kalgoorlie to Port Moresby while noting Aussie stereotypes. Clifford, an American, writes from 12 months of travel plus four years here, with open minded observations and some sharp critiques of education immigration and Canberra.
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Port Moresby
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Old Country
Outback
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Melbourne
Clifford
Mr Clifford
Canberra
Elizabeth
South Australia
A Clear View of Economy by H. W. Armadi
A review endorses A Clear View of Economy by H. W. Armadi, praising its accessible prose and two part structure on Australian economic development and trade aid. The author updates ideas with “second thoughts,” defending first thoughts as adequate, and argues the collection is valuable for readers with a genuine interest in Australia’s economy. The volume aggregates previously published papers, including layman oriented pieces and specialist articles.
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Arndt
Australia
Instant Weather Forecasting by Alan Watts review
A critical look at a 64 page guide from Adlard Coles Ltd that promises amateur weather forecasting. The author notes professionals remain fallible and that the book aims to empower readers with meteorology basics and 24 colour cloud photos. The price of $2.60 for a slim volume is questioned.
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Alan Watts
Adlard Coles Ltd
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