The Crash of 79 Novel Aims at Global Finance Power
A review of The Crash of ’79 by Paul Erdman depicts a near future where Western banks and oil money drive world events in 1979. The plot follows Bill Hitchcock, Saudi and Iranian power plays, and real multinational names as finance collapses and recovery seems possible but distant.
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Bill Hitchenek
Riyad
Reggie
Paul Erdman
Secker and Warburg
Leonard Ward
Hamilton
Shah of
Iran
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Hitchcock
Italy
Ursula Hartmann
SoCal
Washington
Riyadh
General Motors
Ford
Westinghouse
Lockheed
Raysheen
Litton Industries
Coasset
Frdman
Chase Through the Night in Caree Outback Tale
A rugged Australian outback drama centers on Darby and three armed fugitives who take refuge in Caree Queensland as a wet season storm and Aboriginal spiritual forces collide with the chase. Local families, a pub, and a rouseabout confront danger while Narli eyes the storm's power and justice looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outback
Caree
Australia
Queensland
Petra Gwinson
Starthea
Ray
Darby
Yorke
Clarry
Mary
Narli
Journey on to Murder and a Colonial Explorer
A Sydney obituary links Scott’s death in Antarctica to Boyd Alexander's indomitable spirit. Jean Alexander aims to restore Boyd as a distinguished naturalist and Africa’s intrepid explorer, detailing his 1904-7 journeys, peril, and scientific finds. The biography, by Joan Alexander, hints at colonial attitudes and bids for rediscovery in Alan Landsbury’s In Search of series.
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Scott
Antarctic
Sydney
Boyd Alexander
Jean Alexander
Boyd
Africa
Speke
Burton
Mauger Battle Nile
Lake Chad
Wadar
Joan Alexander
Olive MaccLeod
Olive
Shakespear
Lawrence
Arabia
Tke Boyd Alexander
Cones
Alan Landsbury
Landsburp
Beyind
Indigenous Rhythm in Australian Verse Explored
Literary critique surveys Australian poetry noting Les A Murray’s use of Wonguri metre in The Bulahdelah-Taree Holiday Song Cycle and comparing it with works by Shapcott, Hall, White, Crawley, Hasluck, Craig, Williams, and others. It weighs indigenous cadence against urban and classical influences, highlighting aims for an authentic Australian voice and earth-connected imagery.
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Athens
M. E. Finley
Chatto and Windus
Northumberland
England
Afghanistan
Russia
Les A. Murray
Bulahdelah-Taree
Blue Mud Bay
Arnhem Land
Ronald Berndt
Mr Murray
Woolonlulowk
Wung Waut
Wallamba
Boormung
Nabiac
Kiwarric
Herald
C.J. Dennis
Shapcell
Alexander Craig
Rodney Hall
Jane F. Crawley
Nicholas Hasluck
Tor Shapcott
Musketeers
Secret Three
Rat Pack
Jane Crawley
Sybaris
Collection Is a Handful of Gems by Malcolm Bradbury
A review of Malcolm Bradbury’s collection of short stories and parodies titled Do You Think You Are. The critic lauds the old fashioned virtues, sharp observations, and interwoven ties to Bradbury’s novels. Parodies and stories are described as funny, with standout bits including mock endings and character reappearances.
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Malcolm Bradbury
Professor Bradbury
Transatlantic Review
Bradburys
Serker
Warbury
Stuart Treece
Bradbury
Durrell and
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Teanco
Ray Yarlton
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Bindaree
Narh
Olive MacLeod
Whom the Gods
Heinemann
Veronica Len
Conlinen
Atlantis
Foscan Fine Art of
Hobart
Winter Collection
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Europe
Errington
Port Arthur
Hobarton
Collett
Nsw
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Wawarra
Sofala
Queen Mary
Naples
Lord Newborough
Streeton
Glover
Brierly
Prout
L. Long
Crooke
Glaghorn
Lycett
Gill
LeBreton
DeSainson
Huggins
Jackson
T. Peerless
Dargie
H. Wilson
Laura Knight
Rembrandt
Toulouse
Lautrec
Dali
Goya
Hogarth
Aiken
Morland
Cocteau
Baxter
Rowlandson
Bankes
DeRieniz
Lesueur & Petit
Montgomery Martin
Patelarice
Macquarie Street
Chiana
Old Coomard
Queanbeyan
Saac
King's Highway
Sunroute
Canberra
Batemans Bay
Rosedale
Atelier
Rutledge
Bungendore
Roman Scheidl Ruttren
Sun
Jalal
Bungendore Blacksmithing Coast
Mill Centre
Main
Braidwood
Thur
Altenburg
Clyde
Rosebud Farm Pottery
Burns Creek Rd
Botehowin
LA Funamibule VF
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Gordon McAuslen
Res Exhib
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Patricia Rappolt
Literary Editoa
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Kate Mon
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Middle West
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Miss Spark
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Museum of Modern
New York
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CTC Seven
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Manuka
Act
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Cuppacumbalong Art & Craft Centre
Wow
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Macquarie
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Loming
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Narek Galleries
Solander Gallery
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Solander Court
Susan Gillespie
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