The Road to Gundagai and a Boy's Australian Youth
A review of Graham MeInnes The Road to Gundagai traces an Australian boyhood after World War I. It highlights the author’s divided loyalties between England and Australia, the mother Angela Thirkell, and the memoir’s social history value.
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Ford
Brown
Faglant
Chindagun
Melnnes
Australia
England
AIF
Hobart
Hutchins
Proust
Madeleine
Mrclnnes
Richard Mahoney
Arum Boyd
Graham
Melinies
Britain
Angela Thirkell
Gundagai
Emmpeorum
Melbourne
Airs Thirkell
Colin
Henge tAusindus
Thirkell
Graham Meser
Eaphen
Malvern
Kensington
Ari
Seoatch College
Crab
Angela
Crabham
Thirk
Melbourne University
Two Australian historical theses praised for depth and limitation
A pair of Australian histories on convict settlers and emergent societal ethos are lauded for thorough archival work and substantial insight. Yet critique centers on dense prose and unreadable style that hinders readability despite solid evidentiary value and potential for future interpretation.
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Australia
In Vivo by Mildred Savage a Drug Hunt Drama
A critical look at Mildred Savage s In Vivo a novel about the search for a safe broad spectrum antibiotic and the interwoven dynamics of a research team The reviewer notes extensive homework and engaging dialogue while pointing to a stock atmosphere among characters and a sprawling 504 page length.
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Mildred Savage
Miss Savage
Organisation Man
Australian children's fiction under review in four titles
Critical survey of four Australian children s books notes weak character portrayal and reliance on sensational settings. Kangaroo Paws is set in a national park with cliques and formula elements. Stagecoach West offers action but lacks emotional depth and believable tension.
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Stagecoach West
Six Horses and a Caravan review dismisses pony tale
The critique lampoons a girls book about twins with six show horses touring three states for a year then returning to Sydney. It notes dull dialogue and heavy small talk replacing action while praising Leslie Rees for animal life cycle storytelling and Walter Cunningham's illustrations.
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Cobb & Co
Sydney
Pony Club
Leslie Rees
Tree
Rees
Walter Cunningham
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