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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1971
Page
7
The readable text presents a garbled mix of phrases and letters, rendering a coherent event or person difficult to identify. No definite names dates or places emerge to establish a clear news item or its context.
A critical review of F K Crowley’s Forrest biography. John Forrest, WA explorer and first Premier, is judged dull and unevenly treated. The author criticizes lack of context, missing private motives, and selective history, noting inconsistent views on Aborigines and politics while acknowledging sparse flashes of prose amid a lengthy, flawed portrait.
Charles Bravo, a young British barrister, died of antimony poisoning on April 18 1876 after a confusing inquest that shifted blame among the widow and her companion. Esente Bridges recounts the famed case with new material linking a Canberra family skeleton and alternative hypotheses.
A best selling author Taylor Caldwell features in a Fontana edition promotion. The passage describes a violent scene where a woman slaps a man after shouting Murderer. The notice advertises Testimony of Two Men and three other Caldwell titles Dear and Glorious Physician Never Victorious Never Defeated and A Prologue to Love with prices and page counts.
A humorous critique of Bluff Your Way in P R by Earl Attlee. The writer, once a PR man, contrasts London and Canberra approaches, praising the book’s sharp cynical wit and blunt definition of PR roles. It exposes how Canberra required sharper bluffing than London.
This piece lampoons public relations by recounting a scandalous and satirical journey through PR culture. The narrator recalls press strategy tips, a dubious chapter on sex relations, and a fraught episode in Canberra involving a client seeking a woman for the night. The recollection ends with reflections on vanity and self image.
A brisk critique of the 207 page novel A Woman in The House by William E Barrett. The monk Konrad from a Russian Orthodox order falls for Ursula, a Czech survivor, and they marry after boundless curiosity about love and sex unfolds. The reviewer notes strong prose and readable style but questions the dramatic core and open-ended conflicts.
Psychologist Michael Schofield questions pot use in The Strange Case of Pot. He argues a social philosophy permitting a minority to use drugs unless proven harmful, calling for sensible laws vigorous research drug education and rights to choose.
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