Danse Macabre of Man and Sea Threats Rise in Australia
A critical review of Colin Moorcraft's Sun Books title on global ocean decline highlights mercury pollution from industry, PCB and cadmium dangers, and overfishing in Bass Strait. The piece notes Australia lacks strong chemical controls, cites Tasmanian dumping, and warns that polluted seas threaten all life, urging urgent policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Moorcraft
Australia
Minamata Bay
Japan
Moorcraft
Hobart
Tasmanian
Rachel Carson
Snatching at the Golden Straws Fred Blakeley and Lasseter’s Lost Reef Tale
The book recounts Fred Blakeley’s 1930 expedition to find Lasseter’s famed central Australian gold reef. Editor Mary Mansfield presents Blakeley’s manuscript, detailing Lasseter’s tales, expedition hurdles, and the eventual fruitless, fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Blakeley
Mary Mansfield
Blakeley
Lance Harold Bell Lasseter
The
Australian Workers Union
John Bailey
Bailey
Central
Australia
Lasseter
Sydney
Bob Buck
Huck
Buck
Stepford Wives and Other Tales Review
A critic surveys Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby style in The Stepford Wives, noting Joanna Eberhart’s eerie discovery that Stepford’s women morph into flawless, domesticated automatons under male influence. The piece also covers George Garrett’s Death of the Fox, praising its historical scope and prose while noting its length and stylistic quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberharts
Joanna
Stepford
Haushaus
Robbie
Bobbie
Levin
Ralegh
George Garrett
Walter Ralegh
Bowes
The Sunbird by Wilbur Smith review in Rhodesia terms
A critical look at The Sunbird set in Rhodesia's politics and archaeology. The novel follows South African archaeologists discovering an ancient Phoenician city Opet linked to Zimbabwe and other sites. It contrasts white minority rule, colonial tensions, and a dramatic tale of power, treasure, and civilizational doom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Wilbur Smith
Qpet
Carthage
Opet
Archaeological Institute
Freedom Fighters
Beating the rust and rot handbook reviewed
A practical guide by R. M. E. Diamant from Angus and Robertson costs $1.95. The lecturer in chemical engineering presents clear, illustrated advice on corrosion in cars boats water tanks and boilers and on rot in trees plants and timbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. E. Diamant
Angus and Robertson
Butterflies of Australia review highlights a pivotal handbook
The guide notes butterflies attract amateur collectors and resemble birds in appeal. It chronicles the work of G A Waterhouse and the new handbook Butterflies of Australia by I F B Carmen and D F Waterhouse, detailing 364 species with life histories, maps, food plants, illustrations, and glossary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Waterhouse
Australia
I. F. B. Cammon
D. F. Waterhouse
Angus and Robertson
Endeavour
Act
The Statemen s Year Book 1972 73 edited by John Paxton
The Statemen s Year Book 1972 73 offers a compact 1500 page annual of world statistics and history. It adds new areas, a world time zones map, updated census figures, and relies on sources no later than 1971 while aiming for accuracy and broad utility for industry business and global travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paxton
Macmillan
Instant books offer bird guides and cookbooks for households
Riesys Instant Books lists two Gordon Bernldsen titles on birds with colour plates and charity support. Other series titles include Australian Dried Food Cookbook by Elaine Chambers, Cooking with Cheese by Janet Lillee, Smor pasbord by Birgit Danfor and Greta Borgstrom, plus Instant Metric Conversion by Kr G McCracken and J R Harries. A drop equals 0.24 ml.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riesy
Gordon Bernldsen
Land Birds of Australia
Birds Supply Charity
Elaine Chambers
Janet Lillee
Birgit Danfor
Greta Borgstrom
Smorpasbord
Kr. G McCracken
J. R. Harries
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Bass Strait
Sun Books
Elzo Vandermark
Tale
Macdonnel Ranges
Carmarvon
Western Australia
Mary Mansfeld
Aneris and Robertson
Central Australian Exploration Coy Ltd
Alice Springs
Blakely
Cloncurry
Wester
Timothy
Madam Mouse
ABC
Jane Thayer
Don Madden
Jra Levin
Rosemary
Antersen
Walter
Ira Levin
Joseph
Death OF the Fox
Barrie & Jenkins
Brian Palfrey
Boris
Victor G. Ambrus
Oxford University Press
Heinemann
G. C. Allen
FBA
Sannin Beckister
University of and
H. C. Coombs
Allen
Britain
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Samuelson
Era
Sus
Instant Books
Solomon
Toffler
Future Shock
Auga
Mannix and Harris
Australian Income Tax Guide
Daltons
Garema Place
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