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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1968
Page
2
A critique of Muriel Spark's collected stories from The Go Away Bird and Voices at Play. The piece argues Spark's Catholicism informs her fiction, shaping its surreal, irreverent tone and moral ambiguity. It praises Spark’s wit, depth, and risky fusion of faith and irrationality.
A fragmented critique of UN culture and bureaucracy based on Miss Hazelird’s experience at the United Nations. The text laments rigidity, superficial progress, and the author’s cynicism toward institutional pretensions and the disconnection from genuine reform.
Irene Hunt receives the American Library Association Newbery Medal for Up a Road Slowly, a novel about Julie Trelling's adolescence, family turmoil, and self discovery. The book explores emotional torment, parental remarriage, romance, and growth through a sympathetic view of a mentally handicapped classmate and an alcoholic uncle.
Pauline Gregg surveys Britain's postwar welfare system focusing on working class material gains, national health and social insurance. The book uses official sources and parliamentary debate to trace policy shifts, administrative challenges, and the economic context shaping the welfare state after 1945.
A garbled OCR page lists numerous book titles and authors with scattered publication details. The fragmentary items include references to Morrison of Pering, The Know How of In Fane Care, Salone Children, and The Animals Loss Arv, with various publishers and dates. overall, it reads as a noisy catalog of literary notices rather than a single cohesive article.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and street addresses with odd figures including Dotan Jehaad Grean Square Kimeston Flite Street Frokmick and numbers 3242 490438 951468 suggesting addresses or coded records with no clear event or outcome.
A critical study by Jay Dawson on European misreadings of Chinese civilization. The analysis traces early Jesuit and traveller impressions, noting persistent myths of China as either enlightened or alien, and argues that Western judgments ignored depth in Chinese governance and culture while overstating fireworks and commerce.
A critical look at Ralph Steins Great Cars and other car books notes their premium photography and high prices as motor vehicle culture expands. The review traces Stein and rival writers through eras, praising detailed histories, firm opinions on notable models, and the appeal of illustrated volumes to enthusiasts.
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