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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 04, 1963
Page
14
The reviewer lauds Aubrey Menen for a humane witty portrait of Italy beyond tourist sights. He notes Menen’s easy tone in essays on language Pompeii dining and a medieval town, revealing authentic people and places with humor and insight.
Aubrey Menen book description from Hodder and Stoughton for Hamish Hamilton auctioned in Australia at 26 shillings.
A new edition of The Great Barrier Reef by W. J. Dakin with 60 colour and monochrome plates adds revised detail by Isobel Bennett. Dakin, a Sydney University zoology professor, extols the reef’s vast 80 000 square miles off Queensland and its beauty and hazards noted from Captain Cook’s era.
The catalog praises Elizabeth Lee's Murder Mixture 31 stories for restraint and humor. It highlights Poe Conan Doyle and Carr as strong inclusions with memorable twists and eerie atmospheres. Intertwined are Christie Bailey Oppenheim and Kendall with standout tales like The Clue of the Red Wig and The Specialy of the Elouse.
A compact critique of crime writing focusing on psychological depth over gimmicks. The author surveys various murder tales through the narrator’s lens, highlighting how inner motives shape detection and reader tension.
A review of The Evolution Of Birds by Lois and Louis Darling discusses its single volume account of avian evolution and behavior. It highlights sections on bird behavior including peacock display migration innate route recognition and orientation using sun and stars, noting the book’s suitability for secondary students and its clear illustrations.
Elizabeth Lee selects Murder Mixture from Elek at 25 shillings per stone weight, a notice detailing a purchase option in a local advertisement.
A review notes Gollan’s history of the Australian miners union from 1860 to 1960. It blends living memories from 1949 coal strikes with scholarly analysis of militancy, politics, and the One Big Union idea, praising the author’s grasp of miners’ lives and conflicts.
A fragment notes bitterness among workers as they gather in pits to hear men speak of industrial battles. The report hints at longstanding struggles over labor fights and factory conditions without detailing participants or outcomes.
A scrambled crossword style puzzle lists across and down clues with many misprints and garbled words including clues like Talk, Helps, Repose, Poker snake, and Confiolence. The page directs readers to see Page aay for solution.
Book details Robin Gollan’s study published by Melbourne University Press with ANU affiliation. Price listed as 50 shillings.
The text outlines the Nobel Prize fund arrangement and the annual interest used for prizes. It mentions Leving Wal Hare planning a novel about the Nobel award and notes a book sale continuing this morning with about 2,000 titles heavily discounted to clear two-year stock for new arrivals.
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