Moyes Critiques Dreary 1958 59 England Tour
A.C. Johnnie Moyes condemns the 1958-59 English cricket tour of Australia as dull, blaming management and players for dismal displays in cities from Perth to Brisbane. He praises some Aussies, notes Canberra’s 600-run day, and argues England’s defeat stems from lackluster tactics and misplaced priorities.
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Henaud
Thay Tuhably
Australia
Moyes
Cones
Weithin
England
Sy Cy Kcu Ardys
M.C.C
Perth
Adelaide
Victoria
Sydney
Brisbane
Queensland
Canberra
Craig
Favell
A. G
Burke
Sor
May
Cowdrey
Statham
Laker
Evans
Renaud & Co
A.C
Johnnie
Angus Ys Robertson
Price
Back of Sunset Potboiler From Jon Cleary
The review labels Back of Sunset a robust but pedestrian potboiler aimed at book buyers and Hollywood contracts. It notes vivid Australian setting in Winnemincka and a romantic sub plot, but criticizes repetitive phrasing and overuse of certain terms. The piece urges higher standards in Cleary’s next work.
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Jon Pearl
Cleary
Winnemincka
West Australian
Jon Cleary
Justin Bayard
McCabe
Macquarie Street
North West
Australia
Rona Goodyear
H.elm
Collins
View of Canberra From Mt Pleasant Beyond RMC
A scenic vantage above the Royal Military College offers a rewarding overlook of Canberra. The Administrative Building anchors the foreground with Parliament House in the background and the American War Memorial sits just to its right.
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Canberra
Mt. Pleasant
Royal Military College
Parliament House
Indian Art In Japan Exhibition in Nagoya marks Buddha Jayanti
An exhibition of Indian art focusing on Buddhist culture was arranged in Nagoya by the Buddha Jayanti Celebrations Organising Committee in Aichi prefecture. Nagoya, a major Japanese city, hosted large scale commemorations of the 2,500th Mahaparinirvana anniversary of Lord Buddha.
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Nagoya
Aichi
Japan
Buddha
Speeches of Netaji Bose Collected for Book Project
An advisory committee is formed to assist in preparing a collection of speeches and writings of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Efforts are underway to gather the necessary material, announced by A. C. Joshi in the Lok Sabha in reply to a question.
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
A. C. Joshi
Information and Broadcasting
Indian Lok Sabha
House of the People
Graphic And Instructive Books For Youngsters
A 1940s criticism praising Rosemary Sutcliffe Warrior Scarlet set on Sussex Bronze Age with a boy Drem and dog, plus Meritt Maurey Cotton Farm Boy celebrating soil, labor, and machines. Notes appeal to ages 10 14 and younger readers with clear moral warmth.
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Warrior Scarlet
Rosemary Sutcliffe
Oxford
Scarlet
Sussex Downs
Drem
J.F
Word Puzzle Review and Reading Notes Across Several Books
The article comments on a crossword puzzle and a book review section. It praises illustrations in Totton Farm Boy and notes the appeal of Civil War and British history to high school readers, highlighting battles, strategy, and authorial craft.
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T Council
Seolion
V.A
B. B. Sellman
Ille
S. E. Edacott
Methuen
England
Charles I
Rupert
Pym
Cromwell
F.D.C
Books New Books The Ugly American and Other Titles
A catalog listing new books including The Ugly American by Lederer and Burdick, Poetry and Morality by Vincent Buckley, Bomber's Eye by Dudley Saward, Patrol to Benghazi by Gordon Landsborough, Wonuvorali bio by Count Lurani, The Gentle Arts of Putting and Chipping by Phil Galvano, Tooth and Claw by Michael Ffolkes and B A Young.
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East Row
Civic Centre
J. B
Youn Hardware
Phonic
Shadow OF the
Jim Elliot
Elisabeth Elliot
Norman Vincent Peale
Arthur Gordon
Geoffrey J. Bull
Frant Cates
Benghazi
Gordon Landsborough
Wonuvolari
Count Lurani
Phil Galvano
Michael Ffolkes
B. A. Young
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Johnny
Christian Supply Depot
Verity Hewitt
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Corvici
Flying Doctors
The
British & Foreign Bible Society — the
Bible Shop
Bailey
Civic
Concordance Bible
British and Foreign Bible
Subhas Bose
Brazil
Hindustan
Canada
Italy
L. A. G. Strong
Museum Press
Tom Graveney
Brian Statham
R. Bateman
L. A
D.D
William J. Lederer
Eugene Burdick
Asia
Vincent Buckley
Mr. Buckley
Matthew Arnold
T.&. Eliot
F. R. Leavis
Dudley Saward
Bomber Command
Garema
Canberra City
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