Adams of the Bounty portrayed as tragedy and history
Australian writer Erle Wilson re tells the Pitcairn mutiny saga through the life of John Adams and the 1790s settlement. The novel blends fact and fiction while detailing Blighs stern command, mutiny at Tahiti, and the doomed island Eden at Pitcairn with vivid scenes and historical reconstruction.
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Bligh
Timor
Pitcairn Island
Erle Wilson
Adams
The
Bounty
Admiralty
John Adams
Alexander Smith
Topaz
Wilson
Deptford
London
Tahiti Nui
Eden
Cape Horn
Mataoha
Obarea
Temptresas
Toharomate
Ta'area
Martinet
Eating little and often improves health and performance
Dr. R. C. Hutchinson argues that small frequent meals beat long gaps and that an adequate breakfast boosts efficiency. He notes production curves rise in morning and fall later, tea breaks raising output, and that no nutrient alone improves mental performance unless dietary deficiency is fixed.
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RC. Hutchinson
Atchingon
Hutchinson
UNESCO Visual Aids Seminar Opens in New Delhi
The UNESCO Regional Seminar on Visual Aids in Fundamental Education opened in New Delhi with Union Minister Dr. K L Shrimali presiding. Delegates from 13 East and South Asian countries attend as experts discuss the role of audio visual education in reducing illiteracy poverty and improving cultural standards while stressing culturally aware implementation.
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Unesco
New Delhi
Union
Shrimali
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Ceylon
Formosa
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Korea
Nepal
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
K. L. Shrimali
Prem Kirpal
Ministry of Education
Asians Study Canberra Art at University House
Five Asian journalists visiting Canberra inspect the sculpture Relaxation at University House entrance with Professor A. D. Trendall. Present are Pedro Padre of the Philippines Luke Ang Malaya D. C. Kuruppu Ceylon Juan Perez Philippines and P. Nissanka Ceylon.
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Canberra
University House
A. D. Trendall
Pedro Padre
Philippines
Luke Ang
Malaya
C. Kuruppu
Ceylon
Juan Perez
P. Nissanka
First Lecture In University Biology Series
The first of three public lectures on biological sciences at John Curtin School of Medical Research was delivered by Dean A. H. Ennor to a capacity Florey Lecture Theatre audience. The talk, titled Cell Metabolism, covered enzymes protein structure and amino acids with practical demonstrations. The next lecture will be by Professor Fenner on Viruses.
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John Curtin School of Medical Research
A. H. Ennor
Florey
Enner
Fenner
Snared Nightingale and Other Historical Tales for Young Readers
The review highlights Trease's Snared Nightingale as a mature historical novel about Nicholas, a penniless Renaissance scholar who learns he is heir to a Welsh border earldom. It notes his wit and pursuit of a wife, with a laconic servant’s counsel, and that adults may enjoy it with teens.
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Trease
Caesar
Nicholas
Mr. Trease
Times Crossword Across and Down Clues
A reader facing the mixed list of across and down clues for a Times style crossword puzzle including Garret Good to eat Shouted Bestrewn with mines etc and ends with solution note on page 19
New Arrivals at the Bookshop This Week
New stock includes 30 titles with "All for 6d and All That" by Arthur Malley. Nevil Shute’s The Rainbow and the Rose, Husband for Victoria by Vaughan Wilkin, Mamma’s Boarding House by John D. Fitzgerald, Men Were My Mile Stones by A R Chisholm, Though Poppies Grow by F B Vickers. Prices and dates listed.
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Mamma
Papa
John DB. Fitzgerald
F. B. Vickers
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Bounty Mutiny
John Williams
McCoy
Leith
Matthew Quintal
Young
Fletcher Christian
William Bligh
Cape of Good Hope
van Diemen’s Land
Tahiti
Paradise
Christian
Mills
Brown
Martin
Wiliams
Quintal
Pitcairn
H.J.M. “Adams
Angus and Robertson
Professor Fenner
Geoffrey Trease
Macmillan
Queen Bess
Alicia Sims
Malkus
Douglas Gorsline
Grosset & Dunlop
N.Y
Elizabeth
Raleigh
America
G.M
Philip Taut
Peter Raab
Hutchinson & Co. Ltd
Rush
Rosemary Sutcliff
Charles Keeping
Oxford University Press
Britain
Carausina
Rome
Flavius
Justin
Roman
Ido
Cel Cate
Ireland
Arthur Malley
Nevil Shutee
Victoria
Vaughan Wilkine
Alberto Moravia
A. R. Chisholm
Eve Langley
New Guinea
Australia
Australian Institute of Political Science
Hbh. C. Brookfield
J. T. Gunther
Paul Hasluck
J. R. Kerr
Australa
Jonm Andrews
Cheshire
Ae Garema
Canberra City
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