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Cover of the NLA News, September 2003 issue
On the cover this month

Eric Smith (b.1919)
[Portrait of Richard Hall] 1983
oil on canvas; 159.0 x 120.0 cm
Pictures Collection, nla.pic-an7722545
Courtesy of Eric Smith

 

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Editors: Paul Hetherington & Susan Hall
Photographers:Loui Seselja, Jim Nomarhas, Greg Power, Andrew Stawowczyk Long, Damian McDonald
Designer: Julie Hamilton
Web Page Design: Seuth Sirimanotham
Picture Researcher: Seuth Sirimanotham

 
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September 2003 Volume XIII Number 12

I DO NOT EXPECT TO BE LONELY. JOHN BÉCHERVAISE ON HEARD ISLAND
 

Bernadette Hince sheds light on the history of Heard Island and describes one visitor’s particular experience

LEGAL DEPOSIT, SOCIAL HISTORY AND AUSTRALIAN CRIME
  Gwenda Beed Davey helps to elucidate the mystery of 'legal deposit' while investigating the importance of crime fiction as a fascinating source of social history
THE EXILE AND SELF-DISCOVERY OF DAISY
  Marc Serge Rivière uncovers the enduring truths contained in the diary of a young Australian schoolgirl in France during the 1880s
TWO COLONIALS IN LONDON’s BOHEMIA: ROSA PRAED AND MORTIMER MENPES
  Patricia Clarke explores the lives of two remarkable Australian artists living in London in the late nineteenth century
THE BLAKE PRIZE PASSION AS WELL AS ART

Judy Cannon describes the history and evolution of the Blake Prize

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