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Ray Mathew in Italy  1960
Ray Mathew, MS5634; Manuscripts Collection

April 2004 Volume XIV Number 7

RAY MATHEW-AN AUSTRALIAN FOR LIFE

 

Valerie Helson asks why this talented author, who removed himself from the 'smallness' of his own large country, remained relatively unknown elsewhere

FINDING AUSTRALIA-THE AUSTRALIAN PRESENCE IN THE ENGLISH HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT
  Roslyn Russell discovered extra significance in the landscape when she embarked on a literary 'tour' of England last year
'THE BANDAR-LOG': A LITERARY HOT POTATO
 

The Colin Roderick Papers, in the Manuscripts Collection, include a cache of material from the early 1960s that illuminates an intriguing incident in Australia’s political and literary history

IMAGES OF AUSTRALIA IN ASIAN LANGUAGES
 

Andrew Gosling uncovers Asian perceptions of Australia contained in the Library’s collections and gives details of a project set up for this purpose

MR WHITE’s STATION AT CHARLTON

Jennifer M.T. Carter explores the background to a recent National Library acquisition

OBITUARY: NORA HEYSEN AM, 1911-2003

 
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