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book review

[The Yellow Wave] [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 24 December 1895]

4 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Yellow Wave (by Kenneth Mackay) is an extract from the “Book Notices” section published in The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW), 24 December 1895.] [The Yellow Wave] Mr. Kenneth Mackay, M.L.A., has written “The Yellow Wave.” It is readable; and … [Read more...] about [The Yellow Wave] [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 24 December 1895]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, Kenneth Mackay (1859-1935) (subject), SourceTrove, year1895

[The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Probation] [a review of the novel by Rolf Boldrewood, 24 December 1895]

4 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Protection (by Rolf Boldrewood) is an extract from the “Book Notices” section published in The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW), 24 December 1895.] [The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Probation] Our old friend Rolf Boldrewood … [Read more...] about [The Crooked Stick, or Polly’s Probation] [a review of the novel by Rolf Boldrewood, 24 December 1895]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, Editor’s notes additional 2022, Rolf Boldrewood (1826-1915) (subject), SourceTrove, year1895

[The Secret of the Great Desert] [book review, 7 December 1895]

4 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Secret of the Great Desert (by Ernest Favenc) is an extract from the “Literature” section published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 7 December 1895.] [The Secret of the Great Desert] Mr. Ernest Favenc’s is a name well known to Australian … [Read more...] about [The Secret of the Great Desert] [book review, 7 December 1895]

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[The Yellow Wave] [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 7 December 1895]

4 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Yellow Wave (by Kenneth Mackay) is an extract from the “Literature” section published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 7 December 1895.] [The Yellow Wave] After the recent developments of the Chinese war, and the evidences of the utter … [Read more...] about [The Yellow Wave] [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 7 December 1895]

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[Songs of the South] [book review, 7 December 1895]

4 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Songs of the South (by J. B. O’Hara) is an extract from the “Literature” section published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 7 December 1895.] [Songs of the South] We have received from Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Bowden, the publishers, “Songs of … [Read more...] about [Songs of the South] [book review, 7 December 1895]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, John Bernard O’Hara (1862-1927) (subject), SourceTrove, year1895

“The Yellow Wave” [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 12 November 1897]

3 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Yellow Wave (by Kenneth Mackay) was published in The Albury Banner, and Wodonga Express (Albury, NSW), 12 November 1897.] “The Yellow Wave” Bentley’s (London) have just published a cheap edition of “The Yellow Wave,” a patriotic, soul-stirring, … [Read more...] about “The Yellow Wave” [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 12 November 1897]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, Kenneth Mackay (1859-1935) (subject), SourceTrove, year1897

[The Yellow Wave] [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 21 December 1895]

3 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Yellow Wave (by Kenneth Mackay) is an extract from the “Literature” section published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 21 December 1895.] [The Yellow Wave] The appearance of such a book as “The Yellow Wave,” by Kenneth Mackay, commands the … [Read more...] about [The Yellow Wave] [a review of the novel by Kenneth Mackay, 21 December 1895]

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Jack Moses [book review, 20 April 1924]

12 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Beyond the City Gates (by Jack Moses), was published in the “Of Making Many Books” section of The Sun (Sydney, NSW), 20 April 1924.] Jack Moses A breath of the bush is to be caught in the verses and sketches contained in Jack Moses’s book “Beyond … [Read more...] about Jack Moses [book review, 20 April 1924]

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The call for a melting pot [book review of “A Constitution for a Continent”, 6 November 1919]

11 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of A Constitution for a Continent (1919) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] The call for a melting pot A Constitution for a Continent, by O. D. Zieman, is a painstaking book, with some deep thinking in it. The writer is … [Read more...] about The call for a melting pot [book review of “A Constitution for a Continent”, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian politics, book review, Federation, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

Boote [book review of “The Land of Whereisit”, 6 November 1919]

11 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Land of Whereisit (1919) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] Boote H. E. Boote, of the Sydney Worker, is fond of epigram and parable — more fond of them than of the hard stinging logic that makes for victorious … [Read more...] about Boote [book review of “The Land of Whereisit”, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, Henry Ernest Boote (1865-1949) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

Burke and Wills [book review, 12 June 1937]

6 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book review of Dig, by Frank Clune, about the Burke and Wills expedition, was published in the “Current Literature” section of The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 12 June 1937.] Burke and Wills. Mr. Frank Clune has chosen a fascinating subject; the … [Read more...] about Burke and Wills [book review, 12 June 1937]

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Poems by J. Shaw Neilson [book review, 22 December 1923]

15 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

John Shaw Neilson (The Australasian, 22 December 1923)

[Editor: This article, about John Shaw Neilson and his books, was published in The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.), 22 December 1923.] Poems by J. Shaw Neilson. When John Shaw Neilson, nearly four years ago, gave us a slender volume called “Heart of Spring,” it became … [Read more...] about Poems by J. Shaw Neilson [book review, 22 December 1923]

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“Australia in Palestine” [book review, 6 November 1919]

14 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Australia in Palestine (1919) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] “Australia in Palestine” No more attractive Digger book has been published than this, and we don’t expect a better. It is so varied in its interest. There … [Read more...] about “Australia in Palestine” [book review, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Battle of Beersheba (1917), book review, Light Horsemen, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1919

Neilson [review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson), 6 November 1919]

14 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] Neilson In Heart of Spring (The Bookfellow, Sydney) Shaw Neilson collects many of his scattered verses into a little book that is full of delicate … [Read more...] about Neilson [review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson), 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

The Fighting 13th [book review, 22 March 1924]

1 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of “The History of the Thirteenth Battalion, A.I.F.” was published in the “Books and Bookmen” column in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 22 March 1924.] The Fighting 13th “The History of the Thirteenth Battalion, A.I.F.,” by Thomas A. White (Sydney, … [Read more...] about The Fighting 13th [book review, 22 March 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian military history, book review, SourceTrove, year1924, zzz graphics not included

John Shaw Neilson [review of “Ballad and Lyrical Poems”, 8 September 1924]

29 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Ballad and Lyrical Poems (by John Shaw Neilson) was published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 8 September 1924.] John Shaw Neilson. Though Australia has more poets than prose writers, the Australian public as a whole is not a poetry-loving public. … [Read more...] about John Shaw Neilson [review of “Ballad and Lyrical Poems”, 8 September 1924]

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Mercenary Mum, by Neryl Joyce [book review]

24 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

Mercenary Mum, by Neryl Joyce, is an autobiographical account of a young woman’s journey from army brat to Australian Army officer to private security contractor in Iraq — and becoming a single mother along the way. In the beginning of the book, Neryl tells us about some of … [Read more...] about Mercenary Mum, by Neryl Joyce [book review]

Filed Under: IAC book reviews Tagged With: 500x500, book review, IAC book review, Neryl Joyce (subject), year2022

The Year of the Angry Rabbit, by Russell Braddon [book review]

24 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

The Year of the Angry Rabbit, by Russell Braddon, is a tongue-in-cheek story of how Australia becomes a world super-power (indeed, the world’s only super-power). Published in 1964, the book is full of light-hearted predictions of how the world will turn out in the future. For … [Read more...] about The Year of the Angry Rabbit, by Russell Braddon [book review]

Filed Under: IAC book reviews Tagged With: 500x500, book review, IAC book review, Russell Braddon (1921-1995) (subject), year2022

Books and Bookmen [a review of The Australian Girl and Other Verses, 11 January 1900]

22 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Australian Girl and Other Verses (by Ethel Castilla) is an extract from the “Books and Bookmen” column, published in Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 January 1900.] Books and Bookmen. The Australian Girl and Other Verses is the title of a … [Read more...] about Books and Bookmen [a review of The Australian Girl and Other Verses, 11 January 1900]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: book review, Ethel Castilla (1861-1937) (subject), poetry review, SourceTrove, year1900

Alfred Deakin [review, 10 December 1927]

22 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Alfred Deakin, by Walter Murdoch, was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 10 December 1927.] Alfred Deakin “Alfred Deakin,” by Walter Murdoch. Published by Constable and Company, London and Sydney. Australians who love their country and … [Read more...] about Alfred Deakin [review, 10 December 1927]

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The tragic note in Australian literature [book review, 15 June 1946]

12 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in the “Books of the Day” column in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 15 June 1946.] The tragic note in Australian literature The complaint is often heard that Australian literature is pessimistic, that our writers have been over-concerned … [Read more...] about The tragic note in Australian literature [book review, 15 June 1946]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, book review, SourceTrove, year1946

Kelly, slang for courage [book review, 1 February 1947]

27 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book review, of The Inner History of the Kelly Gang (by James Jerome Kenneally), was published in The ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW) 1 February 1947.] Kelly, slang for courage The Inner History of the Kelly Gang, by J. J. Kenneally (J. Roy Stevens, Melbourne), 316 … [Read more...] about Kelly, slang for courage [book review, 1 February 1947]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: book review, James Jerome Kenneally (subject) (1871-1949), SourceTrove, year1947

The Kelly Komplex [book reviews, 3 July 1929]

27 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of two books regarding the Kelly Gang, The Girl Who Helped Ned Kelly (by C. E. Taylor) and The Inner History of the Kelly Gang (by James Jerome Kenneally), was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 3 July 1929.] The Kelly Komplex The Girl Who … [Read more...] about The Kelly Komplex [book reviews, 3 July 1929]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: book review, James Jerome Kenneally (subject) (1871-1949), SourceTrove, year1929

Literary Nook: “The Parish of St. Mel’s” [10 July 1954]

24 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Parish of St Mel’s and Other Verses, by John O’Brien, was published in The Cairns Post (Cairns, Qld.), 10 July 1954.] Literary Nook “The Parish of St. Mel’s” All the variety, sincerity and good humour which made “Around the Boree Log” so … [Read more...] about Literary Nook: “The Parish of St. Mel’s” [10 July 1954]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: book review, John O'Brien (1878-1952) (subject), SourceTrove, year1954

Six Singers [book review, 22 August 1942]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Six Australian Poets (by T. Inglis Moore) is from the “Book reviews” column (by A. H. Chisholm), published in The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 22 August 1942.] Six singers If the average Australian were asked to name the chief Australian poets, he … [Read more...] about Six Singers [book review, 22 August 1942]

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