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May 1985, no. 70
ONLINE ONLY
Full Contents
Letters
Letters to the Editor May 1985
by
Trevor Hogan, Matthew Kelly, Tim Curnow, and Lysbeth Cohen
Natural History
The Atlas of Australian Birds
by M. Blakers, S.J.J.F. Davies, and P.N. Reilly
by
Evan Jones
History
Double Time: Women in Victoria – 150 Years
edited by Marilyn Lake and Farley Kelly
by
Kate Ahearne
Fiction
The Suburbs of Hell
by Randolph Stow
by
Ludmilla Forsyth
Fiction
Reading the Signs
by Michael Wilding
by
Laurie Clancy
Australian History
The Explorers
by Bill Peach
by
Marian Turnbull
True Crime
The Mickelberg Stitch
by Avon Lovell
by
Margot Lang
Commentary
'Trading Posts' by Michael Johnson
by
Michael Johnson
Fiction
The Crookes of Epping
by Barry Dickins
by
Frank Kellaway
Australian History
When the Sky Fell Down: The destruction of the tribes of the Sydney region 1788–1850s
by Keith Willey
by
Maurice French
Biography
Gather Your Dreams
by Magda Bozic
by
Fiona Capp
Poetry
The Way It Is
by Michael Sharkey
by
Julian Croft
Art
Sam Byrne: Folk painter of the Silver City
by Ross Moore
by
Noel Counihan
Commentary
'Reviewing the job of reviewing' by Hazel Edwards
by
Hazel Edwards
Australian History
Surrender Australia?: Essays in the study and uses of Australian history
edited by Andrew Markus and M.C. Ricklefs
by
James Jupp
Poetry
Love and the Outer World: Selected poems
by R.G. Hay
by
Nancy Keesing
Fiction
Serpent’s Tooth: An autobiographical novel
by Roger Milliss
by
Darren Tofts
Fiction
Country Girl Again and Other Stories
by Jean Bedford
by
Shirley Walker
Commentary
'Starters & Writers' by Mark Rubbo
by
Mark Rubbo
History
Memory Ireland: Insights into the contemporary Irish condition
by Vincent Buckley
by
D. J. O’Hearn
Commentary
From La Mama On: A Personal Perspective
by Mal Morgan
by
Mal Morgan
Commentary
Canberra stages a good festival
by
Caroline Lurie
Advances
'Abbreviations' by John Hanrahan
by
John Hanrahan
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