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Issue Details: First known date: 1947... vol. 1 no. 9 March 1947 of The Australasian Book News and Library Journal est. 1946 The Australasian Book News and Library Journal
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Notes

  • On cover: Films Issue
  • Includes 'Documentary in Australia', a long article by Ralph Foster about the film School in the Mailbox. Includes stills from the film.
  • Also includes a review of The Life of Albert Namatjira.
  • Commonwealth Government producer John Heyer reviews books on film.
  • In 'Two Studies in Pessimism' Margaret MacCallum reviews The First Lady Chatterly and The Ascent of F6 by Auden and Isherwood.
  • Includes 'What's Wrong With Our Text Books' by Marjorie Lackey.
  • Includes Books Published in Australia: List of Books Supplied to the National Library, Canberra, under the Provisions of the Copyright Act. 17 December - 25 January, 1947 (pp. 423-427)

Contents

* Contents derived from the 1947 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Cinema Can Be Art, George Farwell , single work prose
Editorial on the diversity and artistry of the Australian film industry.
 (p. 381)
A Voice from Eureka, Nettie Palmer , single work review
— Review of The Eureka Stockade : The Consequence of Some Pirates Wanting on Quarter-Deck a Rebellion Raffaello Carboni , 1855 single work autobiography ; (p. 383-84)
The Paradox of Miles Franklin, George Farwell , single work biography (p. 385-386)
Huntin', Shootin', and Kissin', George Farwell , single work criticism
Findings of a report on 'Hollywood's contribution to modern society'. Includes breakdowns of motivations and the socio-economic status of the lead character, and violent events in 115 films.
 (p. 391, 393, 416)
Four Novels, Vera Wellings , single work review
— Review of Girl with a Million : A Romance Maysie Greig , 1946 single work novel ; All These Years Rix Weaver , 1946 single work novel ; (p. 400-401)
Histories of Two Countries, single work criticism
Although its central concern is the comparison of Brian Fitzpatrick's The Australian People with G. M. Trevelyn's British Social History this article addresses the paucity of Australian social history in it's literature.
 (p. 403-404)
Books and the Open Road, Eve Pownall , single work column
Pownall accompanies Matheson as she travels around Hornsby Shire in with the Children's Travelling library sponsored by the Children's Library Movement.
 (p. 405, 407)
The Library That Was Mobbed!, Marjorie Warner , single work column (p. 410, 416)
Films for Children : Blue Prints for Better Screen Entertainment, single work criticism
This piece foreshadows the need to make films specifically for children following the U.S.S.R. model. Statistics show the high percentage of juvenile film goers.
 (p. 411, 413)
First Woman Novelist, E. Morris Miller , single work (p. 415-416)
Recent Children's Books, single work review
— Review of Poems for Children Elizabeth Bridgland , 1940 selected work poetry ; The Adventures of Catkin and Codlin D. H. Gilmore , 1946 single work picture book ; (p. 417)
News Value of Criticism, George Adie Ferguson , single work (p. 418)
Board of Trade Bombshell, single work column (p. 419-20)
Notes and News, single work column (p. 428)
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