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"There is a strength in this tale of adventure. The rugged, simple strength of achievement, endeavour, battle, and defeat. This enthralling yarn of the roaring fifties deals with the great gold rushes of that time. It is a faithful picture of the goldfields during the years immediately following the first discoveries, and many of the incidents related are vouched for as truth by the author. Mr Busse's family have dwelt in the district for over seventy years and he has been at pains to verify his facts before weaving them into the fabrication of his novel.
The Golden Plague is a memorable yarn of adventure; gripping in its excitement; vastly interesting in its truth and beautiful in its portrayal of the friendship of one man for another." (Publisher blurb, dust jacket, Hutchinson 1930)
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This story was awarded the T.E. Rofe medal for the best Australian historical novel written during 1932. The judges for this award were appointed by the Henry Lawson Literary Society of Sydney. (Source: The Australian Journal, 'In Passing', 1 May 1932, p608.)
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The Representation of Chinese People in Australian Literature
1994
Z943619
1994
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thesis
The author considers a large collection of Australian writings on Chinese people or on China, demonstrating the kinds of Chinese images created by Australian writers. He analyses the formation of images and literary themes, applying Said's theory of Orientalism, and traces changes in approach over the period late 1850s to the 1990s.
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In Passing
1932
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— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 July vol. 67 no. 796 1932; (p. 862-863) -
In Passing
1932
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— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June vol. 67 no. 795 1932; (p. 734-735) -
In Passing : A Gold Medal Serial!
1932
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— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 May vol. 67 no. 794 1932; (p. 608) -
Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations
1931
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— Appears in: All About Books , 14 August vol. 3 no. 8 1931; (p. 170)
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A Reader's Notebook
1931
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review
— Appears in: All About Books , 16 February vol. 3 no. 2 1931; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Yellow Cygnet 1930 single work novel ; The Golden Plague : A Romance of the Roaring 'Fifties 1930 single work novel -
A Romance of the Victorian Goldfields
1930
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 November no. 28980 1930; (p. 7)
— Review of The Golden Plague : A Romance of the Roaring 'Fifties 1930 single work novel -
Books of the Week: Novel of the Gold Days
1930
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— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 22 November 1930; (p. 18)
— Review of The Golden Plague : A Romance of the Roaring 'Fifties 1930 single work novel -
London Punch on an Australian Novel
1931
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— Appears in: All About Books , 16 March vol. 3 no. 3 1931; (p. 74) -
Rolfe Gold Medal Awarded 'The Golden Plague'
1931
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— Appears in: All About Books , 15 June vol. 3 no. 6 1931; (p. 134) -
Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations
1931
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— Appears in: All About Books , 14 August vol. 3 no. 8 1931; (p. 170) -
In Passing : A Gold Medal Serial!
1932
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— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 May vol. 67 no. 794 1932; (p. 608) -
In Passing
1932
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— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 June vol. 67 no. 795 1932; (p. 734-735)
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