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Dedication: Dedicated To The Memory Of Angus McMillan Pioneer Of Gippsland Sit tibi terra levis (light lie the earth upon thee)
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E. Morris Miller and Frederick T. Macartney's Australian Literature : a bibliography to 1938 (1956): 396 comments: 'Serialized in the Melbourne Age, and placed first in an Empire division of a world novel competition. The background is based upon Angus McMillan's discovery of Gippsland. The work has been translated into European languages, including a translation into German in 1937.'
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Lynette Young in The Melody Lingers On (1967): 17-18 notes that 'this novel was the prize-winner of the British Empire entries in an international novel competition. The All Nations Prize Novel Competition was sponsored by publishers in the following countries: America, France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and Hungary....The competition was judged by the famous English writer Sir Hugh Walpole.' She reports that there were eleven editions of the novel to 1967. (p.92).
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Australian Prize Novel to Appear in Italian
1937
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— Appears in: The Queenslander , 15 April 1937; (p. 7) A short piece reports that Dr. Booth, the president at the of the Melbourne Australian Literature Society congratulated Mr.Rayment on his novel being translated into Italian. -
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report]
1937
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— Appears in: All About Books , 13 September vol. 9 no. 9 1937; (p. 146-147) Report of the reception on 5 August for Helen Simpson "being on a visit to her native land under contract with the Australian Broadcasting Commission". Also includes report of the meeting of 16 August where J.K. Moir delivered a paper on Lamond and Mrs. Williams wondered whether entries for the Short Story Prize really need "reflect some phase of Australian life and character". Cottman again brought forward his proposal to curtail the length of meetings. "Pleasing announcements" included the London Book Society choosing Mann's work as book of the month and The Valley of the Sky becoming the first Australian novel to be translated into Italian. -
Outstanding New Publications and Best Sellers
1937
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— Appears in: All About Books , 15 April vol. 9 no. 4 1937; (p. 58) -
New Australian Books
1937
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— Appears in: All About Books , 15 April vol. 9 no. 4 1937; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Valley of the Sky 1937 single work novel ; The Third String 1936 single work novel ; The Prime Minister : A Novel 1937 single work novel -
Prize-Winning Novels
1937
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 March vol. 58 no. 2981 1937; (p. 8)
— Review of The Valley of the Sky 1937 single work novel
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New Australian Books
1937
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 April vol. 9 no. 4 1937; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Valley of the Sky 1937 single work novel ; The Third String 1936 single work novel ; The Prime Minister : A Novel 1937 single work novel -
Prize-Winning Novels
1937
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 31 March vol. 58 no. 2981 1937; (p. 8)
— Review of The Valley of the Sky 1937 single work novel -
Outstanding New Publications and Best Sellers
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 15 April vol. 9 no. 4 1937; (p. 58) -
Australian Literature Society [Meeting Report]
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 13 September vol. 9 no. 9 1937; (p. 146-147) Report of the reception on 5 August for Helen Simpson "being on a visit to her native land under contract with the Australian Broadcasting Commission". Also includes report of the meeting of 16 August where J.K. Moir delivered a paper on Lamond and Mrs. Williams wondered whether entries for the Short Story Prize really need "reflect some phase of Australian life and character". Cottman again brought forward his proposal to curtail the length of meetings. "Pleasing announcements" included the London Book Society choosing Mann's work as book of the month and The Valley of the Sky becoming the first Australian novel to be translated into Italian. -
Australian Prize Novel to Appear in Italian
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 15 April 1937; (p. 7) A short piece reports that Dr. Booth, the president at the of the Melbourne Australian Literature Society congratulated Mr.Rayment on his novel being translated into Italian.
Awards
- 1937 winner British Empire Competition Prize
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Subjects:
- Gippsland, Victoria,
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