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Eric Rolls Eric Rolls i(A10160 works by) (a.k.a. Eric C. Rolls; Eric Charles Rolls)
Born: Established: 25 Apr 1923 Grenfell, Grenfell - Quandialla area, Blayney - Cowra - Grenfell area, Central West NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 31 Oct 2007 Camden Haven, Camden Haven area, Hastings River area, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 Timbergetters and Scrub Dwellers Eric Rolls , 2011 extract non-fiction (A Million Wild Acres : 200 Years of Man and an Australian Forest)
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Bush Writing 2011; (p. 191-205)
1 Crossing the Surinam River i "An old native, his mary and two young children", Eric Rolls , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Since 1788 2011; (p. 524-525)
1 From : A Million Wild Acres Eric Rolls , 2009 extract prose (A Million Wild Acres : 200 Years of Man and an Australian Forest)
— Appears in: Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature 2009; (p. 718-720)
1 A Joy of Wild Donkeys Eric Rolls , 2008 single work essay
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 112 2008; (p. 11-15)
1 Chant of Lost Water Eric Rolls , 2006 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Humanities Review , September no. 39/40 2006;
1 Places that Matter to Me Eric Rolls , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 64 no. 2 2004; (p. 151-154)
1 What Place is This Eric Rolls , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 64 no. 2 2004; (p. 30-32)
1 My Places Eric Rolls , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: A Place on Earth : An Anthology of Nature Writing from Australia and North America 2003; (p. 207-213)
1 2 y separately published work icon Visions of Australia : Impressions of the Landscape 1642-1910 Eric Rolls (editor), South Melbourne : Lothian , 2002 Z990895 2002 selected work biography

Eric Rolls has compiled some early favourable European impressions of Australia in the form of biographical sketches. 'Visions of Australia presents the opinions of one hundred of those who saw the land one to three hundred years ago and the cities as they developed.'
The book dispels the dreary impressions of Australia as portrayed by writers like Henry Lawson and Adam Lindsay Gordon who saw the land through the eyes of settlers trying to forge a living against a harsh landscape.
Rolls derived material from manuscripts in every state in Australia and in England drawing on a diverse range of original historical documents including diaries and journals. This material spans the time period from Abel Tasman in 1642 to a Northern Territory magistrate, Lionel Gee, in 1910 and includes accounts by Watkin Tench, Hume and Hovell, and Francis Greenway.

Source Visions of Australia : Impressions of the Landscape 1642-1910 edited by Eric Rolls. South Melbourne : Thomas C. Lothian Pty Ltd, 2002
1 Visions Splendid Eric Rolls , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 5-6 October 2002; (p. 22-25)
1 From 'Taste' Eric Rolls , 2000 extract autobiography (Celebration of the Senses)
— Appears in: Banquet of the mind 2000; (p. 93-138)
1 Voicing the Land - 2 Eric Rolls , 1998 single work prose biography
— Appears in: Land and Identity : Proceedings of the 1997 Conference Held at The University of New England Armidale New South Wales 27-30 September 1997 1998; (p. 121-125)
1 The Joy of Butter Eric Rolls , 1996 single work prose biography
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , June vol. 7 no. 11 1996; (p. 46-48)
1 Free Choice (from Celebration of the Senses) Eric Rolls , 1996 extract
— Appears in: Reflections on Marriage 1996; (p. 178-182)
1 The Ultimate Act of Living Eric Rolls , 1995 single work prose biography
— Appears in: Men Love Sex 1995; (p. 405-419)
1 Bushfires are Good for Us Eric Rolls , 1995 single work prose
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , May vol. 6 no. 10 1995; (p. 24-28)
1 Our Seven Natural Wonders Eric Rolls , 1994 single work prose
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , December-January (1994-1995) vol. 6 no. 6 1994; (p. 103-104)
1 The Great Divide Eric Rolls , 1994 single work prose travel
— Appears in: The Independent Monthly , December-January (1994-1995) vol. 6 no. 6 1994; (p. 94-95,98-102)
1 [Homeland Eric Rolls , 1991 single work prose
— Appears in: Homeland 1991; (p. 200-213)
1 4 y separately published work icon Selected Poems Eric Rolls , North Ryde : Angus and Robertson , 1990 Z180212 1990 selected work poetry humour
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