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Ronald McKie Ronald McKie i(A12552 works by) (a.k.a. Ronald Cecil Hamlyn McKie; R. C. H. McKie)
Born: Established: 11 Dec 1909 Toowoomba, Toowoomba area, Darling Downs, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: 8 May 1991
Gender: Male
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1 3 y separately published work icon We Have No Dreaming Ronald McKie , Sydney : Imprint , 1988 Z438330 1988 single work autobiography
1 The Mango Tree Ronald McKie , 1980 single work extract
— Appears in: The Crossing : An Anthology of Australian Adolescence 1980; (p. 130-138)
1 The Hungry 30's Ronald McKie , 1978 single work essay
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 April 1978; (p. 17)
1 12 y separately published work icon Bitter Bread Ronald McKie , Sydney : Collins , 1978 Z524093 1978 single work novel This book recalls the Depression days in Melbourne.
1 13 y separately published work icon The Crushing Ronald McKie , Sydney : Collins , 1977 Z75185 1977 single work novel
1 17 y separately published work icon The Mango Tree Ronald McKie , Sydney : Collins , 1974 Z531098 1974 single work novel 'The Mango Tree is an evocative journey into a long-lost Australian childhood. It is a novel about a young man growing up in a country town in the early years of the 20th century which, like a faded letter from a forgotten lover, evokes bitter-sweet memories of the dream-days of youth in a world long past.
'As we follow Jamie through the joys and pains of growing up, a magic quality in the writing unlocks our own memories of childhood and adolescence so that we share with him again the delights of Christmas in the country, the sounds of the circus, the scent of horses, the tender fumblings of first love, the shock of sudden death. This magical tour takes us through the town from Comino's Café to the Royal hotel, from the great mango tree of the title to the quiet river with its island of petrified gum-trees. We meet Grandmother in her grey dress, stern but kindly; the Professor, a remittance man who drinks to escape a nameless past but who still has his moments of glory; poor, fated Maudie, the 'town bike', and her demonic guardian, Preacher Jones, ranting hell-fire and damnation to a terrible end; these and many more. A nostalgic book full of laughter and tears, to be swallowed at a sitting, or savoured slowly with delight. A tender, lyrical book.' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon Bali Ronald McKie , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1969 Z965838 1969 single work autobiography travel
1 Lyndon Dadswell: Hands and Mind Ronald McKie , 1961 single work essay
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 March vol. 82 no. 4230 1961; (p. 45-46)
1 y separately published work icon The Heroes Ronald McKie , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1960 Z1489850 1960 single work novel historical fiction
1 Child Care Centre: Twin Aims of Education and Child-Minding Ronald McKie , 1960 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 2 March 1960; (p. 29)
1 Mr. Opera House Sings Our Praises Ronald McKie , 1960 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 2 March 1960; (p. 13)
1 Dame Mary Gilmore, By William Dobell Ronald McKie , 1957 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 9 October 1957; (p. 12)
1 The Macarthurs of Camden ... Past and Present Ronald McKie , 1957 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 21 August 1957; (p. 8-11)
1 Ancient Mariner Lives Again Ronald McKie , 1957 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 10 July 1957; (p. 23)
1 Birth of New Australian Encyclopedia Ronald McKie , 1957 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 15 May 1957; (p. 13)
1 Sydney's Opera House: Controversial Design Ronald McKie , 1957 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Women's Weekly , 20 February 1957; (p. 18-19)
1 It's a City in Transition Ronald McKie , 1955 single work essay
— Appears in: A.M. : The Australian Monthly , 28 June 1955; (p. 38-40)
1 A Bold Plan to Beat Floods Ronald McKie , 1955 single work essay
— Appears in: A.M. : The Australian Monthly , 29 March 1955; (p. 4-5)
1 y separately published work icon Proud Echo Ronald McKie , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1953 Z1877177 1953 single work non-fiction war literature

This book describes from an Australian perspective the Battle of the Sunda Strait, fought 28 February 1942, in which the Australian light cruiser, Perth, and the American heavy cruiser, Houston, were sunk by Japanese naval forces.

'Many of the men in Perth were killed in the action, and others perished in the sea.Many of those who reached the coast of Java died later as prisoners of war. Of a ship's company of 682, only 229 lived to return to Australia.' (Dust jacket blurb, December 1953 reprint).
1 He Spent a Million on Art Ronald McKie , 1953 single work essay
— Appears in: A.M. : The Australian Monthly , 7 July 1953; (p. 39-41) On the art collector, George Salting.
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