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1 y separately published work icon World War I in Australian Literary Culture : From the First Shot to the Centenary Robert Thomson (researcher), Clay Djubal (researcher), Catriona Mills (researcher), St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2014 9567933 2014 website bibliography

A series of exhibitions drawing on AustLit's World War One research project: based on enhanced records built by lead researcher Robert Thomson, the exhibitions (compiled by Robert Thomson, Clay Djubal, and Catriona Mills) highlight specific sets of records.
1 Books in Selected Australian Newspapers, December 1930 Robert Thomson , Leigh Dale , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Resourceful Reading : The New Empiricism, eResearch and Australian Literary Culture 2009; (p. 119-141) Focusing on newspapers, the essay reports on an element of the Resourceful Reading inquiry, 'a project which aims to bring large-scale empirical data collection and analysis to the study of Australian literature' (119). The authors are examining the ways in which books are represented as cultural and commercial objects in newspapers in the interwar period, choosing as an example the month of December, 1930. The findings in relation to Australian literature 'point to the previously under-reported significance of the regional press, as well as the enormous diversity and range of books discussed in Australian newspapers' (120). The collected data also suggests that the book trade in Australia at the time was dominated by English publishers.
1 The First Ascent of Mt Lindesay - A Climbing 'Whodunit' Robert Thomson , 2001 single work biography
— Appears in: Queensland Review , May vol. 8 no. 1 2001; (p. 1-20) 'Mt Lindesay lies in the McPherson Range on the border between New South Wales and Queensland. Described by one early twentieth century writer as resembling 'a crown pumpkin or a huge pudding mould', 1 its remarkable tiered upper section has long captured the imagination of those who care to gaze upon its vertical cliffs and dramatic lines.' (Introduction)
1 Close to the Edge : Imagining Climbing in Southeast Queensland Michael Meadows , Robert Thomson , Wendy Stewart , 2000 single work essay
— Appears in: Queensland Review , October vol. 7 no. 2 2000; (p. 67-83) In 1992, the Climbing World Finals event in Birmingham attracted around 5,000 spectators to watch 24 males and 16 females compete in two separate competitions for prize money. In this entertainment spectacular, super-fit young athletes climbed walls using artificial hand and footholds, racing against the clock to determine who would claim the title of the world's 'best' climber. In the same year, climbing appeared as a demonstration sport at the Albertville Winter Olympics. And also in the same year, the first indoor climbing gymnasium in Australia opened its climbing wall. There are now around 80 operating around the country under the auspices of the Australian Indoor Climbing Gyms Association Incorporated.
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