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First known date:
1946...
vol.
1
no.
1
July
1946
of
The Australasian Book News and Library Journal
est. 1946
The Australasian Book News and Library Journal
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Includes Books Published in Australia: List of Books Supplied to the National Library, Canberra, under the Provisions of the Copyright Act. January-March 1946. (p. 24-31)
Contents
* Contents derived from the 1946 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Editorial,
single work
prose
Farwell situates the Journal's role in the world of post-World War II Australian publishing.
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Goldfields Tragedy,
single work
review
— Review of Downhill is Easier 1945 single work novel ; (p. 5-6) -
Censorship,
single work
Duhig objects to 'moral' censorship, arguing that to ban Ulysses is 'shameful' and 'sacrilegious'.
- A Writer of Wisdom and Understanding, single work obituary (p. 11-12)
- Don't Shoot the Pianist, single work criticism (p. 13-14)
- Children's Books, single work criticism (p. 15)
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Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading,
single work
review
— Review of The River and Other Stories 1945 selected work short story ; Wild Orchard : A Story of Early Tasmania 1945 single work novel ; Strangers on the Ophir 1945 single work novel ; Poetry no. 18 March 1946 periodical issue ; Men and Manners in Australia : Being a Social and Economic Sketch History 1945 single work ; The Fiddlers of Drummond 1945 single work novel ; Southerly vol. 6 no. 3 1945 periodical issue ; Try Nothing Twice : The Story of Two Dozen Jobs 1946 single work autobiography ; (p. 17, 19) - The Literary Fund : Will the Tariff Board Advise Expansion?, single work column (p. 23)
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Notes and News,
single work
column
Includes brief reports of the literary societies' protests against censorship, Franklin addressing the Book Society, Casey taking up his departmental post in New York and a new A.B.C. series Spotlight on Books.
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