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Issue Details: First known date: 1952... 1952 The Australia Book
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: John Sands , 1952 .
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      Extent: 44p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • John Sands published up to five editions of The Australia Book between [1952] and [1960]
    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Dog Books , 2008 .
      Extent: 44p.
      ISBN: 9781742030418 (hbk.)

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Influential Tale of Australia's Story Russell Wenholz , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 24 January 2010; (p. 26)
[Untitled] Stella Lees , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 31)

— Review of The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
Lees reviews the new edition of the book and says it allows us to see how much information books have changed since it was first published.
Engaging with Facts Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 57-58)

— Review of Heroes of Tobruk David Mulligan , 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
Putting Younger Readers in the Picture Margaret Bromley , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 July 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of The Dragon Companion : An Encyclopedia Carole Wilkinson , 2007 reference ; The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
The Australia Book H. M. Saxby , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 24)

— Review of The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
The Australia Book H. M. Saxby , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 24)

— Review of The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
Putting Younger Readers in the Picture Margaret Bromley , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 July 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of The Dragon Companion : An Encyclopedia Carole Wilkinson , 2007 reference ; The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
Engaging with Facts Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 57-58)

— Review of Heroes of Tobruk David Mulligan , 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
[Untitled] Stella Lees , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 31)

— Review of The Australia Book Eve Pownall , 1952 single work information book
Lees reviews the new edition of the book and says it allows us to see how much information books have changed since it was first published.
Women's Business Sherrill Nixon , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 May-1 June 2008; (p. 13)
Philippa Barbour speaks to Sherrill Nixon about Eve Pownall's (Barbour's mother's) writing career, particularly the writing of The Australia Book. Barbour also talks about her own research into her family history.
Influential Tale of Australia's Story Russell Wenholz , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 24 January 2010; (p. 26)
y separately published work icon Representing Indigeneity : Aborigines and Australian Children's Literature Then and Now Clare Bradford , St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2009 Z926051 1997 single work criticism Examines some changes that have occurred over time in the representations of Aboriginal people in a selection of children’s literary texts.
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