Letter and press clipping. 1967.

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Letter and press clipping. 1967.

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Letter to Sir William Dargie, 12 Jan. 1967, written from Garvoc, Victoria, concerned with a trip to Canberra to collect an Encyclopaedia Britannica Award and a forthcoming trip to Japan; also, press clipping, from the Daily Mirror, 7 Feb. 1967. The relevant article is a column called "Ron Saw's Sydney" which has the headline: It was no end of a thirst. The subject is pub crawls and seasoned drinkers, with several references to Porter in this context.

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Dargie, William, Sir, 1912-2003

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Artist. Director of the National Gallery of Victoria Art School, 1946-53. Member of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board, 1952-73. From the description of Papers, 1941-1978 (bulk 1960-1978). 1941-1978. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221646431 ...

Porter, Hal

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Hal Porter is best known for The watcher on the cast-iron balcony. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. 1963-1989. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223435107 Hal Porter, author and artist, was born in Melbourne and worked as a cadet reporter, schoolmaster, librarian, director and actor. In 1961 he became a full time writer and received Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowships, 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968, subsidies, 1961 and 1972, and a three year grant, 1974-...