Tributes [manuscript]. 1974.

Stivens, Dal, 1911-1997

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Stivens was an author, best known for his short stories. He was also a prolific writer of journal articles and published novels and works of non-fiction. His novel, A horse of air, won the Miles Franklin award in 1970. In 1963 Stivens was foundation President of the Australian Society of Authors and worked hard to establish the rights of Australian writers within the commercial sphere. In 1981 he received the Patrick White Award for his contribution to Australian literature. From the...

Clark, C. M. H. (Charles Manning Hope), 1915-1991

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Historian. Professor of History, Canberra University College (1949-60) and Australian National University (1960-1975). Author of "Select documents in Australian history" (2 vols, 1950-55), "A History of Australia" (6 vols, 1962-87) and other works. From the description of Papers of Manning Clark [manuscript]. 1907-1992. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225847272 ...

Davis, Beatrice.

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Beatrice Davis joined the staff of Angus & Robertson in 1937 and between 1940-1973 was general editor. In 1974 she started a new career as a manager for Thomas Nelson Publishing House. From the description of Tributes [manuscript]. 1974. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225840153 Epithet: widow of Ezekiel Davis British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0001e0 Beatrice Davis joi...

Lindsay, Norman, 1879-1969

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Australian author and artist. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225766992 William Elliot Johnson was speaker of the House of Representatives, 1913-1914 and 1917-1923 and a member of Parliament from 1903-1928. From the description of Letter to Sir Elliot Johnson [manuscript]. 1920. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223048329 Artist, author, born Victoria. Worked for some time with Bulletin and...

Wright, Judith, 1915-2000

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Poet, essayist and conservationist. Author of The moving image (1946), Five senses (1963), Preoccupations in Australian poetry (1965), Collected poems, 1942-1970 (1971) and many other books. From the description of Papers of Judith Wright [manuscript]. 1949-1951. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225825154 Poet, essayist and conservationist, born in 1915. Author of The moving image (1946), The gateway (1953), Birds (1962), Five senses (1963), Preoccupations in Austr...

Barnard, Marjorie, 1897-1987

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Librarian-in-charge at the Radiophysics Division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Australia). She was commissioned to write a history of radar which she completed in 1946. From the description of Transcript: of One Single Weapon. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155005993 From the description of Papers, 1940-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155005981 Commissioned by C.S.I.R.O. Division of Radiophysics. From the description of One ...

McAuley, James Phillip, 1917-

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Christesen, C. B. (Clement Byrne), 1911-

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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-...

Astley, Thea.

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Novelist. From the description of Literary manuscripts [manuscript]. 1962-1973. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225766877 Thea Astley, novelist and short story writer, was born in Brisbane and educated at All Hallows and University of Queensland. She was a school teacher until 1967, then taught at Macquarie University, Sydney, 1968 to 1980. She has won a number of awards, including the Miles Franklin Award. She was made AO in 1992, and granted an Hon. D. Litt. by ...