Papers [manuscript]. 1948-1975.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1948-1975.

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A typescript volume containing the 1948 unpublished article "A close view of the trial' discussing Close's trial for obscene libel and his experiences in jail; A "scurrilous doggerel", 'Lumme jailor' presented to Close by Rex Ingamells which satirizes the legal system and Close's trial; Several letters by the Fellowship of Australian Writers, which supported Close during his trial; TĚ€he big lick' - a film script by Close; Inserted in the volume are three letters between Close and Walter Stone, September-October 1975, relating to Close's autobiography 'Of salt and earth'

1 cm.

Libraries Australia

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SNAC Resource ID: 7076552

Libraries Australia

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Ingamells, Rex, 1913-1955

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Poet, who wrote under the name of Rex Ingamells. Founder of the Jindyworobak Club for Australian writers. From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225757269 "The great South land : an epic poem" in twelve books, completed under the auspices of the Commonwealth Literary Fund in 1949. Typescript draft with manuscript alterations and author's note in front of volume, dated 23 Sept. 1949. It was published in Dec. 1950 as a l...

Close, Robert S. (Robert Shaw), 1903-1995

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Robert Close has written eight books, mostly novels. He is best known for his 1945 novel Love me, sailor which was banned for obscenity and resulted in the trial and conviction of Close and his publisher. After living abroad for 25 years Close returned to Australia in 1977. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1948-1975. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225841891 ...

Fellowship of Australian Writers

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The fellowship of Australian Writers was formed in 1928 to assist writers and make the public conscious of local writers. From the description of Records [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225778397 ...

Stone, Walter, 1910-1981

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Edmund Morris Miller, 1881-1964, was Professor Emeritus, University of Tasmania, and author of Australian literature, 1940. Walter Stone, publisher, b.1910, was founder of Biblionews. From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225772859 Walter Stone was a book collector and publisher who won the National Book Council's Bookman of the Year award in 1975. From the description of Photographs [manuscript]. [19--]. ...