Reviewed by Keith Harvey Of Labour and Liberty – Distributism in Victoria 1891-1966 By Race Mathews Publisher: Monash University Publishing, 2017 ISBN: 1925495337, 9781925495331 RRP $34.95 The old adage "never judge a book by its cover" may also apply to its title. It is certainly the case with the latest offering of Dr Race Mathews, which [...]
Reviewed by Anne Henderson Jane & D’Arcy – Volume I – Folly is not always folly Jane & D’Arcy – Volume II – Such talent & such success By Wal Walker Publisher: Arcana Trust 2017 ISBN: 9786460903996 RRP: (each volume) $37 (pb) It is not surprising that one of the first authorities Wal Walker [...]
Reviewed by Ross Fitzgerald On the Wagon: Following in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, sober By Lennox Nicholson Publisher: Affirm Press: Melbourne, 2017 ISBN: 9781925344578 RRP: $24.99 (pb) When I was drinking alcoholically I thought that I was a writer. But in those years I couldn’t even write a note to the milkman! However, since I [...]
Reviewed by Paul Henderson Sydney Noir The Golden Years by Michael Duffy & Nick Hordern Publisher: NewSouth Publishing 2017 ISBN: 1742235441, 9781742235448 RRP: $34.99 (pb) This book covers underworld activities in the city of Sydney, 1966 to 1972. These dates were chosen because 1966 was the year of the death of the notorious Inspector Ray Kelly and [...]
Reviewed by Gerard Henderson The Show: Another Side of Santamaria’s Movement By Mark Aarons with John Grenville Publisher: Scribe Publications ISBN: 9781925322316 RRP: $32.99 In 1991, the taxpayer funded Australia Council provided Mark Aarons – then an investigative reporter with the taxpayer funded Australian Broadcasting Commission – with a grant to write a parallel history of [...]
Reviewed by Malcolm Kerr Setting The Record Straight — A Political Memoir By Carl Scully Publisher: IngramSpark Australia 2017 ISBN: 9780646971995, 9780646970011 RRP: $65 (pb) Former New South Wales Premier Morris lemma told the Sydney Morning Herald that if Carl Scully wanted to know why he did not become premier he should look in the mirror. Well, [...]
