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James Wallace: The Kelly Gang Sympathiser by Peter Newman
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First People: The Eastern Kulin Nation of Melbourne, Port Phillip and Central Victoria by Gary Presland
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Down the Line Racecourses: Richfield, Mentone, Epsom, Aspendale by John Macnaughtan
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Norwood: It Changed the Face of Melbourne by Roland Johnson
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Murder and Misfortune on the Mount Alexander Road: Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Ascot Vale and Flemington, 1840-1866. By Lenore Frost
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When The Past Awakens: A Mother’s Pain by Helena Kidd (Paperback)
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Granville Stapylton: Australia Felix 1836, second in command to Major Mitchell. By Gregory C. Eccleston
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RHSV Publication Spotlight
Donald Horne: A life in the lucky country by Ryan Cropp
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY WINNER – PRIME MINISTER’S LITERARY AWARDS 2024
The fascinating biography of a brilliant man who captured the nation’s imagination and boldly showed Australians who we were and how we could change
In the 1960s, Donald Horne offered Australians a compelling reinterpretation of the Menzies years as a period of social and political inertia and mediocrity. His book The Lucky Country was profoundly influential and, without doubt, one of the most significant shots ever fired in Australia’s endless culture war.
Ryan Cropp’s landmark biography positions Horne as an antipodean Orwell, a lively, independent and distinct literary voice ‘searching for the temper of the people, accepting it, and moving on from there’. Through the eyes – and unforgettable words – of this preternaturally observant and articulate man, we see a recognisable modern Australia emerge.
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