These poems are observations on personal experiences, memories, philosophy, mental illness, and other topics. They are an attempt to express myself despite a long struggle with depression. They are short poems, designed to convey themes and ideas concisely. Topics covered span from reflections on spirituality, to childhood memories, to historical figures and more.
From July to September 1916, some 23,000 Australians were killed or wounded in the Battle of Pozières. It was the first strategically important engagement by Australian soldiers on the Western Front and its casualties exceeded those of any other battle of the First World War, including Gallipoli. In this important book, Christopher Wray explores the influence of Pozières on Australian society and history, and how it is remembered today. In the opening chapters he revisits the battle and considers its aftermath, including shell shock and the psychological effects experienced by surviving soldiers. The concluding chapters examine the way in which the battle has been commemorated in literature and art, and the extent to which it has been overlooked in contemporary remembrance of the war. Generously illustrated with photographs, maps and paintings, Pozières: Echoes of a Distant Battle is essential reading for anyone interested in the First World War and Australia's post-war society.
A murder, which is as completely shrouded in mystery as the disappearance of Mrs Farrell from Collingwood many years ago, or the death of the servant girl whose rotting body was found on the premises of Mr G. B. Lewis, on the St Kilda-road, was brought to light last night.'This true crime story is being written by Victorian Magistrate Morris Gurvich and Solicitor Chris Wray using the Fairfax Archive to complement findings from the State and National library sources. The book will transport readers from 2006 to the year 1892, where they will see Melbourne change from a prosperous and cultured city that housed the headquarters of almost all Australia's commercial enterprises to a city struggling with economic depression. They will see how the police and detectives dealt with horrific crime before we had the benefit of sophisticated science and technology. Readers will understand why this crime story and investigation made world wide headlines.
Biography which covers Streeton's best known creative years in Australia as well as his years spent in England, his time as official war artist in WWI, and his later years in Australia. Includes a list of his major exhibitions, a chronology of his life, an extensive section on notes and sources, a select bibliography, and an index. Other books by the author are TLaw for Australians' and TTimor 1942: Australian commandos at war with the Japanese'.
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