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  2. ELIZABETHAN PLAYWRIGHTS

    Revivals of any Elizabethan drama outside Shakespeare are so rare as to be worth noting. This month, plays by Ben Jonson and John Webster are being presented by two amateur groups in Melbourne. THESE PERFORMANCES ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,188 words
  3. AUSTRALIAN ODDITIES

    Odd, yes, but only because unique. It has been said that our parrots did more to publicise Australia than any other member of our unique fauna. To the early explorers, Australia was the "land of parrots"-- Terra Psittacosum as it appeared on old maps, from psittacos, a Greek word for parrot. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,216 words
  4. SMALL ARMS--AND THE MAN

    There are more ways of studying the evolution of man than by making a study of man himself. Leaving man aside, a record of the means he devised to defend himself is both revealing and fascinating. SUCH A RECORD HAS BEEN ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 814 words
  5. SCIENCE and FICTION

    Keeping in advance of current scientific developments presents no problems for writers of science fiction. One enterprising modern author, already has his space--ships travelling at speeds many times greater than that of light. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,253 words
  6. Novelist, Critic and Essayist

    Among those honored on the King's recent birthday appears the name who received the O.B.E. Many Australians may not know Rebecca West, even by name, yet, during the late war she wrote a book which English reviewers appraised as "the only book since the war ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 876 words
  7. RECENT NOVELS

    "I CAPTURE THE CASTLE," by Dodie Smith (William Heinemann Ltd., Melbourne, London, Toronto). "RUMMING PARK," ' by John ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 578 words
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