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This book traces the beginnings of literary (narrative) journalism in Australia. It contributes to evolving international definitions of the form, while providing a glimpse into Australiäs early press history and development as a nation. The book comprises two parts. The first examines the forerunners of literary journalism before and during the establishment of a free press, including the letters, diaries and journals of the early colonists, as well as sketches published in the first magazines and newspapers. The book asks if these were ¿reporting¿ when there was no thriving press until well into the 19th century -- many were written by women and convicts whose voices otherwise went unheard. The second part examines the first expressions of literary journalism in forms more recognisable today, covering topics as varied as homelessness in Melbourne, the Queensland trade in Pacific Islander labour, and Australiäs involvement in overseas wars, particularly the Boer War. The resulting cultural history reveals important milestones in the development of Australiäs press and literature, while demonstrating the concerns unveiled in colonial literary journalism still resonate in Australia in the 21st century.

This work consists of end-of-course research, and refers to farmers in the city of São João do Sul, specifically those who grow tobacco, with a focus on the decades from the 1960s to the 1990s, a period when tobacco cultivation reached its peak in the region. In the research, I work with some works that deal with this cultivation, works that talk about labour relations, but oral sources are the richest and from which the author obtains essential information for his research.

Time travelling rock star Black Alice - Book 2 of the Sons of Steel Series. From award winning Australian science fiction heavy metal musical film Sons of Steel written & directed by G L. Keady author of book 2. Sons of Steel - Cyberwars

FLETCH THE KOALA AND HIS FRIENDS FROM THE EUCALYPT FORESTare putting together the 'Wood Watch Team' to discover how blazes in the bush begin. Together they try to find a solution, but the fire is already raging and the flames are spreading fast. A story about working together, friendship and loss... with a magical touch that sparks hope.A Blaze in the Bush was inspired by the major bushfires in New South Wales in 2019.*Age recommended 3 to 8 years old "Deeply moving and profound... Telling a story we all know so well living amongst the Australian landscape, this book ultimately left me feeling inspired for all that hope can bring." Sam, Indie Book reviewer

A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier warsDavid Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result - a soul-searching Australian history.This is a richly detailed saga of politics and power in the colonial world - of land seized, fortunes made and lost, and the violence let loose as squatters and their allies fought for possession of the country - a war still unresolved in today's Australia."This book is more than a personal reckoning with Marr's forebears and their crimes. It is an account of an Australian war fought here in our own country, with names, dates, crimes, body counts and the ghastly, remorseless views of the 'settlers'. Thank you, David."-Marcia Langton