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The Satyr Lindsay Foyle

The Satyr and Five Bells

Life's Tragedy: announcement of Joe Lynch's death in Smith's Weekly, 21 May 1927, via Trove Today on 2SER Breakfast, historian Minna Muhlen-Schulte and Tess talked about the story behind Kenneth Slessor's moving and influential poem, Five Bells.  Listen to the…

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Deborah Beck, Rayner Hoff: The Life of a Sculptor

Deborah Beck, Rayner Hoff: The Life of a Sculptor. NewSouth Publishing, NSW: 2017 272 pages. Ills. (B/W and sepia) ISBN: 9781742235325 (paperback); 978174228080 (ePDF). RRP A$49.99 As ANZAC day approaches on 25 April 2017, commemorative services will be held around Australia. Many…