We note the death on 2 November of Professor Alan Crown, Emeritus Professor in Semitic Studies at the University of Sydney. A renowned scholar of Samaritan Studies, he wrote or co-wrote some 15 books and co-edited the Archive of Australian Judaica. Holdings to 1985 with Jennifer Alison and Neil Radford with assistance from Sister Marianne … Continue reading Professor Alan D Crown
Category: Richard Blair
DESPITE MY INTENTION for this issue to revert to the traditional quarterly journal format, Brian suggested I consider making this another double-issue to bring us up to date. Whilst I was initially reluctant, in view of the additional work-load, this is what has happened. A further upside of this is that more material could be … Continue reading Editorial
AMONG THE collection of my late father, Jim Blair, who worked as a journalist from 1934 to the end of 1960 with The Bulletin and The Australian Woman’s Mirror were a number of slim books of poetry and verse, written by both well known and not so well known poets and often published by obscure … Continue reading Obscure Australian poetry books of the 1930s
WE HAD A SMALLER than usual attendance at our second end-of-year Show & Tell meeting at Summer Hill Community Centre (Saturday 5 December 2009), however it was no less interesting than in previous years. In the absence of our president the meeting was chaired by Richard Blair and after the votes were counted, the winner … Continue reading December 2009 Show and Tell meeting in Sydney