In 1996 David Whitehead of Yarck, near Alexandra, Victoria, was commissioned to clear a property at Chum Creek, north of Healesville, in preparation for its sale. It was the deceased estate of James Wright, who had migrated from England many years earlier. Under the house Mr. Whitehead found a pile of books, covered with dust … Continue reading 'A LITERARYWINDFALL FROM CHUM CREEK'
Category: 2002-09
Although I have throughout my university career been a Germanist, with the linguistics of the German language as one of my two main teaching and research areas, I have in fact since I began publishing my research back in the mid-1970s published almost as much on Australian English as I have on German. And when … Continue reading 'AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH: A NEGLECTED AREA OF AUSTRALIANA COLLECTING?' PART 1
Dear Readers, I seem to be incorrigible. Despite all my hopes and promises over the years of getting Biblionews out on time, I still fail dismally. I managed to get a double issue out just before I left for a month in Germany in October 2002 and intended to do the next issue as soon … Continue reading EDITORIAL