Abstract
IN these three books Australia is presented from very different points of view; but the three have this in common their authors are enthusiastic about their subject, and they succeed in conveying no little of their enthusiasm to their readers.
(1) North Australia
By C. Price Conigrave. Pp. 319 + 12 plates. (London: Jonathan Cape, Ltd., 1936.) 10s. 6d net.
(2) The Red Centre:
Man and Beast in the Heart of Australia. By H. H. Finlayson. Pp. 146 + 52 plates. (Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Ltd.; London: Australian Book Co., 1935.) 7s. 6d.
(3) All-About:
the Story of a Black Community on Argyle Station, Kimberley. By Mary and Elizabeth Durack. Pp. 105. (Sydney: The Bulletin, 1935.) 3s. 6d. net.
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(1) North Australia (2) The Red Centre: (3) All-About. Nature 138, 1074–1075 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/1381074a0
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