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WOOL barons — and even wool peasants—of Australasia will ind H. B. Carter’s His Majesty's Spanish Flock of great interest. The lame reactions could hardly be ex acted from Islands readers where heep are few and far between.
Australia, particularly, lives off he back of the Merino sheep, isually without thinking very much Bout how this unique Spanish breed ;ame into British hands. Author barter, an Australian now living in he UK, describes how a partnership ictween Sir Joseph Banks and King Jeorge 111 established the flock that ave Australia the animals that, for le last century, have kept her safe rom insolvency.
(His Majesty’S Spanish Flock,
üblished by Angus & Robertson Ltd. ■ 5/5/-.) * * * i GOOD many Australians write poetry—or so it would seem om the number of books of Aus alian verse that have come our ay in the last 12 months.
The culminating volume is Aus alian Poetry — l 964 —an annual this year selected by Randolph :ow. Fifty-two poets are represented id their subjects range from “Re actions at a Parking Meter” to “A iew from the Bridge Rail”—which eludes Rockers with pointed shoes, id Surfies, with tri-coloured ousers.
(Australian Poetry—I 964. Angus
Robertson Pty. Ltd. 15/-.) * * * seventh number of The Aus ■ tralian Children’s Annual is icked with interesting information, pries, things to do and to make and, course, pictures. This year the pic res in colour are of New Guinea, rrowed from the adult books written ’ Colin Simpson.
Dr. T. S. Hepworth, Director of the jading Research Foundation of Aus ilia, is again the Annual’s editor, e and his assistants aim to produce mething that is not “just another ildren’s book” and most children 11 agree that they have succeeded ry well.
[The Australian Children’S
TIUAL No. 7. Angus & Robertson J. 30/-.)