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Extract from the Preface to River Dreams by Ian Tyrrell  

Edited extract from the Prologue to The Battle Within by Christina Twomey

Extract from Paul Kelly’s chapter (‘The foundational year’) in The Ascent to Power, 1996 by Tom Frame (Ed.)

Introduction to A Timeline of Australian Food by Jan O’Connell  

Edited extract from the Introduction to Signs of Australia by Brady Michaels and Dale Campisi

"Jim’s book is the record of a mere boy who went 15 rounds with a mean heavyweight, and triumphed. But it was a long fight…"

Asylum by Boat

Foreword to Running the City by Felicity Fenner

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"A story not to be missed! Quite simply the best POW and escape story I’ve read." – Peter Brune

Over 170,000 Central and Eastern European displaced persons arrived in Australia between 1947 and 1952, sponsored by the United Nations and set to work as indentured labourers, as part of post-war reconstruction efforts. 

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} NewSouth has been named Small Publisher of the Year at the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards.