The Restless Years, 1966-1981

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Component identifier:
Series 17
Content Summary:

The Restless Years was written by Ward, Peter O'Shaughnessy and Graeme Inson and was published by Jacaranda Press in 1968. It was a large and profusely illustrated book covering the first hundred years of the European settlement of Australia. Apart from reproductions of paintings, prints and broadsides, it contained the texts of many ballads and bush songs. A stereophonic sound recording accompanied the book, with O'Shaughnessy as the narrator.

The series contains a draft of the text, reviews and correspondence. The correspondents include Peter O'Shaughnessy, Graeme Inson, Gregory Blaxell and Brian Clouston. Some of the letters refer to The Glorious Years, a sequel volume covering the period 1880-1918 which Ward and Inson compiled in 1971.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The bulk of the papers were purchased from Russel Ward in 1988. Following his death in 1995, a further five cartons of papers were donated by his family.
Names:
Russel Ward

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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