Literary papers

 
Component identifier:
Series 3
Content Summary:

Fowler's creative works - novels, short stories and a film synopsis, many of them based on his experiences as a gold prospector - are represented in this series in typescript form, together with any letters or press cuttings relating to them. These works include: 'Outback after gold', 1928; 'Bush blacks and gold', n.d.; 'Desert gold of Australia', 1931; 'The kookaburra laughed, or Day of Demos', 1933; 'Mary's mistake'; 'Besieged by blacks'; 'James McQueen changes his mind'; and 'Daniel Penruddock's gold'.

There are many cuttings on the film industry in Britain and Australia, grouped with the film synopsis Desert gold of Australia. Also included are manuscripts of articles and a letter to The Age, 1921. Among these articles are: 'Fowler, James Mackinnon'; 'Australian A-' (obliterated), 1916; 'Caledonia stern and wild'; 'Commonwealth arbitration', 1926; 'The curse of party politics'; Letter to The Age, 1921; 'Lord Forrest of Western Australia', 1929; 'Robbie Burns', 1922; 'What is wrong with Parliament', 1931; 'Scotus, Duns'; 'The true position of British Agriculture'; Untitled ('From an evidently inspired communication...'); and 'Robert Burns an appreciation.'

From about 1927 to 1937 some of Fowler's stories and articles appeared in Melbourne newspapers The Weekly Times, The Australasian, and The Age, often under the name James Evandale. These published items, plus articles in the National Review (London) and Police Journal (Melbourne) from another group in this series.

Immediate source of acquisition:
The collection was donated to the Library by Miss D. J. Fowler in 1969.

Access and use

Parent Restrictions:
The collection is available for reference.
Parent Terms of Access:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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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