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The Australians [sound recording] / John Hirst.

By: Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley), 1942-Contributor(s): Taylor, Frank Material type: Sound

SoundPublisher number: 3552CD | Queensland Narrating ServicePublication details: [Brisbane, Qld.] : Queensland Narrating Service, 2008Description: 8 sound discs (CD) : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): National characteristics, Australian | Australia -- Quotations, maxims, etcGenre/Form: Talking books. DDC classification: 994 Read by Frank Taylor.Summary: Please Note this is now an Open Access title. In this fascinating collection, John Hirst has assembled the key assessments of the national character of Australia and Australians. There are insiders and outsiders. There is celebration and criticism. There is the difference between what Australians think of themselves and what they are really like. Hirst provides a set of dazzling introductory essays to accompany his selections. Contributors include Winston Churchill, Tim Flannery, Carmen Lawrence, Charles Dickens, Captain James Cook, Barry Humphries, H.G. Wells, Peter Cosgrove and many many more.Summary: Australian.Summary: Social Sciences.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
wnor- audio	Northam Northam Adult fiction	994 HIR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31111056168246

Queensland Narrating Service: 3552CD.

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Please Note this is now an Open Access title. In this fascinating collection, John Hirst has assembled the key assessments of the national character of Australia and Australians. There are insiders and outsiders. There is celebration and criticism. There is the difference between what Australians think of themselves and what they are really like. Hirst provides a set of dazzling introductory essays to accompany his selections. Contributors include Winston Churchill, Tim Flannery, Carmen Lawrence, Charles Dickens, Captain James Cook, Barry Humphries, H.G. Wells, Peter Cosgrove and many many more.