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Article: ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR.(Review)
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- Contemporary Review
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- July 1, 2001
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Australia. A Biography of a Nation. Phillip Knightley. Jonathan Cape. [pound]20.00. 373 pages. ISBN 0-224-05006-0.
This year the Dominion of Australia celebrates its centenary when the former colonies were united into a single Commonwealth. This is excuse enough, if excuse were needed, for a plethora of books to be published. In addition, the recent referendum debates over Australia's becoming a republic means that Australia has loomed rather larger than the other dominions in British newspapers.
This latest book is based on the author's own time in Australia where he grew up and where he now lives for part of each year. His study stands out from some of ...