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Review Of David Horner,'The Spy Catchers: The Official History Of Asio, 1949-1963', Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2014, Rowan Cahill Jul 2015

Review Of David Horner,'The Spy Catchers: The Official History Of Asio, 1949-1963', Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2014, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

Critical review of the officially commissioned history of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) published in 2014.


Revisiting A Struggle: Port Kembla, 1938, Rowan Cahill Mar 2015

Revisiting A Struggle: Port Kembla, 1938, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

A review and discussion of the 2015 documentary film 'Pig Iron Bob' (Producer/Director Sandra Pires). The focus of this film is the dramatic 2-month long boycott by Australian waterside workers in Port Kembla (NSW), 1938/39, of a cargo of Australian pig-iron bound for Japan. The workers took their action in protest against Japanese militarism and the Sino-Japanese War. The boycott enraged the conservative Australian government of the day which pulled out all stops to maintain its policy of appeasement towards Japan.


Immigrant Tales, Rowan Cahill Jan 2009

Immigrant Tales, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

Review of two autobiographical accounts of migrant encounters with, and experiences in, Australia: Ken Buckley, 'Buckley's! Ken Buckley: historian, author and civil libertarian' (2008) and Mamdouh Habib, 'My Story: the tale of a terrorist who wasn't' (2009).


Nest Of Traitors, Rowan Cahill Jul 2003

Nest Of Traitors, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

Review of Drew Cottle, 'The Brisbane Line - A Reappraisal' (Upfront Publishing, Leicestershire, 2003), a scholarly study of elements of the Australian ruling class during the 1930s and their close relationships with Japan, and the proposition that in the event of Australia being invaded by Japan during the Second World War, these elements would have collaborated.


Letter From Wesley W. Stout To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, March 16, 1938, Wesley W. Stout Mar 1938

Letter From Wesley W. Stout To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, March 16, 1938, Wesley W. Stout

Documents, 1919-1938

A typed letter from Wesley Winans Stout addressed to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dated March 16, 1938. Within, Stout informs Wilson that there are no openings for his articles in the Saturday Evening Post.


Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To The Editors Of The Saturday Evening Post, March 12, 1938, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson Mar 1938

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To The Editors Of The Saturday Evening Post, March 12, 1938, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Documents, 1919-1938

A typed copy of a letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson addressed to the editors of the Saturday Evening Post, dated March 12, 1938. Within, Wilson writes to request an interview and discuss potential articles to be published on foreign policy.


Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To John J. Spurgeon, April 6, 1918, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson Apr 1918

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To John J. Spurgeon, April 6, 1918, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed copy of a letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to John J. Spurgeon, dated April 6, 1918. Within, Wilson writes to ask Spurgeon's permission to reprint Wilson's signed articles written for the Public Ledger into a book-length work.


Letter From Webb Waldron To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, November 20, 1917, Webb Waldron Nov 1917

Letter From Webb Waldron To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, November 20, 1917, Webb Waldron

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter by Webb Waldron to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dated November 20, 1917. Within, Waldron writes in response to Wilson's prior letter, asking Wilson to suggest and detail some articles Wilson might be able to provide for Collier's about the war.


Letter From Arthur W. Page To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, November 17, 1917, Arthur W. Page Nov 1917

Letter From Arthur W. Page To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, November 17, 1917, Arthur W. Page

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from Arthur W. Page to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dated November 17, 1917. Within, Page writes back in response to Wilson's prior letter, expressing his desire for Wilson to write some articles for The World's Work magazine.


Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To J. Reuben Clark, October 13, 1915, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson Oct 1915

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To J. Reuben Clark, October 13, 1915, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A handwritten letter to J. Reuben Clark from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, written October 13, 1915. Within, Huntington-Wilson discusses his latest articles as a means of publicity for himself and ponders the Republican nomination.


Note From Philander C. Knox To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, 1909, Philander C. Knox Jan 1909

Note From Philander C. Knox To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, 1909, Philander C. Knox

Organization of the State Department

A handwritten note from Philander Knox addressed to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dating from circa 1909. Within, Knox requests Wilson call on him to further discuss department reorganization.