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J. S. Ryan J. S. Ryan i(A15418 works by) (birth name: John Sprott Ryan) (a.k.a. John S. Ryan)
Born: Established: Dunedin, Otago, South Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Male
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1 Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English J. S. Ryan , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 24 2009; (p. 251-254)

— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English Bruce Moore , 2008 single work criticism
1 Poems, Plants and Post-Modern Australian Men and Women : or 'The Boy from the Bush' in Sydney Town J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 23 2008; (p. 59-70)
The following article is a short reflection on the already very full life and writing career of Edwin Wilson (b. 1942), a former science teacher and botanist, and, until recently, long time worker in Community Programs at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The life as recorded to date is deemed peculiarly representative of 'first generation academics/teachers' and working class country children in the later twentieth century. It was particularly occasioned by the issue of the considerable second volume of his autobiography, The Melancholy Dane : A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Man (q.v.)(2006). (Author's abstract, p. 59)
1 The Necessary Discovery of Submerged Identity : Gabrielle Lord's Bones J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 245-270)
1 North and North-West : Beloved Novels and Tales Set in Further/Northern New England J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 165-194)
1 Daughters and Lovers J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 103-164)
1 Dymphna Cusack (1902-1981) and Armidale J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 103-134)
1 A Colonial Tragedy and Its Resultant New England Myth J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 69-101)
1 Two Neglected Serials and a Reflective Farewell to the Vital Life of the Colonial Frontier J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 31-68)
1 Thomas Browne/Rolf Boldrewood in Armidale in 1884 J. S. Ryan , 2008 single work biography
— Appears in: Tales from New England 2008; (p. 1-30)
1 1 y separately published work icon Tales from New England J. S. Ryan , Armidale : University of New England Press Woodbine Press , 2008 Z1725354 2008 single work criticism
1 The Vietnam Experience and the Australian Folk's New Legend J. S. Ryan , Susan L. Mason , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 22 no. 2007; (p. 182-192)
1 The Nation-Probing Bush Tales of Keith Garvey (1922-1999) J. S. Ryan , James Robert Smith , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 22 no. 2007; (p. 25-42)
1 2 y separately published work icon High Lean Country : Land, People and Memory in New England Alan Atkinson (editor), J. S. Ryan (editor), Iain Davidson (editor), Andrew Piper (editor), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2007 Z1392580 2007 anthology essay

'High Lean Country captures the rich history and haunting character of the New England region of northern New South Wales.

'The authors explore how memory - of land, of family, of patterns of life on the other side of the world - has influenced the identity of New England. They also consider how the high country itself has shaped its people and their sense of regional uniqueness. In doing so, this book sets a new direction for understanding Australia as a whole.

'Weaving together the histories of human settlement, economic, social and cultural development, as well as interactions with the environment, High Lean Country shows how colonial settlers strived for decades to literally create a new England. It traces the story of the graduates of Oxford and Cambridge who turned their hands to sheep husbandry and developed a squattocracy, the establishment of schools and other institutions, and the cultivation of traditional arts. It also examines the early colonial bushranging period, and a history of not always friendly relations between white settlers and the local Aboriginal population.

'A project of the Heritage Futures Research Centre at the University of New England, High Lean Country is a fascinating study of this distinctive Australian high country.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 The Passing of Bill Scott J. S. Ryan , 2006 single work obituary (for Bill Scott )
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 21 no. 2006; (p. 8)
1 Arakoon: The Lore Outside Trial Bay Gaol, NSW J. S. Ryan , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 21 no. 2006; (p. 99-112)
1 Manifestations of Terror: English Folklore, Winston Churchill, Les Murray and Sydney's Black Dog Institute J. S. Ryan , James Robert Smith , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 21 no. 2006; (p. 30-47)
1 Untitled J. S. Ryan , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 20 no. 2005; (p. 262-263)

— Review of Child's Play : Dorothy Howard and the Folklore of Australian Children Dorothy Howard , 2005 selected work essay
1 Untitled J. S. Ryan , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 20 no. 2005; (p. 260)

— Review of Born of the Sun : Seven Young Australian Lives Gerald Walsh , 2006 selected work biography
1 'The Great Grey Gaol by the Sea' - and the Developing Lore and Associations of one Such Place of Incarceration, Trial Bay Jail, New South Wales J. S. Ryan , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November vol. 20 no. 2005; (p. 182-196)
1 'Just Some Childish Itch to Play Detective?' : The Literary Career of Robert Barnard : Sometime Author of Detective Fiction J. S. Ryan , 2005 single work biography
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , December vol. 31 no. 4 2005; (p. 126-156) Tales from New England 2008; (p. 195-244)
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