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Ann Turner Ann Turner i(A9524 works by)
Born: Established: 1960 Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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1 5 y separately published work icon Out of the Ice Ann Turner , Sydney : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2016 9500472 2016 single work novel thriller

'When environmental scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an abandoned whaling station, she begins to uncover more than she could ever imagine.

'Reminders of the bloody, violent past are everywhere, and Laura is disturbed by evidence of recent human interference. Rules have been broken, and the protected wildlife is behaving strangely.

'On a diving expedition, Laura emerges into an ice cave where she is shocked to see an anguished figure, crying for help. But in this freezing, lonely landscape there are ghosts everywhere, and Laura wonders if her own eyes can be trusted. Has she been in the ice too long?

'Back at base, Laura’s questions about the whaling station go unanswered, blocked by scientists unused to outsiders. And Laura just can’t shake what happened in the cave.

'Piecing together a past and present of cruelty and vulnerability that can be traced around the world, from Norway, to Nantucket, Europe and Antarctica, Laura will stop at nothing to unearth the truth. As she comes face to face with the dark side of human progress, she also discovers a legacy of love, hope and the meaning of family. If only Laura can find her way . . .' (Publication summary)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Lost Swimmer Ann Turner , Cammeray : Simon and Schuster Australia , 2015 8540131 2015 single work novel crime

'An unforgettable novel about love and trust

'Rebecca Wilding, an archaeology professor, makes sense of the past for a living.

'But suddenly, truth and certainty are turning against her. Rebecca is accused of serious fraud, and worse, she suspects – she knows – that her husband, Stephen, is having an affair.

'Desperate to find answers, Rebecca leaves with Stephen for Greece, Italy and Paris, where she can uncover the conspiracy against her, and hopefully win Stephen back to her side, where he belongs. There’s too much at stake – her love, her family, her work.

'But on the idyllic Amalfi Coast, Stephen disappears.

'In a swirling daze of panic and fear, Rebecca is dealt with fresh allegations. And with time against her, she finds help in the most unlikely of places, and uncovers the secrets that stand between her and Stephen – and the deceit that has chased her halfway around the world.' (Publication summary)
1 1 form y separately published work icon Irresistible Ann Turner , ( dir. Ann Turner ) Australia : Baker Street , 2006 6303547 2006 single work film/TV thriller mystery crime

A woman begins to fear that her husband's colleague is plotting to steal her family and her life, but struggles to prove her sanity and her suspicions.
1 y separately published work icon Historian, Ex-Communist, Political Ativist and Professor of Economic History, University of Sydney, 1961-1988 Ann Turner (interviewer), 1994 Z1556933 1994 single work interview

'Buckley speaks of his English working class family background, impact of the outbreak of WWII on his education, enlisting in the Army at 19, serving as a British officer in Greece, after returning to England in 1946 he joined the League of Democracy in Greece and the Committee for Cypriot Self-Determination, joining the Communist Party in 1942 in order to further socialist change, resigning in 1956 as a result of Krushchev's speech against Stalin and the Russian invasion of Hungary, graduating in 1948 and lecturing at Aberdeen University until taking a post at Sydney University, emigrating in 1953, how he became Federal Secretary of the Federal Council of Australian University Staff Association (FCAUSA) which protected members against political discrimination, how ASIO vetted appointments at the University of New South Wales, member of editorial board of the journal Outlook which catered for disillusioned Marxists.

Buckley speaks of joining the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in 1954, along with Dick Klugman and Jack Sweeney he founded the Council for Civil Liberties (CCL) in Sept. 1963 in an attempt to counter corruption by the police, how the Council provided free legal aid for citizens whose human rights had been violated, being indicted for Vietnam War protests, how there was no solidarity among unions or CPA for the work of the CCL, why few academics are prepared to speak out for freedom of speech and the role of ASIO in suppressing left-wing views, the contention over the teaching of political economy in the 1960's and 70's, retired in 1989, his publications and editing of Labour History.' Source: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/ (Sighted 29/01/2009).
1 y separately published work icon Interview with Bill Peach, Author, Broadcaster, Travel Entrepreneur Ann Turner (interviewer), 1994 Z1330259 1994 single work interview 'Peach provides a detailed account of his family background; Convent primary education and bursary to St Stanislaus secondary boarding school followed by Teachers' College Scholarship to Sydney University. He then talks about his teaching experiences; acceptance by ABC as a specialist trainee in Talks Dept. and his decision to be a broadcaster. Peach then describes his transfers to Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. In 1960 he joined the Sydney office of the BBC as a 'salesman' for BBC programmes. Peach then talks about his decision to travel to England; position as a producer in the BBC Pacific Service; decision to leave England; offered position with Channel Ten in Sydney in 1965. Peach talks about producing and hosting Telescope, Australia's first current affairs TV program; moving to the ABC's Four Corners as a reporter; presenting This Day Tonight in 1967 and making ABC documentaries.
Peach's documentary making has led to travel writing and becoming a travel entrepreneur. He also discusses his writing plans; fascination with outback Australia and his optimism for the future of Australia.' (Source: Libraries Australia).
1 y separately published work icon Interview with Margaret Jones, Writer Ann Turner (interviewer), 1994 Z1110049 1994 single work interview Jones talks about her trip to China in 1973 and then compares it with her trip in 1986. She then talks about her novel, The Confucius Enigma. Jones then compares the situation in 1974 and 1975 when one couldn't talk to ordinary Chinese to 1986 when it was possible. Jones also talks about the attitude of Chinese officials to journalists and attempts by Russians to get information from her about the situation in China. She also talks about The Smiling Buddha, a novel about Cambodia and her meetings with Prince Sihanouk. Jones also discusses writing Thatcher's Kingdom and a just completed novel about the return of art treasures from England to Greece. She is currently writing short stories. Jones then talks about her move from journalism to fiction writing; early days with the ABC, Mirror and Sydney Morning Herald (SMH); working in London and New York; discrimination against women journalists and her position as the first woman foreign editor of SMH and the changed situation today.
1 1 form y separately published work icon Dallas Doll Ann Turner , ( dir. Ann Turner ) Australia : Dallas Doll Productions , 1994 8549644 1994 single work film/TV

'Nothing in the Sommers family horoscope warned them to be wary of a stranger from a foreign land. Even teenage Rastus, obsessed by UFOs and with her telescope nightly trained to the stars, is unable to discover what fate has in store for the family. But on first sighting Dallas Adair, she and her faithful dog Argus know turbulent times are ahead ...'

Source: Screen Australia.
1 22 form y separately published work icon Turtle Beach Ann Turner , ( dir. Stephen Henry Wallace ) 1992 Australia Los Angeles : Roadshow Coote and Carroll New Regency Productions , 1992 Z460528 1992 single work film/TV

Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan and strikes up a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who keeps a regular vigil at Turtle Beach, where the refugees try to land. Hobday's obsession with the beach is due to her secret hope that one day her own children will arrive there. Accompanying Hobday one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by the Malaysians, which spurs her on to expose the horrors of the internment camps at Bidong.
1 14 form y separately published work icon Hammers over the Anvil Peter Hepworth , ( dir. Ann Turner ) Adelaide : Harvest Productions South Australian Film Corporation , 1992 Z1686158 1992 single work film/TV

In 1910, Alan Marshall is a thirteen-year-old boy is dealing with the after-effects of polio but still dreams of being a famous horseman like the town's hero, East Driscoll. That summer, however, he learns a lesson that will ultimately shape the rest of his life.
1 form y separately published work icon Embassy John Reeves , Ian Bradley , Shane Brennan , Marcus Cole , Jan Sardi , Ann Turner , John Cundill , Barbara Bishop , Anne Lucas , Denise Morgan , Kate Woods , Ted Roberts , Cliff Green , David Worthington , Alan Hardy , ( dir. Mark Callan et. al. )agent Australia : Reg Grundy Enterprises Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1990-1992 7237190 1990 series - publisher film/TV

'Drama series set in and around an Australian embassy in the fictional Islamic country of Ragaan, where day to day diplomacy is the stuff of danger and news headlines rather than privilege and cocktails.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 10/4/2014)
1 4 form y separately published work icon Celia Ann Turner , ( dir. Ann Turner ) Australia : Seon Films , 1989 Z1865500 1989 single work film/TV horror fantasy

When nine-year-old Celia's socialist grandmother dies, she is left to the care of her largely disinterested parents and her own imagination, which peoples the world around her with Hobyahs, the threatening bogeymen from the story read by her schoolteacher. When the openly Communist Tanner family move in next door, Celia finds some comfort in their friendship. But in small-town Australia in the 1950s, in the midst of anti-Communist backlash and a rabbit plague, neither the Tanners nor Celia's pet rabbit Murgatroyd are safe from the patriarchal authorities that constrain Celia's life.

For a detailed analysis of the film, see Ruthless Culture (http://ruthlessculture.com/2009/10/07/celia-1989-against-the-world-of-men/). (Sighted: 7/6/2012).
1 3 form y separately published work icon Police Rescue ABC Television (publisher), Peter Schreck , Philip Cornford , Christopher Lee , Steve Wright , John Lonie , Debra Oswald , Keith Thompson , Andrew Prowse , Andrea Del Bosco , Michael Brindley , Elizabeth Coleman , Mary Morris , Chris Roache , Greg Millin , Rick Maier , Glenda Hambly , Deborah Parsons , Daniel Krige , Richard Mortlock , David O'Brien , ( dir. Michael Carson et. al. )agent 1989 Sydney Australia : Southern Star Xanadu ABC Television , 1989-1996 Z1703864 1989 series - publisher film/TV

An Australian television series which deals with the New South Wales Police Rescue Squad and its work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes.

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