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'When the Ipswich Punch described colonial Ipswich as ‘the Modem Athens of the North’ (quoted in Deppeler-Hagan 1999: 28), it endowed the fledgling city with the image of a strong cultural background based on the traditions of Europe. However, the literary culture which existed in that period could not reflect all that the appellation might imply. Some of the town's inhabitants may have been educated in England and brought knowledge of European literature and thought to the new colony, but many were more concerned with earning a living than with cultivating their minds.' (Extract)

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    y separately published work icon Queensland Review vol. 7 no. 2 October 2000 Z1095053 2000 periodical issue 'The year 2000 has seen the death of two individuals who played important roles in shaping the literature and culture of Queensland in the twentieth century: Judith Wright and Sir Theodor Bray. Queensland Review begins its second issue for the year with reflections on the lives of these two figures. In 'Judith Wright: A Memoir in Parenthesis and Three Parts', Alison Cotes muses on the transformative impact of Judith Wright on Australian literature and the whitefella psyche. Patrick Buckridge draws on his acquaintance with the formidable wartime editor ofthe Courier-Mail and founding Chancellor of Griffith University in 'Memories of Sir Theodor Bray', emphasising Bray's enthusiasm for connecting the academy with the public sphere.' (Editorial)  2000 pg. 37-45
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  • Ipswich, Ipswich area, South East Queensland, Queensland,
  • 1842-1900
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