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Donald Friend (1914-89)
The Corner Shop
From 'Ayam-Ayam Kesayangan'
(Donald Friend Diaries)
From the Manuscript Collection

This image, used as an illustration in the Library's most recent publication, Acquired Tastes: Celebrating Australia's Culinary History, comes from one of the 44 illustrated diaries by artist and writer Donald Friend held in the Manuscript Collection. Mter studying at the Westminster School, London, Friend worked in Nigeria for two years, spending some of his time as an adviser to a local prince. Returning to Australia, he established a reputation as one of the new generation of Sydney pai9ters. He settled in Bali in 1967, but continued to send work back to Australia where it was regularly exhibited.
 

November 1998 Volume IX Number 2

NEW CD-ROM: THE ENDEAVOUR STORY

The National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum have jointly produced the CD-ROM Endeavour: Captain Cook's Journal 1768-71. Penelope Layland reports

THE BEST OF BRITISH

Richard Stone revealshis admiration for the British actors and dancers who visited Australia after the Second World War

GALLIFREY AND BEYOND: DOCTOR WHO AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

Edward Duyker celebrates the 35th anniversary of the first episode of the immensely popular Doctor Who television series

THE COOKERY SHELF

Colin Bannerman examines the National Library's collections through the cookery book phenomenon, and previews Acquired Tastes: Celebrating Australia's Culinary History, the latest Library publication

FANZINES: THE FIRST FRONTIER

Louise Blake explores the National Library's recently acquired collection of fanzines devoted to the 1960s sci-fi television series Star Trek

FRIENDS

A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia

PUBLICATIONS

An exciting new CD-ROM, Endeavour: Captain Cook's Journal 1768-71, will be available from mid-November

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