On the cover this month
[Simon Spiteri using his forehead to bend a metal bar held by two unidentified men, c.1960]
Part of: Collection of portraits of Simon Spiteri, professional wrestler, strong man and sideshow performer, c.1960
b&w photograph; 15.8 x 20.7 cm
Pictures Collection,
nla.pic-an23182224
Simon
Spiteri (or 'The Great Caramba') was a circus strong man and one of the
wrestling greats of the 1950s and 60s who battled with the legendary
Big Chief Little Wolf, whose story features on p. 11 of this issue.
October 2005 Volume XVI Number 1
THOMAS BAINES: ARTIST-EXPLORER OF AUSTRALIA AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Jane Carruthers looks at the life and work of a great 19th-century painter, cartographer and adventurer
ENVIRONA: MARKETING A LIFE-STYLE NEAR CANBERRA 80 YEARS AGO
Jennifer Horsfield investigates H.F. Halloran’s failed vision
BIG CHIEF LITTLE WOLF
Barry York contemplates the legacy of a great mat-man
GETTING AWAY
Meredith Lake considers Australia’s inter-war holidaying phenomenon
BAHASA MUSE
Ian Campbell discusses writing poems in Indonesian, and his recent donation of works to the Library’s Manuscript Collection
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
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