Rewind - The written word
The world of writers and writing from the archive
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Russell Ping Foon visits the City of Sydney Mobile Library in Redfern in 1957. Photo: Gordon Short -
![Journalist and former cricketer Arthur Mailey pictured at home in 1950.]()
Journalist and former cricketer Arthur Mailey pictured at home in 1950. Photo: Staff -
![British writer P.D. James, in Sydney in 1988.]()
British writer P.D. James, in Sydney in 1988. Photo: Quentin Jones -
![Students at Bondi Beach study Shakespeare's Macbeth for the leaving exam in 1957.]()
Students at Bondi Beach study Shakespeare's Macbeth for the leaving exam in 1957. Photo: Gordon Short -
![English author H.G. Wells at Central Railway Station in Sydney in 1939.]()
English author H.G. Wells at Central Railway Station in Sydney in 1939. Photo: Harry Martin -
![Patrick White autographs his book The Tree Of Man at the David Jones Book Fair in Sydney in 1957.]()
Patrick White autographs his book The Tree Of Man at the David Jones Book Fair in Sydney in 1957. Photo: Alec Iverson -
![Poet and journalist Dame Mary Gilmore, pictured at work in Kings Cross in 1956.]()
Poet and journalist Dame Mary Gilmore, pictured at work in Kings Cross in 1956. Photo: Ross Freeman -
![Journalist Keith Dunstan with Barry Humphries at the launch of Dunstan's 'Wowsers' in Melbourne in 1969.]()
Journalist Keith Dunstan with Barry Humphries at the launch of Dunstan's 'Wowsers' in Melbourne in 1969. Photo: Staff -
![Science Fiction Writers' Convention at Watson's Bay, Sydney's in 1955.]()
Science Fiction Writers' Convention at Watson's Bay, Sydney's in 1955. Photo: Stuart MacGladrie -
![Actor Anthony Quayle, pictured in Sydney during a reading to commemorate Shakespeare's birthday in 1953.]()
Actor Anthony Quayle, pictured in Sydney during a reading to commemorate Shakespeare's birthday in 1953. Photo: George Lipman -
![West Australian writer Randolph Stow at Sydney University in 1958.]()
West Australian writer Randolph Stow at Sydney University in 1958. Photo: Ted Golding -
![Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs, in Sydney in 1943, while working as a war correspondent.]()
Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs, in Sydney in 1943, while working as a war correspondent. Photo: Staff -
![Lester Brien in 1979 with his novel The Byron Connection, published in the form of a newspaper.]()
Lester Brien in 1979 with his novel The Byron Connection, published in the form of a newspaper. Photo: Phillip Lock -
![Keith Miller, signs copies of his book, Cricket Caravan at David Jones, Sydney in 1950.]()
Keith Miller, signs copies of his book, Cricket Caravan at David Jones, Sydney in 1950. Photo: Staff
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