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Convict Society and Its Enemies: A History of Early New South Wales. By J.B. Hirst. George Allen & Unwin, Sydney 1983. pp. 244.$519.95 hardback. $9.95 paperback. Vice in a Vicious Society: Crime and Convicts in Mid‐Nineteenth Century New South Wales. By Michael Sturma. University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia 1983. pp. xii + 224. $29.95. Public Servants and Patronage. The Foundation and Rise of the New South Wales Public Service, 1786–1859. By Arthur McMartin. Sydney University Press, Sydney 1983. pp. xiii + 345. $32.50. Mr Santamaria and the Bishops. By Gerard Henderson. Studies in the Christian Movement, Sydney 1982. pp. xii + 230. $19.95. Rockchoppers: Growing up Catholic in Australia. By Edmund Campion. Penguin Books, 1982. pp. vi + 241. $6.95. Brother P.A. Treacy and the Christian Brothers in Australia and New Zealand. By K.K. O'Donoghue. The Polding Press, Melbourne 1983. pp. 339. $22.50. The Demon of Discord: Tensions in the Catholic Church in Victoria, 1853–1864. By Margaret M. Pawsey, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne 1982. Pp. xvi + 183. $19.95. A History of the Highland Clearances: Agrarian Transformation and the Evictions, 1746–1886. By Eric Richards, Croom Helm, London and Canberra 1982. Pp. xviii + 532. The Scots in Australia: A Study of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, 1788–1900. By Malcolm D. Prentis. Sydney University Press, 1983. Pp. xv + 304. $33.50. Stales of Mind: A Study of Anglo–Irish Conflict 1780–1980. By Oliver MacDonagh, Allen & Unwin, London 1983. Pp. viii + 151. The Dunera Scandal: Deported by Mistake. By Cyril Pearl. Angus & Robertson, Sydney 1983. Pp. vi + 234. $14.95. In the Midst of Life ... The Australian Response to Death. By Graeme M. Griffin and Des Tobin. Melbourne University Press. Melbourne 1982. Pp. xiv + 177. $7.95 (pb). Historical Records of Victoria, Foundation Series, Volume 2A: The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835–1819, Volume 2B: Aborigines and Protectors 1838–1839. Victorian Government Printing Office, Melbourne 1982 and 1983. Editor‐in‐chief: Michael Cannon. Pp. xviii + 803. $22.95 hardback, $15.50 paperback. Race Relations in Australia: A History. By A.T. Yarwood and M.J. Knowling Methuen Australia, Sydney 1982. Pp. 312. $14.95. Indentured Labour in the British Empire 1834–1920. Edited by Kay Saunders. Croom Helm, London and Canberra 1984. Pp. 290 + index, maps and illustrations. 539.95. Historians, Puritanism, and the English Revolution: The Religious Factor in English Politics Before and After the Interregnum. By Michael G. Finlayson. University of Toronto Press. Toronto 1983. Pp. x + 209. $27.50. Italy and the Approach of the First World War. By Richard Bosworth. Macmillan London 1983. Pp. viii + 174. Slavery, Bondage and Dependency in Southeast Asia. Edited by Anthony Reid, with the assistance of Jennifer Brewster. Universty of Queensland Press, St Lucia 1983. Pp. xvi + 382. $24.95. The Diplomatic Battles of Billy Hughes. By Peter Spartalis. Hale and Iremonger, Sydney 1983. Pp. xv + 309. $27.95 hardback, $14.95 paperback. Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, GIL—LAS. Edited by Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne 1983. Pp. xxiv + 677. $35.00. Sir Thomas Playford: A Portrait. By Walter Crocker. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne 1983. Pp. xi + 200. $19.50. Girmitiyas: The Origins of the Fiji Indians. By Brij V. Lal. The Journal of Pacific History, Canberra 1983. Pp. vii +151. $9.75 + 51.75 postage. Sydney's Transport: Studies in Urban History. Edited by Garry Wotherspoon. Hale & Iremonger, Sydney 1983. Pp. 212. $14.95. Past Continuous: Learning Through the Historical Environment. Edited by Judy Mackinolty. History Teachers’ Association of Australia, Southward Press, Marrickville. NSW 1983. Pp. xvii + 237. $13.50. Letters from Menie: Sir Henry Parkes and His Daughter. Edited by A.W. Martin. Melbourne University Press 1983. Pp. xx + 192. $19.95.