Australia's Home. By Robin Boyd, A.R.A.I.A. Melbourne University Press, 1952. Pp. 287. 25/‐. British War Economy (History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Civil Series). By W. K. Hancock and M. M. Gowing. H.M. Stationery Office, 1949. Pp. xvii + 583. 21/‐. The Australian Frontier in New Guinea, 1870–1885. By D. C. Gordon. Columbia University Press, New York, 1951. Pp. 301, map. $4.25. Local Government in Victoria. By A. Davies. Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1951. Pp. 102, graphs. 6/‐. Carpenter to Cabinet. By the Right Hon. Sir George Pearce. Hutchinson, London, 1951. Pp. 216. 18/9. Much Besides Music. Memoirs of Thorold Waters. Georgian House, Melbourne, 1951. Pp. x + 231. 21/‐. Travelled Roads. By Simon Hickey. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1951. Pp. 190. 18/6. The Quest for Peace: As I Have Known it in Australia. By Eleanor M. Moore. Melbourne, 1949. Privately printed: no price given.