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Anthony Brown
Anthony Brown was born in England and served in the British Army during 1944-1948. He migrated to Australia in 1953, and has lived in Adelaide since 1969. Ill-Starred Captains reflects his long-standing interest in Australian maritime history. Now retired, he is a former chief librarian of the SA Institute of Technology, and director of learning resources in the SA department of TAFE. He was historical adviser to the Encounter 2002 event in South Australia, celebrating the bicentenary of the 1801-1803 British and French voyages of discovery.
Awards
Runner-up, Australian Maritime History Book Prize, 2003
Books available from Fremantle Press
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Outdoor Reading in Freo
The National Year of Reading is about turning Australia into a nation of readers. Fremantle City Library invites you the launch of the National Year of Reading 2012 at their Outdoor Reading Room.
Indulge your love of reading this Valentine’s Day with a morning tea and talks by Susanna Juliano author of Fremantle Italians and Andrew Relph, author of Not Drowning, Reading
When: 10am, 14 February 2012
Where: Outdoor Reading Room, Kings Square, Fremantle
RSVP by 7 Feb: 08 9432 9766 or frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au
