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John McQuilton

John McQuilton is Assistant General Editor of Australia 1788-1988: A Bicentennial History

John McQuilton reviews ‘Ned Kelly: A Pictorial history’ by George Boxall and ‘The Kelly Years’ by Graham Jones and Judy Bassett

May 1981, no. 30 08 April 2025
To borrow from Jones and Bassett: ‘Not another Kelly book!’ Well, yes; in fact two more can be added to last year’s bumper crop. One of them comes from Kelly Country itself, written by two local residents. And the two books provide a perfect example of the extremes in the Kelly publishing game. Ned Kelly: A Pictorial History was obviously compiled for the centenary market. Profusely illustr ... (read more)