Michael Cannon was born in Brisbane in 1929. He matriculated at Geelong College at the age of 16, and spent the following decades working on leading daily newspapers including the Melbourne Herald, the Argus, the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. In the 1960s he was founding editor of the Sunday Observer and Sunday Review. His best-selling historical works included The Land Boomers, The Exploration of Australia, and The Human Face of the Great Depression. He also edited the multi-volume State project Historical Records of Victoria from its original volumes throughout the 1980s.
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The Vagabond Papers
Michael Cannon, Robert G. Flippen and Willa McDonald
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The Vagabond Papers
Michael Cannon, Robert G. Flippen and Willa McDonald
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Harvest Festival ’26 Dinner with Lucy Ridge
Scrumpers Kitchen
23 Malbon Street, Bungendore, NSW
Featuring Lucy Ridge in conversation with Emma McDonald Join us for a special evening at Scrumpers Kitchen, Bungendore, as we officially launch the 2026 Bungendore Harvest Festival with a seasonal dinner celebrating the...
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Professor Lelia Green discusses The Digital Child (Readings, Hawthorn)
Readings Hawthorn
Woi Wurrung Country, 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Join us to hear Professor Lelia Green discussing The Digital Child: Creating Confident Children. For almost all parents, most of the time, digital parenting is a recipe for uncertainty and concern....
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Diana Thorp on Code of Silence: How Australian Women Helped Win the War
Malvern Library
1255 High Street, Malvern, VIC
Due to a change in our speaker's availability, please note this event has been rescheduled to 22 April. Join author and historian Diana Thorp for a discussion about her book, Code of Silence:...
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Sorrento Writers’ Festival: World Book Day: Why Books, Bookshops, Libraries and Writers Festivals Matter
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
1/21 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, VIC
John Boyne, Barry Jones and Sally Rippin with Inala Cooper Our Festival kicks off with an acknowledgement of World Book Day and a discussion about the role of books in our lives, and importance of book-connected activities, discussions and...
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Sorrento Writers’ Festival: In Conversation: John Lyons (via Zoom)
Halcyon Hall, The Continental
1/21 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, VIC
This session is via video link with John Lyons joining us from Washington DC.
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Harvest Festival ’26 Dinner with Lucy Ridge
Scrumpers Kitchen 23 Malbon Street, Bungendore, NSWFeaturing Lucy Ridge in conversation with Emma McDonald Join us for a special evening at Scrumpers Kitchen, Bungendore, as we officially launch the 2026 Bungendore Harvest Festival with a seasonal dinner celebrating the...
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Professor Lelia Green discusses The Digital Child (Readings, Hawthorn)
Readings Hawthorn Woi Wurrung Country, 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, VIC, AustraliaJoin us to hear Professor Lelia Green discussing The Digital Child: Creating Confident Children. For almost all parents, most of the time, digital parenting is a recipe for uncertainty and concern....
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Diana Thorp on Code of Silence: How Australian Women Helped Win the War
Malvern Library 1255 High Street, Malvern, VICDue to a change in our speaker's availability, please note this event has been rescheduled to 22 April. Join author and historian Diana Thorp for a discussion about her book, Code of Silence:...
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Sorrento Writers’ Festival: World Book Day: Why Books, Bookshops, Libraries and Writers Festivals Matter
Halcyon Hall, The Continental 1/21 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, VICJohn Boyne, Barry Jones and Sally Rippin with Inala Cooper Our Festival kicks off with an acknowledgement of World Book Day and a discussion about the role of books in our lives, and importance of book-connected activities, discussions and...
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Sorrento Writers’ Festival: In Conversation: John Lyons (via Zoom)
Halcyon Hall, The Continental 1/21 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, VICThis session is via video link with John Lyons joining us from Washington DC.
