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 368 memories, it is very full and very complete Moreover, it should be of use to those abroad who every now and then want to know what may be necessary to know about some one of note in Aus- tralia." The Australian Star, Sydney. — " Mr. Johns is to be congratu- lated upon his work, which will find much favour throughout the Commonwealth and even outside it." The Register, Adelaide.— " No other Australian publication in any way approaching Mr. Johns's book in value to journalists and all others concerned in public characters has ever before been printed in Australia; it will certainly be a standard work of reference." The Advertiser, Adelaide. — "Johns's Notable Australiana rep- resents a large amount of difficult and delicate work, which has been done in a capable fashion. . . . The need of such a book as this has long been felt, for all previous volumes dealing with Australian public men are quite out of date." The Brisbane Courier.— "The need for such a work has long been felt. . . . Mr Johns's publication is a very welcome one. and reflects considerable credit on his resourcefulness and assiduity. . . . What is most appreciable about the work is its terseness, its compactness, and the completeness of its arrange- ment." The Daily Mail, Brisbane.— "Indispensable in every news- paper office. . . . The records are brought right down to date. . . . Nobody has got his name into the book for pay- ment, direct or indirect, or, indeed, in any other unworthy way. . . . There is no adulation or exaggeration. It is a record of verified facts." The Examiner, Launceston.— " Worth a prominent place in the home of every man who possesses a bookshelf, however small. . . . Mr. Fred Johns has done Australia a great service in the preparation of his book of biographies of men and women of the Commonwealth. " The Daily Telegraph, Launceston— "Ought to readily find a place in every Australian library and office." The Daily Newf, Perth.—" With a thoroughness which those who know him regard as characteristic of all his work, Fred Johns has given to Australia the most complete, and yet concise, com- pilation of biographies which has yet appeared." The Morning Herald, Perth.— "The volume which Mr. Fred Johns presents to Australians is doubly welcome on account of its opportuneness and its excellence. . . The author, a journalist of standing, has devoted much time, great care, industry, and research to a task for which his professional knowledge and abilities specially qualified him." The Bulletin, Sydney.- " The first volume of Johns's Notable Australians can be welcomed heartily. . . . Generally speak- ing the biographies are sound and good, and personally speaking the book will oe uncommonly useful."