Guide to Research Materials relating to John Nicholson

Item AD1
Title: Acceptance Speech - John Nicholson - Eve Pownall Award
Author: Nicholson, John
Created: 1996
Description: Draft of acceptance speech with handwritten corrections by the author.

Item AD2
Title: Conversations: John Nicholson and Rosalind Price
Author: Nicholson, John and Price, Rosalind
Created: September 1996
Description: Article appearing in Magpies vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 8-13.

Item B1
Title: Information Books as Literature?
Author: Neary, Kerry
Citation: Magpies, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 4-7
Created: September 1996

Item B2
Title: The Information Age
Author: Morrow, Robin
Citation: Australian Bookseller and Publisher, pp. 30-31
Created: April 2000

Item D1
Title of Award: The Sixth National Print Awards: silver medal
Award For: Category 20: Card Construction and Mobiles
Title: National Print Awards
Created: 8 March 1989
Description: Photocopy of certificate.

Item D2
Title of Award: New South Wales State Literary Awards, Children's Book Award: shortlisted
Award For: Homemade Houses
Title: Shortlist 1994
Created: 1994
Description: List of shortlisted books for 1994.

Item D3
Title of Award: New South Wales State Literary Awards, Children's Book Award: shortlisted
Award For: Homemade Houses
Title: Literary Awards Shortlists
Author: [Unknown]
Citation: The Sydney Morning Herald
Created: 9 September 1994

Item D4
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Information Books: shortlisted
Award For: Gold: The Fascinating Story of Gold in Australia
Title: What's Good and What's Best
Author: White, Kerry
Citation: Daily Telegraph Mirror, p. 38
Created: 2 May 1995

Item D5
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: shortlisted
Award For: Gold: The Fascinating Story of Gold in Australia
Title: The 1995 Short List
Author: [Unknown]
Citation: Classroom, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 14
Created: 1995

Item D6
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: shortlisted
Award For: The First Fleet: A New Beginning in an Old Land
Title: [Untitled]
Author: [Morrow, Robin?]
Citation: [Unknown]
Created: [1996]
Description: Shortlist.

Item D7
Title of Award: The Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing, Primary Single Book: shortlisted
Award For: A Home Among the Gum Trees
Title: Record Awards Shortlist
Author: [Unknown]
Citation: The Australian, p. 43
Created: 6 May 1998

Item D8
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: winner
Award For: A Home Among the Gum Trees
Title: Picking the Best for Kids
Author: McIntyre, Pam
Citation: The Age, Saturday Extra, p. 9
Created: 22 August 1998

Item D9
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: winner
Award For: A Home Among the Gum Trees
Title: Starry-Eyed Author Honors Mr Spock
Author: Brice, Chris and Archdall, Susan
Citation: The Advertiser, p. 13
Created: 22 August 1998

Item D10
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: winner
Award For: A Home Among the Gum Trees
Title: Challenges of Judging Non-Fiction
Author: Stodart, Eleanor
Citation: The Canberra Times, Panorama, p. 23
Created: 22 August 1998

Item D11
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: shortlisted
Award For: Who's Running This Country?
Title: Children's Book of the Year Awards 1999
Author: Stockwell, Cheryl
Citation: The Sydney Morning Herald
Created: 21 August 1999

Item D12
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: winner
Award For: Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific
Title: Understanding Islanders in Terms of Their Boats
Author: Stodart, Eleanor
Citation: The Canberra Times, Panorama, p. 19
Created: 16 September 2000

Item D13
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: honour book
Award For: Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Title: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Author: Stodart, Eleanor
Citation: The Canberra Times, Panorama, p. 18
Created: 18 August 2001

Item D14
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: honour book
Award For: Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Title: Fauna Gets the Laurels
Author: Laurie, Victoria
Citation: The Weekend Australian, Books, p. R15
Created: 18-19 August 2001

Item D15
Title of Award: Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature, Nonfiction: winner
Award For: The State of the Planet
Title: The Magpies Collection
Author: [Unknown]
Citation: Magpies, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 46
Created: September 2001

Item D16
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: shortlisted
Award For: The Mighty Murray
Title: The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
Author: The Children's Book Council of Australia
Created: 2003
Description: List circulated by the CBC of the 2003 shortlist.

Item F1
Title: Nicholson, John: All Works
Author: AustLit: Australian Literature Gateway
Created: [Accessed 02/07/2003]
Description: Print out from database.

Item G1
Title: John Nicholson Biography
Created: [ca. 1997]

Item G2
Title: Agent Details: Nicholson, John
Citation: http://www.austlit.edu.au
Created: [Accessed 02/07/2003]
Description: Print out from database.

Item H1
Review Of: Paper Chase
Title: From the Word Go
Reviewer: Matthews, Stephen
Citation: Australian Book Review, no. 150, pp. 59-60
Created: May 1993

Item H2
Review Of: Paper Chase
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: [Anderson, Janice]
Citation: Reading Time, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 20
Created: August 1993

Item H3
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: Home Made
Reviewer: Ligane, Lesleyann
Citation: Thw West Australian, Habitat, pp. 16
Created: 15 October 1993

Item H4
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: Home Hunt on Global Scale
Reviewer: Morrow, Robin
Citation: The Weekend Australian
Created: 16 October 1993

Item H5
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: Shaping up and Shredding the Usual Image of What is a Home
Reviewer: Malarski, Paul
Citation: The Mercury (Hobart)
Created: 30 October 1993

Item H6
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: A Stampede of Literary Dinosaurs
Reviewer: McInerney, Sally
Citation: The Sydney Morning Herald
Created: 30 October 1993

Item H7
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: Zahnleiter, Joan
Citation: Reading Time, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 40
Created: November 1993

Item H8
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: Home Noticeboard: Parenting
Reviewer: [Unknown]
Citation: Better Homes and Gardens, pp. 186
Created: November 1993

Item H9
Review Of: Paper Chase
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: Caraher, Kim
Citation: Magpies, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 31
Created: November 1993

Item H10
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: Caraher, Kim
Citation: Magpies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 35
Created: March 1994

Item H11
Review Of: Paper Chase
Title: Chase This Paperback!
Reviewer: [Unknown]
Citation: Classroom, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 49
Created: 1994

Item H12
Review Of: Gold!
Title: Books That Make Finding Out Fun
Reviewer: Hunter, Linnet
Citation: [Unknown]
Created: [ca. 1994]
Description: Newspaper article.

Item H13
Review Of: Homemade Houses
Title: Aboriginality and Multiculturalism Being Better Done 'At Last'
Reviewer: McInerney, Sally
Citation: The Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, pp. 10A
Created: 20 August 1994

Item H14
Review Of: Gold!
Title: Information Books
Reviewer: Bell, Krista
Citation: Classroom, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 39
Created: January 1995

Item H15
Review Of: The First Fleet
Title: [Untitlted]
Reviewer: Steinberger, Kevin
Citation: Magpies, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 44
Created: November 1995

Item H16
Review Of: The First Fleet
Title: The State of Children's Literature
Reviewer: Moran, Jennifer
Citation: [Unknown]
Created: [ca. 1996]
Description: Newspaper article.

Item H17
Review Of: Explorers of Australia
Title: Explorers of Australia by John Nicholson
Reviewer: Steinberger, Kevin
Citation: Viewpoint, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 19-20
Created: Summer 1996

Item H18
Review Of: Explorers of Australia
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: Merrin, Russ
Citation: Magpies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 43
Created: March 1997

Item H19
Review Of: Kimberley Warrior: The Story of Jandamarra
Title: Indigenous Themes - History, Art and Story
Reviewer: Steinberger, Kevin
Citation: Magpies, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 20-21
Created: May 1997

Item H20
Review Of: A Home Among the Gum Trees
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: Goodman, Jo
Citation: Magpies, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 41
Created: September 1997

Item H21
Review Of: A Home Among the Gum Trees
Title: How We Relate to Our Buildings
Reviewer: Bantick, Christopher
Citation: The Canberra Times, Panorama, p. 27
Created: 1 November 1997

Item H22
Review Of: Who's Running this Country?
Title: LitBits
Reviewer: Hefner, Bob
Citation: [The Canberra Times]
Created: [ca. 1998]

Item H23
Review Of: Kimberley Warrior: The Story of Jandamarra
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: Lees, Stella
Citation: Viewpoint, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 45
Created: Winter 1998

Item H24
Review Of: Kimberley Warrior: The True Story of Jandamarra
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: [Unknown]
Citation: Reading Time, vo. 42, no. 3, pp. 13
Created: August 1998
Description: Mistakenly put in reviews of shortlisted books for 1998. The book of John Nicholson's that was actually shortlisted that year was 'A Home Among the Gum Trees'.

Item H25
Review Of: Who's Running This Country?
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: White, Kerry
Citation: Bookphile, no. 4, pp. 6
Created: October 1998

Item H26
Review Of: Fishing For Islands
Title: It's Only Child's Play
Reviewer: Sorensen, Meg
Citation: The Sydney Morning Herald, Metropolitan, pp. 6
Created: 19 August 2000

Item H27
Review Of: Fishing for Islands
Title: Generation Next
Reviewer: MacIntyre, Pam
Citation: The Australian's Review of Books, vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 25
Created: September 200

Item H28
Review Of: The State of the Planet
Title: Nostalgia for Mythical Edens
Reviewer: Pausacker, Jenny
Citation: The Weekend Australian, pp. 12
Created: 16-17 December 2000

Item H29
Review Of: The Mighty Murray
Title: A Close Look At the Mighty Murray
Reviewer: Neary, Kerry
Citation: Magpies, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 4-6
Created: July 2002

Item H30
Review Of: The Mighty Murray
Title: [Untitled]
Reviewer: La Marca, Susan
Citation: Viewpoint, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 48
Created: Autumn 2003

Item H31
Review Of: Animal Architects
Title: A Close Look at Three New Natural History Books for Children
Reviewer: Steinberger, Kevin
Citation: Magpies, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 4-6
Created: May 2003

Item K1
Correspondence From: Agnes Nieuwenhuizen
Correspondence To: John Nicholson
Created: 19 March 1997
Description: Letter regarding John Nicholson's acceptance of the offer to give a talk as part of the Youth Literature Program.

Item K2
Correspondence From: Belle Alderman
Correspondence To: John Nicholson
Created: 5 December 1997
Description: Letter thanking John for the materials he sent to the Lu Rees Archives.

Item K3
Correspondence From: John Nicholson
Correspondence To: Belle Alderman
Created: 24 November 1999
Description: Note accompanying materials sent by John to the Lu Rees Archives.

Item S1
Image Of: John Nicholson
Photographer: [Unknown]
Created: [Unknown]
Description: Black and white photograph, 9.5cm x 12.5 cm.

Item V1
Title: Paper Chase
Little Ark/ Allen and Unwin Created: 1993
Description: Media Release

Item V2
Title: Homemade Houses
Little Ark/Allen and Unwin Created: 1993
Description: Media Release

Item V3
Title: Gold!
Allen and Unwin/ Little Ark Created: 1994
Description: Media Release

Item V4
Title: The Cruellest Place on Earth
Little Ark/ Allen and Unwin Created: 1994
Description: Media Release

Item V5
Title: The First Fleet
Allen and Unwin/ Little Ark Created: 1995
Description: Media Release

Item V6
Title: Open Day: Dromkeen
Dromkeen Gallery Created: [ca. 1996]
Description: Flyer advertising open day at Dromkeen Gallery.

Item V7
Title: Kimberley Warrior: The Story of Jandamarra
Allen and Unwin/ Little Ark Created: 1997
Description: Media release

Item V8
Title: Who's Running This Country?
Allen and Unwin/ Little Ark Created: 1998
Description: Media Release

Item V9
Title: Fishing for Islands
Allen and Unwin Created: 1999
Description: Media Release

Item V10
Title: Animal Architects
Allen and Unwin Created: 2003
Description: Media Release, 9.5cm x 21cm

Item V11
Title: Animal Architects
Allen and Unwin Created: 2003
Description: Media Release, A4 size.

Item W1
Title: Children's Book Council of Australia Third National Conference 3-6 May 1996
Created: 1996
Description: Program for conference.

Item W2
Title: 1997 Children's Book Week Seminar
Created: 1997
Description: Program of events for Children's Book Week.