J. J. Bray - whose third collection of poetry this is- was born and educated in Adelaide. After a distinguished career at the South Australian Bar he was Chief Justice of South Australia from 1967 to 1978 and in 1968 became Chancellor of the University of Adelaide. He is now retired apart from his University appointment and a post on the Libraries Board of South Australia. J. J. Bray began to write poetry seriously in the 1950s and acknowledges the important influence of the late C.J. Jury on his work. Bray's long standing affection for the classics is evident in this collection.

The first century of contact between Europeans and the people of Tanna, in the group formerly called the New Hebrides and now known as Vanuatu, was characterized by mutual misunderstanding, distrust and hostility. To most European observers, the Tannese were something less than human - bestial and bloodthirsty. To the Tannese, the Europeans were something more than human - if not returned ancestors, at least in close call with the all-important spiritual realm.

Although Australian aid to developing countries has grown tremendously over the last fifteen or so years, the effectiveness of such aid has never been properly investigated. This book is the result of the first study undertaken into Australian overseas aid and deals with the performance of Australian experts serving in Asia under the Colombo Plan, and the United Nations. The book has been based largely on data derived from a questionnaire sent to experts in the field between 1954 and 1964.

Interest has grown rapidly in new methods of storing megajoules of energy and delivering it to loads in times ranging from about one second to less than a millisecond. It is clear that storage by capacitors is reaching the limit of applicability, and new methods are required for powering the next generation of tokamaks, theta pinches, large lasers and pulsed electron and ion beam machines.

The Australian Constitution makes no reference to education as one of the responsibilities transferred by the states to the central government. Yet the Australian Government is very much involved, both in financing education in the states and also in its future development. Is the Australian Government usurping states{u2019} rights? This book examines the development of central government involvement in education, and its justification, in particular the {u2018}benefits to students{u2019} clause in the 1946 social services amendment to the Constitution.

The main question addressed in this book is whether the social composition of higher education has changed since the 1930s and 1940s. Since that time there has been a tremendous expansion in higher education and policies have been developed aimed at increasing participation by the poor.

Luelen Bernart, a member of a prominent Ponapean family, was highly regarded for his wealth of traditional knowledge. He wrote this version of his island's history for his relatives and children, but the style of the text reflects the education he received at the Protestant mission school at Ohwa (Oa). 'The Book of Luelen' is the fullest account of Ponape's history that has ever been written by a native of that island. Luelen Bernart gives a comprehensive account of Ponape from the time of its creation to the first European contact.