Journal Entry 1 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, November 27, 2011

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Frank Hurley was once a household name in Australia. Now most famous for his photographs of the Mawson and Shackleton (Endurance) Antarctic expeditions, he was also a visual chronicler of many of the major events of the twentieth century and of a rapidly siappearing non-Western world. He was an official photographer in two world wars, a pioneering documentary-maker, particpant in early feats of aviation, and cinematographer on major Australian feature films of the 1930s, including The Squatter's Daughter and The Silence of Dean Maitland. At the height of his fame he even knocked on Hollywood's doors. In his later years, he travelled the length and breadth of his country to produce illustrated books that eulogised Australia and its people.

Hurley was a man of ceaseless energy and unbounded enthusiasm for his craft, an enigmatic and sometimes contradictory character - a loner who courted publicity, a curmudgeonly perfectionist, a pragmatic sentimentalist. He craved adventure, excitement and accolades, often forsaking his family and business commitments to travel and work all over the globe. In this comprehensive new biography, with over 100 photographs including never-before-published Hurley images and other rarely seen material from the family archive and Hurley's lesser known adventures, Alisdair McGrogor vividly describes the character, achievements and disappointments of a driven and remarkable Australian. 

Journal Entry 2 by catsalive at Sydney, A friend -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Released 5 mos ago (12/6/2011 UTC) at Sydney, A friend -- Controlled Releases

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Given to awaywithfairies when we met for lunch today in Pyrmont. It's been ages since I've seen a bunch of bookcrossers - over a year. 

Journal Entry 3 by awaywithfairies at Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Picked up at lunch at the Pyrmont Point Hotel. Many thanks.