John Bechervaise John Bechervaise i(A16604 works by) (a.k.a. John Mayston Bechervaise)
Born: Established: 11 May 1910 Malvern, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 13 Jul 1998 Geelong, Geelong City - Geelong East area, Geelong area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Unique and Unspoilt : A Year among the Natural Wonders of Heard Island John Bechervaise , Bernadette Hince (editor), Parkes : National Library of Australia , 2011 Z1763570 2011 single work diary The 1953 journals of John Béchervaise.

'Heard Island, close to Antarctica, has been inhabited for only a few years between December 1947 and March 1955 when it hosted an Australian base. Unique and Unspoilt: A Year among the Natural Wonders of Heard Island is based on the journals of John Béchervaise during his 13 months as officer in charge. His journals document the beauty of the isolated island, the tyranny of its harsh climate, and the daily struggle of the handful of men-far from their families and loved ones-charged with running a scientific base.

'Béchervaise's recorded observations of Heard Island's fascinating fauna and limited flora, the nuances of the changing seasons, and his weather-beaten attempts to scale its volcanic peak, leave us with a remarkable-and rare-picture of a bleak yet beautiful Antarctic island.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Douglas Mawson John Bechervaise , 1986 single work biography
— Appears in: The Greats : The 50 Men and Women Who Most Helped to Shape Modern Australia 1986; (p. 193-197)
1 Happy Christmas! : John Bechervaise John Bechervaise , 1981 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Literary Supplement) , 22-29 December vol. 101 no. 5294 1981; (p. 208-209)
1 Losing the Light John Bechervaise , 1978 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , no. 73 1978; (p. 28-32)
1 Strange Mount Olga John Bechervaise , 1968 single work essay
— Appears in: Walkabout's Australia 1968; (p. 94-101)
1 y separately published work icon Australia, World of Difference : the Australian transition John Bechervaise , Adelaide : Rigby , 1967 Z800104 1967 single work prose travel
1 Lines on Geelong i "'In the whole world, few places are situated more", John Bechervaise , 1967 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poets and Poetasters of Geelong, Compiled and Edited by C.P. Billot from the Collection of Roy H. Holden 1967; (p. 88)
1 Barwon Oaks John Bechervaise , 1967 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poets and Poetasters of Geelong, Compiled and Edited by C.P. Billot from the Collection of Roy H. Holden 1967; (p. 88)
1 1 y separately published work icon Blizzard and Fire : A Year at Mawson, Antarctica John Bechervaise , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1963 Z57001 1963 single work autobiography
1 Moon Chorus i "Never sleeping, the coastal marshes", John Bechervaise , 1948 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jindyworobak Anthology, 1948 1948; (p. 59)
1 1 y separately published work icon Barwon and Barrabools : Poems with Pictures John Bechervaise , Geelong : John Bechervaise , 1947 Z800098 1947 selected work poetry
1 Disillusion i "Because all that I was, I am, this tryst with time has shown", John Bechervaise , 1947 single work poetry
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 8 no. 1 1947; (p. 39)
1 Flower of Grass i "Now, as an old man's heart", John Bechervaise , 1947 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 6 no. 4 1947; (p. 241)
1 Dawn Chorus, Geelong i "Ever the sickle of dawn,", John Bechervaise , 1946 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jindyworobak Anthology, 1946 1946; (p. 17-19)
1 The You Yangs i "This is the arid summit of those hills", John Bechervaise , 1946 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jindyworobak Anthology, 1946 1946; (p. 16-17) Poets and Poetasters of Geelong, Compiled and Edited by C.P. Billot from the Collection of Roy H. Holden 1967; (p. 86)
1 Reunion i "The trees are bare along St. Kilda-road,", John Bechervaise , 1946 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 1 May vol. 67 no. 3455 1946; (p. 29)
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