Robert Pascoe Robert Pascoe i(A31663 works by) (birth name: Frederick Robert Pascoe) (a.k.a. Rob Pascoe)
Born: Established: 1953 Frankston, Frankston area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Doug Munro Locates the Infamous Ryan–Clark Contretemps in Australia’s ‘History Wars’ Robert Pascoe , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 19 no. 3 2022; (p. 625-626)

— Review of History Wars : The Peter Ryan–Manning Clark Controversy Doug Munro , 2021 multi chapter work criticism

'For mostly practical reasons of time and distance, Doug Munro has relied on documentary sources and email correspondence to analyse the perplexing story of Manning Clark’s publisher defaming his prize author three years after his death. Oral history would have helped fill in some of the gaps in the account, but the book manages to explain in sufficient detail the contours of the episode, and to place it in the larger story of Australia’s History Wars. Key figures in the new Albanese Ministry promise an end to these History Wars, but, for reasons that are implicit in Munro’s account, the struggles to define Australian history and how it has been ‘manufactured’ are likely to continue unabated.' (Introduction)

1 1 y separately published work icon Nat Bonacci : No Ordinary Australian Robert Pascoe , Ballan : Connor Court Publishing , 2012 8145849 2012 single work biography

Nat Bonacci was a valued contributor to the Melbourne University school of engineering, an enthusiast to the Catholic cause in education and healthcare, and a cherished member of the Italian-Australian community. This is his story, and a vision for how engineers might contribute to a new Australia. Nat Bonacci's life holds many secrets for how his adopted country might prosper in the uncertain times ahead. [Trove]

1 1 y separately published work icon The Feasts and Seasons of John F. Kelly Robert Pascoe , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2007 Z1405756 2007 single work biography

'When John F. Kelly was called to his vocation as a priest in 1928, Australia was still staunchly British and Catholics were a minority, confined to the margins of professional and business life, and shackled by their Irish past. This remarkable Australian priest foresaw the day that the Australian Church would no longer be Irish, when Catholic teachings on social justice would be widely debated, and when Catholic women would demand equality.

'An impressive scholar, John F. Kelly was always in the vanguard of new ideas. As a leader in education, theology and history, he left a mark in many fields. He wrote the first Australian Catechism in 1962, the handbook by which the postwar generation were to live the Catholic life. He was a standard bearer for Vatican II, and taught hundreds of young couples about the Catholic approach to marriage in his famous pre-Cana weekends. As director of the Catholic Education Office in Melbourne, he helped transform the crowded parochial system into a well-managed network of schools.

'This biography of Monsignor John F. Kelly mirrors the trajectory of Catholic thought through the twentieth century. It is a reminder that earlier generations of Catholics also found themselves in opposition to church hierarchy, while remaining obedient to the core Catholic teachings.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 McQueen Turns His Boat Around Robert Pascoe , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 178 2005; (p. 20-21)

— Review of A New Britannia : An Argument Concerning the Social Origins of Australian Radicalism and Nationalism Humphrey McQueen , 1970 single work prose
1 Landscapes of Childhood Robert Pascoe , 2004 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 175 2004; (p. 27-29)
1 Reading Matters Robert Pascoe , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: Nexus , September 2002; (p. 7)
1 Australia, Balanced between Asia and Europe Robert Pascoe , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 168 2002; (p. 94-95)

— Review of Dragon Seed in the Antipodes : Chinese-Australian Autobiographies Yuanfang Shen , 2001 single work criticism
1 A Welcome Addition Robert Pascoe , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 150 1998; (p. 127)

— Review of Kicking in Danger : The Footy Novel : A Damien Chubb Mystery Alan Wearne , 1997 single work novel
1 Between Italy and Australia Robert Pascoe , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 141 1995; (p. 79-80)

— Review of From Gold Rush to Federation : Italian Pioneers in Victoria, 1850-1900 : The Story of the First Wave of Italian Migration to Australia Charles D'Aprano , 1995 single work biography ; Changing Places : Australian Writers in Europe 1960s-1990s 1994 anthology prose biography extract poetry short story autobiography interview ; Correggio Jones and the Runaways : The Italo-Australian Connection Desmond O'Grady , 1995 selected work essay biography
1 Football Writing has Arrived Robert Pascoe , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 136 1994; (p. 75-76)

— Review of Southern Sky, Western Oval Martin Flanagan , 1994 selected work criticism
1 y separately published work icon Alienation and Exile : Writings of Migration Robert Pascoe (editor), Footscray : Footscray Foundation for Australian Studies , 1990 Z171766 1990 anthology prose criticism extract
1 y separately published work icon Luigi Grollo : Elemeti de Memoria Robert Pascoe , Paolo Bartoloni (translator), Northland : Grollo Australia , 1988 Z1366019 1988 single work biography
1 y separately published work icon The Recollections of Luigi Grollo Robert Pascoe , Northland : Grollo Australia , 1988 Z1366012 1988 single work biography
1 Alternative Views to a Sullied Vision Robert Pascoe , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 31 January-1 February, 1987; (p. 15)

— Review of Point of Departure : The Autobiography of Jean Devanny Jean Devanny , 1987 single work autobiography
1 Booknotes Robert Pascoe , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 76 1985; (p. 33)

— Review of Folk Songs of Australia and the Men and Women Who Sang Them 1967 anthology poetry criticism biography interview
1 Booknotes Robert Pascoe , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 37)

— Review of Down by the Dockside Criena Rohan , 1963 single work novel
1 Booknotes. Fiction Robert Pascoe , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 35)

— Review of Paese Fortunato : Romanzo Rosa R. Cappiello , 1981 single work novel
1 Booknotes History Robert Pascoe , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 70 1985; (p. 41)

— Review of Death is a Good Solution: The Convict Experience in Early Australia : Aspects of Writing Relating to the Transportation Era of Australia A. W. Baker , 1984 single work criticism
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