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1 y separately published work icon The Rat Master H. Rowlandson , Sydney : Pertinent Publishing , 1950-1959 Z1406476 1950-1959 single work novella crime thriller
1 y separately published work icon Legionnaire and Other Stories Leon du Bois , Sydney : Pertinent Publishing , 1945 Z797821 1945 single work
2 1 y separately published work icon Not for Fools : A Collection of Pertinent Verse Leon Batt , Sydney : Pertinent Publishing , 1945 Z795611 1941 selected work poetry
1 1 y separately published work icon Formula for Power Leon Batt , Sydney : Pertinent Publishing , 1942 Z798357 1942 selected work short story
1 y separately published work icon Pertinent Pete Rowe (editor), Leon Batt (editor), 1940 Sydney : Pertinent Publishing , 1940-1946 Z1072221 1940 periodical (6 issues)

Leon Batt, a leading contributor to the 1930s magazine Yesterday and Most of Today, established his own magazine, Pertinent in July 1940. Designed as a 'medium of expression for all who have something constructive, interesting, entertaining, and pertinent to say', the first issue included articles by Norman Lindsay, Lennie Lower and Vance Palmer taken from The Australian Writers' Annual. Later issues encouraged contributions from 'amateur' writers, but Pertinent also published contributions from Mary Finnin, Rex Ingamells, Will Lawson, Victor Kennedy and Garry Lyle. The editor declared that 'pornographic or introspective writing is not required', but some readers objected to the frequent publication of nude studies and the suggestiveness of some of the cartoons. Due to war-time paper shortages issues were sometimes late. After a three month stoppage at the end of 1945 due to Batt's ill-health, Pete Rowe acquired the magazine and introduced a smaller format in January 1946. The magazine continued for another year, ceasing production in May 1947.

1 y separately published work icon The Mills of God Jonathan Webley , Sydney : Pertinent Publishing , 1940-1949 Z797816 1940-1949 single work
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