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'This paper will examine some of the representations made of Asian characters in Australian children's literature, with particular reference to the image of Chinese, who are the Asian people most frequently alluded before World War I and who have continued to be present in more recent writing' (62).
'Children's literature has been promoted through various services based at the State Library of Victoria since 1966. This article explores the history of the children's literature collections at the State Library of Victoria through the oral histories [recorded during 1997] of the people responsible for providing those services. A chronology of the collections, individuals and services is appended to this paper' (122).