Jim Brady, Leading Seaman

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Jim Brady, Leading Seaman is a 1954 Australian novel by J. E. Macdonnell. [1] It featured Jim Brady who had been a character in Gimme the Boats . [2]

The Bulletin wrote, "In his picture of the powerful machinery mastering the sea he adds a point here to both Conrad and Monsarrat." [3]

The novel was serialised for radio in 1956. [4]

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References

  1. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (19 February 1955), "Current Australian Fiction", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1699376941, retrieved 21 August 2024 via Trove
  2. "A NEW NOVEL OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CIMME THE BOATS!". The Sunday Herald (Sydney) . No. 222. New South Wales, Australia. 26 April 1953. p. 18. Retrieved 21 August 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. ""Commander Brady"", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 15 August 1956, nla.obj-694462579, retrieved 21 August 2024 via Trove
  4. Australian Broadcasting Commission. (5 January 1957), "2FC 2NA", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1553643990, retrieved 21 August 2024 via Trove