by support | Apr 26, 2013 | News
Alana Schetzer has written an article for The Age newspaper on a reunion of the men of the HMAS Perth. Here’s a snippet: Just 12 members of HMAS Perth remain alive, with five of them living in Victoria. The decision to bring them together alongside the USS...
by support | Apr 17, 2013 | News
Ray Parkin’s Odyssey has won a Highly Commended award from the Fellowship Of Australian Writers in the 2012 National Literary Awards! From the award details: FAW EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION AWARD Advertised as the FAW Sid Harta Literature Award Sponsored by...
by support | Mar 15, 2013 | News
Pattie Wright spoke at The Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance on March 6th 2013, discussing Ray Parkin and her book. The talk was recorded and you can listen by clicking the play button below: [mp3j track=”Pattie Wright at the Melbourne...
by support | Jan 25, 2013 | News
The following review by Gillian Cumming appearing in the Courier Mail, 03 November 2012: WORDS AND ART OF WAR Exploring the life of PoW Ray Parkin reveals the soul of an artist and a very private man, writes Gillian Cumming. The more Pattie Wright delved into Ray...
by support | Jan 18, 2013 | News
The following review appeared in the Canberra Times, 01 December 2012: Beauty drawn from harsh places He was best known for his tales of life as a sailor, but Ray Parkin the visual artist also left behind an important body of work, David Ellery writes. John Clarke,...
by support | Dec 12, 2012 | News
Join Pattie Wright at the Shrine on March 6th, 2013, as she speaks about Ray Parkin and her recently-published biography of him, Ray Parkin’s Odyssey. Pattie put interviews with Ray together with first-time access to his diaries and extensive archive to capture the...
