Description
Award-winning biographer and historian Ross McMullin will speak about his acclaimed multi-biography Farewell Dear People: Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation, which won the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History and the National Cultural Award.
Farewell Dear People retrieves ten Australians of outstanding potential who exemplify their nation’s lost generation of World War I. Featuring deep research and superb writing, these extended biographies bring to life these special but long forgotten Australians for the first time. They include an internationally renowned medical scientist, an Adelaide winemaker (Carew Reynell), an Antarctic explorer, a Rhodes scholar, a brilliant footballer, a rising Labor star, a barrister, and a popular farmer who inspired the film Gallipoli.
“The research is prodigious, the storytelling hypnotic, the confidence and clarity of the writer remarkable … McMullin writes as well about sport as he does about war, or medical research, or wine-making, or Antarctic exploring.” ~ Michael McKernan
Dr Ross McMullin
Ross McMullin is a renowned historian, biographer, storyteller and speaker. His books have won major awards, and he has delivered hundreds of vivid talks about them. Life So Full of Promise, another lost-generation multi-biography, won The Age Book of the Year Award, and his biography Pompey Elliott won multiple awards.
FAQs
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How do I get to the State Library by public transport?
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The 'State Library, Art Gallery, Museum' tram-stop is just outside the State Library. There are bus stops close by, near the War Memorial on North Terrace. The closest train station is the Adelaide city station on North Terrace.
You can plan your journey via Adelaide Metro.
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Is there car parking near the State Library?
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The nearest car park is Wilson's Adelaide Central car park, 225 North Terrace, next to David Jones.
There is paid (metered) street parking along Kintore Ave and Victoria Drive.
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Where is the wheelchair and stroller access?
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Access to the Spence Wing first floor and the Mortlock Chamber is via the lift in the glass foyer entrance of the library.
There is on-street disabled parking available on the nearby roads. View more information and maps of Adelaide City Council's Disability parking for permit holders.
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How do I check if the Mortlock Chamber is open when I plan to visit?
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The Mortlock Chamber may close for private events, check our opening hours for any closure times.
When it is open you can visit the Mortlock Chamber on the ground floor to look at the exhibition bays. The upper levels of the Mortlock Wing include study areas.
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Is there a cafe at the State Library?
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Yes, the State Library Cafe is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm and Saturdays from 12 to 4pm.
Find out more about the cafe and resident organisations at the State Library.