DONDUNSTANFOUNDATION
QUEENSLAND CHAPTER
Christmas Celebrity Book Auction
Thursday 2 December 2010
5.30pm for 6.00pm
on the Queensland Terrace
at the State Library of Queensland, South Bank
Raising funds for the Indigenous Literacy Project
and Brisbane Youth Service
The Books
1. Stella Miles Franklin - a
biography by Jill Roe
DONOR: Quentin Bryce, Governor-
General of Australia
INSCRIPTION: Canberra, looking to the
Brindabellas - June 2009. This is one of
my favourite books. A superb biography of
our great writer. Miles Franklin has been
described as a novelist, nationalist, feminist
and larrikin. I remember as though it was
yesterday how much I loved every paragraph,
every page of My Brilliant Career. I was 15 on
my first reading. Her spirit shone through her
words as it does in this account of her life.
2. The Masters by CP Snow
DONOR: Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor
Melbourne University
INSCRIPTION: “The politics of the university
are so intense because the stakes are low,”
said Herbert Kaufman. In this brilliant novel,
C P Snow shows those politics at work - and
the way politics shape behaviour in the
cloisters. Enjoy!
(until 7.45pm)
3. Roosevelt and Churchill
- Their Secret Wartime
Correspondence Edited by Francis
L. Loewenheim, Harold D. Langley,
and Manfred Jonas
DONOR: Graham Freudenberg,
author and speechwriter
INSCRIPTION: Original inscription by Gough Whitlam:
Graham, In acknowledgement & appreciation of his part in
bringing to an end the war which the writers failed to end.
Loose note by Graham Freudenberg: Gough Whitlam gave
me this book on my 41st birthday. The inscription in his own
handwriting explains its special significance to me. The “war”
to which Gough refers is, of course, Vietnam. My “part” was to
write countless speeches trying to balance Labor’s opposition
to the war with our support for the American alliance. The
“authors” in the inscription are Roosevelt and Churchill. The
opportunities they lost in the closing months of the Second
World War led to the thirty year colonial and civil war in Indo-
China. A fortnight before, 29 April 1975, the war had ended
with the fall of Saigon and the American humiliation which
we had predicted exactly ten years before, 29 April 1965,
when Menzies had first announced the Australian combat
commitment. This book itself was of great value to me thirty
years later when I came to write Churchill and Australia and
was able to correct several mis-statements by both Churchill
and Roosevelt regarding the Prime Ministership of the great
John Curtin.
4. Labor and the Constitution
(Victorian Fabian Society Pamphlet
11, March 1965) by Gough Whitlam
DONOR: Gough Whitlam, Prime
Minister of Australia 1972-1975
INSCRIPTION: The essays in this book
reflect my enduring interests.
5. Maggie’s Harvest by Maggie
Beer
DONOR: Maggie Beer, cook, author,
restaurateur
INSCRIPTION: I was so proud to become a
friend of Don’s through a shared passion for
food. We shared many food occasions but
look to Page 79 for one of my “Don” stories.
My memories of Don remain imprinted in my
heart!
6. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership by John C. Maxwell
DONOR: Mark Williams former coach
Port Adelaide AFL team 1999-2010
INSCRIPTION: I used this book at the
beginning of 2004 Footy Season. It was the
basis on which we began our Leadership
Program. It is easy to read and a great insight
into successful leadership in sport or in life.
Hope you enjoy and learn from it as much as
I have!
7. The Fortunes of Richard
Mahony by Henry Handel
Richardson
DONOR: Hugh Stretton, historian
INSCRIPTION: This is a great Australian
novel. I vividly remember Don Dunstan
reading it at an Adelaide Writers’ Week. He
moved us to tears.
8. Letters & Papers from Prison
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
DONOR: Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister
of Australia 2007-2010
INSCRIPTION: Bonhoeffer’s reflections
are from a man “in extremis” who doesn’t
lose heart - and in his case faith - despite the
odds. An essay in human and moral courage
- replete with why he also had deep doubts
and anguish on the way through.
9. And so it went: Night
thoughts in a year of change
by Bob Ellis
DONOR: Mike Rann, Premier of South
Australia
INSCRIPTION: Bob Ellis, a friend and
admirer of Don Dunstan, sometimes gets the
facts wrong but usually gets the truth right.
10. The Centenary Companion
to Australian Federation edited
by Helen Irving
DONOR: John Bannon, Premier of
South Australia 1982 - 1992
INSCRIPTION: This book will tell you all
you need to know about the inspiring story
of the coming together of six self-governing
colonies of Britain to form our nation - the
Commonwealth of Australia. We were the
first nation - and still only one of a very few
- to have our Constitution drawn up by elected
representatives of the people and to have it
adopted by vote of the people.
11. Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
DONOR: Thérèse Rein, Managing
Director, Ingeus Limited
INSCRIPTION: Pride and Prejudice is like
sitting down for a natter with an old friend.
12. Facing by Robin Sellick
DONOR: John Olsen, Premier of
South Australia 1996—2001
INSCRIPTION: Amazing images - portraits
that capture the diversity of Australia.
13. The Pioneer History of
South Australia by Pioneers
Association of South Australia
DONOR: Marjorie Jackson-Nelson,
Governor of South Australia 2001-
2007
INSCRIPTION: A wonderful insight and
history of the early European Settlement in
South Australia. A great read.
14. Bertolt Brecht: Poems 1913-
1956 by Martin Esslin
DONOR: Robin Archer, artistic
director
INSCRIPTION: This book was introduced to
me by my mentor, the editor John Willett. For
more than 30 years it has been my instructor
- with many lessons in life. It has taught me
that there is good in the bad and bad in the
good, and that we should question everything,
that injustices cannot be ignored (something
that Don would have agreed with too) but that
we also have to remain human and humane.
15. The King and His Dominion
Governors by Justice Herbert Vere
Evatt
DONOR: Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce,
Governor of South Australia
INSCRIPTION: Personally signed
16. Transcontinental Train
Odyssey by Tim Fischer
DONOR: Sir Eric Neal, Governor of
South Australia 1996 - 2001
INSCRIPTION: It is a book of historical
importance to Australia, written by a man I
regard as a Great Australian who has served
and continues to serve Australia.
17. Margaret Olley - Far From
A Still Life by Meg Stewart
DONOR: Margaret Olley, artist
INSCRIPTION: Within this book is every
thing and every one who has influenced me
through my life.
18. Our Way - Contemporary
Aboriginal Art from Lockhart
River by Sally Butler
DONOR: Peter Beattie, Premier of
Queensland 1998 - 2007
INSCRIPTION: This book highlights to
the world the exciting new developments in
Indigenous arts in Queensland. Art is also
about the personal empowerment of the
artists, hence the importance of this book.
19. A Short History of the 20th
Century by Geoffrey Blainey
DONOR: Dean Brown, Premier of
South Australia 1993 - 1996
INSCRIPTION: It is with great pleasure that
I donate this Geoff Blainey book to the Don
Dunstan Foundation to raise funds to help
Aboriginal communities. Such a cause was
dear to the heart of Don Dunstan.
20. Yearning to Go Home by
Paul Ishiguchi
DONOR: John Olsen, Premier of
South Australia 1996 - 2001
INSCRIPTION: By good fortune I have two
copies of this book and thought its subject
would make an appropriate contribution to
the Don Dunstan Foundation.
21. Poor Fellow My Country by
Xavier Herbert
DONOR: Ray Crooke, artist
INSCRIPTION: Capricornia by Xavier
Herbert made a very big impression on me.
Later when I was living near Xavier and saw
quite a lot of him (sometimes in the bar of the
Red Beret Hotel) I was encouraged to attempt
a portrait of him. He was not cooperative,
but his charming wife Sadie arranged it and
the portrait was hung in the Archibald. Later
when Xavier was getting a lot of attention for
Poor Fellow My Country he asked me to paint
him in his doctorate robes. Both Xavier and
Sadie’s portraits hang in Brisbane.
22. George Washington Carver
- The Man Who Overcame by
Lawrence Elliott
DONOR: Dr Lynn Arnold, Premier of
South Australia 1992—1993
INSCRIPTION: I have bought this copy of
the book for the Don Dunstan Foundation
book auction because our own copy has
meant a great deal to my wife, Elaine and
I. Firstly it was given to us as a wedding
present by the late Rev Norman Crawford
and his wife Sadie. They were a saintly
couple who believed passionately in social
justice. Secondly, because the story of George
Washington Carver is one of power, passion
and humanity through love; a redemption
gift to humanity through sacrificial living. To
whoever may buy this book, may it transform
and empower you.
23. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
DONOR: Barry Jones, quiz champion,
former federal MP and minister
INSCRIPTION: War and Peace pulsates
with life, driven by inexhaustible energy,
proclaiming human complexity, with
characters full of contradictions. It is probably
the greatest novel ever written and will repay
a serious time commitment.
24. Riders in the Chariot by
Patrick White
DONOR: Kate Grenville, author
INSCRIPTION: This book is a masterpiece
of wisdom and imagination - an inspiration to
think beyond the surfaces of things and to see
the beauty even in the ordinary. I hope you’re
as swept away by it as I always am.
25. The Lexus and the Olive
Tree by Thomas Friedman
DONOR: John Brumby, Premier of
Victoria
INSCRIPTION: Innovation and tradition
don’t have to be mutually exclusive. They
can and should be mutually beneficial. Best
Wishes.
26. Dirt Music by Tim Winton
DONOR: Geoff Gallop, Premier of
Western Australia 2001 - 2006
INSCRIPTION: Tim Winton’s Dirt Music
reminds me so much of my upbringing in
country Western Australia. The places and the
characters bring back many memories.
27. Jurassic Park by Michael
Crichton
DONOR: Matthew Reilly, author
INSCRIPTION: Jurassic Park is my
favourite book of all time because it is (a)
mildly original; (b) it educates the reader
while also entertaining the reader; and (c)
it’s a rollicking, nail-biting thriller filled with
dinosaurs chasing after people!! To me, the
idea of genetically engineering dinosaurs
and then selling that concept to the public in
the form of a theme park is the most original
fiction idea I’ve ever encountered. I hope you
enjoy it.
28. Margaret Whitlam - A
Biography by Susan Mitchell
DONOR: Susan Mitchell, author,
journalist, and broadcaster
INSCRIPTION: To the recipient of this book
- this particular book is very special to me
because it is the life story of a woman I have
admired for a very long time. I believe that
we read the stories of other people’s lives
because we are searching for ways to lead
better lives ourselves. Telling the story of
Margaret’s life has taught me many things,
among the most important being, the power
of love, the power of always looking ahead
and being positive and the power of making
the most of every experience. Very best wishes.
29. My Steve by Terri Irwin
DONOR: Terri Irwin, Australia Zoo
proprietor
INSCRIPTION: Thanks for sharing my
journey.
30. To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
DONOR: Andrew Denton, producer
and broadcaster
INSCRIPTION: This is my favourite book
because it speaks to our better angels so
beautifully. Reading it to my son one summer
was one of the great joys of parenthood.
31. Oliver Twist by Charles
Dickens
DONOR: Kevin Seymour, property
developer
INSCRIPTION: Dear Reader, some of the
strongest and most successful people were
born in the ashes of adversity.
32. The Unspeakable Adams by
Phillip Adams
DONOR: Phillip Adams, broadcaster,
film producer, writer, and social
commentator
INSCRIPTION: One of my first efforts!
Published over 39 years ago.
33. The Mayne Inheritance by
Rosamond Siemon
DONOR: David Devine, property
developer
INSCRIPTION: An interesting read about a
well known family in Brisbane’s early days.
34. The Grapes of Wrath by John
Steinbeck
DONOR: Kerry O’Brien, ABC
journalist
INSCRIPTION: This remains one of the
most powerful and compelling books I’ve ever
read. Steinbeck is in a class of his own.
35. I Capture the Castle by
Dodie Smith
DONOR: Nigella Lawson, cook, food
writer, and broadcaster
INSCRIPTION: I hope you love this book as
much as I did! With Best Wishes.
36. King of the Wilderness
- The Life of Deny King by
Christobel Mattingley
DONOR: Steve Bracks, Premier of
Victoria 1999 - 2007
INSCRIPTION: One of my favourite parts
of Australia. One of my favourite Australian
stories. Best Wishes.
37. Matisse The Master by Hilary
Spurling
DONOR: William Robinson, artist
INSCRIPTION: I have loved this book from
the moment I picked it up. It confirms for me
what it is to be an artist and the difficulties
and triumphs of life for us all. It also shows
us the difference between the colour of the
poet and local colour. I hope it brings to the
reader a deeper understanding of beauty.
38. Ochre and Rust - Artefacts
and Encounters on Australian
Frontiers by Philip Jones
DONOR: John Doyle (Rampaging Roy
Slaven)
INSCRIPTION: It was an absolute joy to
come across this volume when judging the
initial PM’s literary awards — an extraordinary
work of scholarship and sensitivity
39. The Forty-Nine Stories by
Ernest Hemingway
DONOR: Markus Zusak, author
INSCRIPTION: How can you go past
Hemingway for short stories? Somehow, he
stays with you, year after year. I hope you
enjoy them. Best Wishes Always.
40. The Battle of Long Tan by Lex
McAulay
DONOR: Michael Bryce, architect
INSCRIPTION: This small book is a
compelling read and I commend it to history
buffs and to all Australians who honour the
sacrifice of our service men and women.
In a few hours of gallant action 17 young
Australian soldiers died in an action that can
be compared with Kokoda and the Western
Front. I have given this book to at least 6
people and hope you enjoy it as well.
41. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
DONOR: Christos Tsiolkas, author
INSCRIPTION: This is a great pleasure!
42. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
DONOR: Richard Flanagan, author
INSCRIPTION: Because it is the best.
43. The Macquarie Thesaurus
general editor JRL Bernad
DONOR: Kevin Weldon, publisher
and philanthropist
INSCRIPTION: This book is one of
favourite books. Not because I published
it but because it is such a good read and is
also Australia’s first comprehensive national
thesaurus. It took leading academics and
writers some ten years to compile. It is the
first Thesaurus in the world doing away with
using Roget’s Thesaurus as a base and using
The Macquarie Dictionary, Australia’s first
national language dictionary. This book has
given me many years of great reading and
learning. The content is superb, scholarships,
great humorous, entries and much fun to
read. Just look up the head word “depart” for
example and discover all the other words with
the same meaning.
44. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
DONOR: Don Watson, author
INSCRIPTION: About half of life is in there.
45. To Kill A Mockingbird by
Harper Lee
DONOR: Anna Bligh, Premier of
Queensland
INSCRIPTION: When I first pick up this
book as a young woman I couldn’t put it
down. Harper Lee drew me into a might
struggle of good against evil and introduced
me to some of the most captivating and
endearing characters ever conceived in
literature. I have re-read it several times and
it continues to challenge, inspire and delight.
More so on every occasion. A great classic.
Enjoy!
46. Child of Tibet - a lost
innocence by Shane Marden
DONOR: Senator Bob Brown, Leader
of the Australian Greens
INSCRIPTION: Tasmania 2009 — Shane
Marden’s book show the beauty, but also
the ugliness, of life in Tibet under Beijing’s
repression. Here is another Indigenous
people the world has a lot to learn from!
47. My Amalfi Coast by Amanda
Tabberer
DONOR: Maggie Tabberer, model,
fashion editor, and TV personality
INSCRIPTION: Hi There — I chose this
book because it involves two of my great loves
- my youngest daughter Amanda is the author
and the “book” is a wonderful guide to one of
my most favoured places in the world! Italy’s
Amalfi Coast. Amanda lived in Positano for
around 18 years and I was frequently there to
holiday with her, her family and friends. This
book covers those years and how she came
to be there, and while she now lives back
in Australia with my grandson Marco, she
returns every year to Positano where I think
her “heart” will be forever! Enjoy - with Best
Wishes.
48. Soul of the Desert by Philippa
Nikulinsky and Stephen D Hopper
DONOR: Colin Barnett, Premier of
Western Australia
INSCRIPTION: Thank you for supporting
the Indigenous Literacy Project.
49. Why We Are Australian
by Paul Taylor
DONOR: John Gandel, property
developer and philanthropist
INSCRIPTION: I hope you find this book
interesting. With my best wishes.
50. Team of Rivals - The
Political Genius of Abraham
Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
DONOR: Campbell Newman, Lord
Mayor of Brisbane
INSCRIPTION: An incredible story of
leadership during times of great adversity.
An inspiration to us all.
51. Crime and Punishment by
Fyodor Dostoevsky
DONOR: Peter Garrett, federal MP
and minister
INSCRIPTION: Personally signed
52. Essays by George Orwell
DONOR: Hugh Lunn, journalist and
author
INSCRIPTION: This is my favourite book
and writer. Herein lie all the rules for writing,
and enough knowledge to make sense of the
world. Plus, it contains Such, Such were the
Days - Orwell’s story of his schooldays. He
taught me to write.
53. Johnno by David Malouf
DONOR: Sallyanne Atkinson, Lord
Mayor of Brisbane 1985 - 1991
INSCRIPTION: The first and best book
on Brisbane by someone who loves it from
someone who loves it.
54. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
DONOR: Robert Dessaix, author and
broadcaster
INSCRIPTION: The perfect novel - about
being human. Love, death, God — it’s all
there. It makes me feel alive.
55. Fred Hollows - the
autobiography by Fred Hollows
with Peter Corris
DONOR: Gabby Hollows, founder of
the Fred Hollows Foundation
INSCRIPTION: Enjoy Fred - Best Wishes.
56. Hearts in Atlantis
by Stephen King
DONOR: Scott Hicks, film director
INSCRIPTION: This book was the basis
of my 2001 film Hearts in Atlantis starring
Anthony Hopkins. William Goldman adapted
the screenplay using the first story bookend-
ed by parts of the last, keeping the title of the
book. Had it not been for the vision of Don
Dunstan, my career might have taken a very
different path. He created an environment in
Adelaide which made it possible for people
like me to succeed. May the memory Don
Dunstan live forever.
57. The complete adventures of
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie by
May Gibbs
DONOR: Chloe Hooper, author
INSCRIPTION: May Gibbs’s Snugglepot
and Cuddlepie were regular characters in
my childhood as this was a favourite bedtime
story. Years later, her illustrations of Australian
flora and fauna - and of the adventures they
enjoy - still play in my mind and I hope that
whoever reads this book gets much pleasure
from its pages.
58. To Kill A Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
DONOR: David Fagan, Editor in Chief
of Queensland Newspapers
INSCRIPTION: I’ve loved this book since
I was a teenager when it taught me that
everything may not always be as it seems.
These seeds of suspicion have sustained me
ever since and justified every question I’ve
ever asked.
59. French Provincial Cooking
by Elizabeth David
DONOR: Stephanie Alexandra,
restaurateur and food writer
INSCRIPTION: This book opened my eyes
to the diversity of French culinary tradition and
has influenced my travels for more than forty
years. I have cooked many of the recipes, but
is the descriptions of locals, the importance
given to quality ingredients, the pen portraits
of the people who cooked the dishes for the
author that continuous to inspire and delight
me every time I open the book which is
frequently.
60. Lock, Stock & Barrel by Paul
Reynolds
DONOR: Mike Ahern, Queensland
Premier 1987-1989
INSCRIPTION: With the benefit of
hindsight, my 2 years in the Premiers
office started a ‘generation change’ in the
government of Queensland. The process
was made to change ‘from secrecy (don’t
you worry about that) to openness, from
corruption to transparency, from anti
intellectualism to a research based community
etc etc. It is still a ‘work in progress’ but we
made a good start.
 61. The Leopard by Tomasi Di
Lampedusa
DONOR: Tim Quinn, Brisbane Lord
Mayor 2003-2004
INSCRIPTION: A wonderful description of
a very specific time and place. Against this
backdrop some universal insights into human
nature, change, progress, society and politics
are presented. Beautifully and simply written.
62. The Magic Pudding
by Norman Lindsay
DONOR: Di Morrissey, author
INSCRIPTION: This was my favourite
reading “meal” when I was growing up — a
great fun feast for the mind and heart. I still
love this book and I’d love to have a magic
pud of my own. Love.
63. Native Son by Richard Wright
DONOR: Jim Soorley, Brisbane Lord
Mayor 1991-2003
INSCRIPTION: This American classic is
an easy read, on the school reading list. It
gives us a powerful insight into American
race relations. I read this while Obama was
running for President.
Celebrity Book Auction
Date: Thursday 2 December 2010, 5.30pm for 6.00pm start
Venue: The Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland, South Bank
Entry: $30 or $20 for Dunstan Foundation members, students, concessions
Includes wine, canapés, and entertainment by Katie Noonan
Book online through:
http://www.trybooking.com/IPJ
64. Adams vs God - The
Rematch by Phillip Adams
DONOR: Phillip Adams, broadcaster,
film producer, writer, and social
commentator
INSCRIPTION: It’s my new testament.
65. Beyond Reasonable
Drought - Photographs of a
changing Land and its People
by Many Australian Photographers
Group
DONOR: Ros Kelly, company director
and former federal MP and minister
INSCRIPTION: This pictorial display
demonstrates the major challenges for
Australia. These are issues I tried to tackle
when I was Australia’s Environment Minister
- they are issues we face today. This is a book
about our land, our people, our heritage, our
future - Australia - a country I love!!. Adieu
66. The Essential Words and
Writings of Clarence Darrow
Edited by Edward J Larson and Jack
Marshall
DONOR: Bob Hawke, Australian
Prime Minister 1983-1991
INSCRIPTION: The biography of Clarence
Darrow - Darrow for the Defence - was
an inspiration to me as a young man. A
brilliant intellect who devoted himself to the
pursuit of justice, the common good, and the
brotherhood of man.
Further information:
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