November 1934 saw the launch of a new Australian monthly magazine. For the purchase price of one shilling,¹ and bearing the titleWalkabout– a more familiar and less pejorative term in 1934 than today – the first issue boasted a striking front cover (Figure 0.1). Stylistically it established a design that with minor amendments endured for much ofWal...

INTRODUCTION: Making Mid-Twentieth-Century Opinion