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- H._A._Willis abstract "H.A. Willis (Howard Alan) is an Australian essayist, critic and editor. Born in November 1948 at Colac, Victoria, he grew up in that state (Apollo Bay, Kyneton and Ballarat) and subsequently lived in Darwin, Auckland (1970–80) and rural Tasmania before settling with his wife and their two young sons in Perth in late 1981.As a student at LaTrobe University he was one of the group who, in October 1967, wrote and produced the first issue of Cinema Papers, edited by Philippe Mora. In 1976 he wrote Cinema Paper’s first in-depth account of the New Zealand film industry.He was a founding member of Alternative Cinema, the Auckland Film-makers’ Cooperative, established in 1972, and contributed articles to and edited several of the early issues of that group’s journal, Alternative Cinema.While in New Zealand he produced (for the NZBC) a short television documentary and a book, Manhunt, about the twelve-day manhunt for the mass-killer, Stanley Graham. The feature film Bad Blood (1982 film), based on his book, starred Jack Thompson (actor) and Carol Burns. In 2012 Willis returned to Hokitika, where Graham is buried. His account of his trip to Westland and the Graham story was published in the Travel section of The West Australian newspaper. His visit to New Zealand also generated a homage to the earthquake damaged city of Christchurch and its WWII resident, Karl Popper.Since settling in Western Australia he has worked as an archival researcher, book editor and reviewer. Between 1989 and 2006 he wrote about 250 reviews for The West Australian, The Age and The Canberra Times. He has also written a number of longer articles on subjects ranging from the closure of the old Metters stove factory in Perth, chronic pain, colonial and Aboriginal history, cultural stereotyping and environmental issues. In 2010 he joined the debate over the history of smallpox in Australia, arguing that the 1789 outbreak near Sydney originated from a Macassan introduction through Northern Australia. His essay on pain was selected as the Western Australian finalist for the MBF Health and Well Being awards for 1994. Robert Manne described Willis as “a conservative scholar ... known for his scrupulousness”. In 1994 Willis interviewed Tim Winton for Eureka Street; Winton later dedicated his Breath (novel) (2008) to Willis.As an editor, Willis prepared for publication (contributing the title) The Last of the Last, the autobiography of Claude Choules, the last combat veteran of WW1. At the time of publication Choules was 108, making him the world’s oldest first time author. Willis also edited From Kastellorizo, Michael (Stratos) Jack Kailis’s memoir of his extended family.Between 1985 and 1991 Willis published ten short stories in various literary journals, including Overland (magazine), Australian Short Stories, Brave New Word, Going Down Swinging, The Weekend Australian and Island.More recently, he indexed and was one of the editorial annotators of The Australind Journals of Marshall Waller Clifton 1840-1861, published in 2010. In 2011 he wrote the introductory essay to a reprinted edition of Thermo-Electrical Cooking Made Easy, first published in Kalgoorlie in 1907 and claimed to be the world’s first cookbook for an electric stove.".
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- H._A._Willis comment "H.A. Willis (Howard Alan) is an Australian essayist, critic and editor. Born in November 1948 at Colac, Victoria, he grew up in that state (Apollo Bay, Kyneton and Ballarat) and subsequently lived in Darwin, Auckland (1970–80) and rural Tasmania before settling with his wife and their two young sons in Perth in late 1981.As a student at LaTrobe University he was one of the group who, in October 1967, wrote and produced the first issue of Cinema Papers, edited by Philippe Mora.".
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