Walshe, R(obert) D(aniel)

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WALSHE, R(obert) D(aniel)

WALSHE, R(obert) D(aniel). Australian, b. 1923. Genres: Education, History, Language/Linguistics, Writing/Journalism. Career: Former Managing Director, Martindale Press Ltd.; Secondary sch. teacher, 1952-63; Teacher of Creative Writing, Sutherland Shire Evening College, 1969-76; Editorial Director, A. H. and A. W. Reed Publishers (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 1970-75; Chairman, Sutherland Shire Environment Centre, 1991-99. Publications: (with P.M. Wheeler) Mastering Words, 1961; Guide to World History since 1789, 1962; (with P. O'Hara and D. Shirley) How to Study Better, 1963; (with P.M. Wheeler) Mastering English, 1969; (with J.J. Cosgrove and E.B. McKillop) Power and Persuasion: Twenty Modern Biographies of Great Men, 1974; Better Writing, Clearer Thinking, 1979; Every Child Can Write, 1981; (with B. Dwyer) Learning to Read the Media, 1984; Teaching Writing: K-12, 1988 1986; Teaching Writing: K-12, 1988. EDITOR: Teaching the Process of Composition Writing, 1971; (with N.A. Little) Ways We Teach History, 1971; Exploring the New English, 1973; The New English in Action, 1974; (with P. March) Writing and Learning in Australia, 1986. Address: c/o Sutherland Shire Environmental Centre, PO Box 589, Sutherland, NSW 1499, Australia.