The Johnson Society has a new President.
Our new President, Paul Brown has written this introductory message
to readers of The Southern Johnsonian.
Similarities and contrasts between Johnson's Journey to the Western
Islands of Scotland (1775) and two books by Watkin Tench about the first
four years of white settlement at Port Jackson formed the basis of a fascinating
paper delivered by Clive Probyn as the fourth David Fleeman Memorial Lecture
on September 13 at the English Speaking Union.
One of our United States members, Genny Gebhardt-Kanning, from Seattle,
sent us this piece which has been circulating on the Internet.
Minutes of The Johnson Society of Australia Annual General Meeting, September 13 1997