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The Traveller's History series is designed for travellers who want more historical background on the country they are visiting than can be found in a tour guide. Each volume offers a complete and authoritative history of the country from the earliest times up to the present. A Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text pin-points the historical importance of sights and towns.
Illustrated with maps and line drawings, this literate and lively series makes ideal before-you-go reading, and is just as handy tucked into suitcase or backpack.
Essential reading for travelers who wish to enjoy the amazing diversity of Australia, this book outlines the history of that great southern democracy from the arrival of the earliest Aborigines some fifty or sixty thousand years ago to the present.
The ancient Aboriginal way of life is described; early European sightings; and the establishment of the British convict colony in 1788, which dragged the continent into the modern world. The dynamic story of Australia in the twentieth century and its confident cultural vibrancy in wine, food, film, and art are also examined.
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction: Two Beginnings | p. 1 |
| The Physical Environment | p. 3 |
| Aboriginal Australia | p. 11 |
| Europeans Arrive | p. 36 |
| The Convict System and the Growth of the First Two Colonies | p. 60 |
| New Britannias: Cities and Colonies all around the Coast | p. 86 |
| Explorers and Squatters: the Demise of Black Australia | p. 112 |
| Economic Development: 1850-1900 | p. 140 |
| Democracy and Nationalism: 1820-1900 | p. 172 |
| The Early Federation, the Great War, the 1920s and '30s | p. 203 |
| World War II and Post-war Changes to 1972 | p. 228 |
| Politics, the Economy, and Culture since 1972 | p. 258 |
| Adaptation of the Red Kangaroo to the Environment | p. 297 |
| Why Boomerangs Return | p. 300 |
| Governors-General, Governors, and Premiers | p. 301 |
| Prime Ministers | p. 307 |
| Chronology of Major Events | p. 308 |
| Further Reading | p. 315 |
| Historical Gazetteer | p. 318 |
| Index | p. 339 |
| Maps | |
| Physical map of Australia | p. 5 |
| Sahul and important archaeological sites | p. 13 |
| Voyage of the First Fleet, 1787-88 | p. 50 |
| The evolution of colonial and state boundaries showing capital cities | p. 88 |
| Long-distance exploration | p. 114 |
| The route of the overland telegraph line | p. 123 |
| The main mining districts: historical and contemporary | p. 166 |
| Modern map of Australia | p. 260 |
| Major Aboriginal lands | p. 288 |
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ISBN: 9781566564243
ISBN-10: 1566564247
Series: Traveller's History of Australia
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 347
Published: 1st February 2002
Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 12.7
x 2.5
Weight (kg): 0.408
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