... in the good old days. About the Authors In an Australia we still remember, in each suburb and every country town, ... Niagara, The Parthenon, The California, The Astoria and Paragon? As the good old days faded away, Effy ...
... arrived in 1788. That book ends in 1851, with the discovery of gold. The Rise and Rise of a New Australia carries the story - through momentous changes - to the present day. Together, the two books form The Story of ...
... , far apart in time and origin. The first came ashore some 50,000 years ago when the islands of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea were one. The second began to arrive from Europe at the end of the eighteenth century ...
... too the future possibilities are deeply rooted in the country's past endeavours. A Concise History of Australia is an invitation to examine this past. Author: Stuart MacIntyre. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books History ...
... AUTHOR In a long-awaited return to his best-selling prison series, James Phelps will lift the lid on Australia's most infamous prison - HM Prison Pentridge, the former home of Mark 'Chopper' Reed and Ned Kelly. From Jika ...
... and innovation, engagement with Asia, and energy and the environment. Each chapter includes key findings designed to optimise Australia's prosperity and place in the region. The future is a long game but its base must be ...
... Wars to peacekeeping initiatives in East Timor and the controversial conflict in Afghanistan. Find out the origins of Australia's military history - go all the way back to the arrival of the First Fleet and the conflicts ...
... both a holistic/naturopathic perspective, and an allopathic/pharmaceutical perspective. Find out the truth about Lyme disease in Australia - your life or the life of your loved one may depend on it. About the Author Dr ...
... disguise their activities within government files. He has combed the archives to compile the first account of Australia's intelligence operations in the years from Federation to the end of World War II. He tells the ...
... have appeared in numerous books. This book is his fourth collaboration with Richard Allen, and follows Australia's Remarkable Trees, Great Properties of Country Victoria- The Western District's Golden Age and The Courses ...
... History of Interwar India . Kama is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and the Australia India Institute. Author: Dr Kama Maclean. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books History Regional & National History ...
... upper primary and early secondary years to explore and gain understanding of the lives and cultures of Australia's First Peoples. The Atlas visually represents patterns of human activities in space and time, from over 60 ...
... 2024 US presidential election, and if he does, American democracy as we have known it will probably come to an end. Australia's best-informed commentator on US politics sends a chilling warning about the implications for ...
... Land - and many more! Why did transportation occur, why did it end, and what was it like living in Australia from 1788 to 1870? Skilfully researched and told in Jim's warm and witty style, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of ...
... Nations perspective on foreign relations. The second half of the book provides a wide-ranging history of Australia's dealings with major powers, the United States and China, as well as its relationships with New Zealand ...
... to the conventional view of economists, it was a blessing rather than a curse. McLean shows that Australia's location was not a hindrance when the international economy was centered in the North Atlantic, and became a ...
... of the British race; Selling a dream; Becoming Australian; and Refugees. These take the reader from a song describing Australia as 'the white man's land' in 1910 to a 1960s menu for the Rococo Lounge and Restaurant in St ...
... called Supermax . . . Within the stark white walls, clinical halls and solitary confinement, it is where Australia's most evil men are locked away. It is home to serial killer Ivan Milat; the 'Terror Five', militants ...
... a convict society and how this shaped the nation's development. Part I traces the dynamic growth in Australia's economy, demography and industry throughout the nineteenth century, as it moved towards a system of liberal ...
... in 1826 and the Swan River settlement (later to become Perth) in 1829. It was also the first part of Australia to be even seen by Europeans: the Portuguese back in the early 1600s. The first 60 or 70 years of European ...
... must position itself for this possibly dystopian future. About the Author Geoff Raby was Australia's ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011. He is head of trade policy at London's think-tank Policy Exchange and a ...
... go for all and never takes itself too seriously. Full of laugh-out-loud yarns from Hoges' and the nation's past, Australia, According to Hoges is a love letter to Down Under. As Hoges says, 'We're not perfect, but we're ...
... into a new era of dialogue across the Pacific region. Written and researched by one of ABC Radio Australia's long-term journalists, this book is a timely account of this much valued international service and a reflection ...
... health, gender and popular culture in Ireland, as well as on the Irish diaspora in both Britain and Australia. Dianne Hall is a senior lecturer in History at Victoria University, Melbourne, has published widely on the ...
... us who we are. They have done that from the start of white occupation. And, of course, long before. Imagining Australia tells a story of our nation through the eyes of people who are trained to see. Artists look at the ...
... and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship ...
... accessible and informative way, this is a book for all Australians who seek a better understanding of Australia's neighbours in East and Southeast Asia. Features: Fully revised and updated, including a new chapter on the ...
... and he has undertaken research in areas such as censorship, anti-semitism, asylum seekers and mandatory detention, Australia's involvement in the Iraq war, the Stolen Generations, and the "history wars" of the 1990s. He ...
... a nation. From schoolyards to parliament and the outback to the ocean, they have reported on Australia and Australians, both ordinary and extraordinary, going about their daily lives. Within these pages are photographs ...
This vivid, multi-dimensional history considers the key cultural, social, political and economic events of Australia's history. Deftly weaving these issues into the wider global context, Mark Peel and Christina Twomey ...
... ending with a look into the future in a chapter on virtual fencing, Jack Bradshaw traces the history of Australia's fences in words and pictures. About the Author Jack Bradshaw is a retired forester from the south-west ...
... , the establishment of the state's distinctive socio-political formations, and its relationship to the rest of Australia and the world. The first comprehensive, single-volume history of the state to be published in over ...
... , and the humans who loved, feared and worked them. ' A highly readable book about Australia's dog heroes and their contribution to Australia's development. This is a book for the ages. I loved every page!' Tony Parsons ...
... , sweet memories! Take a wonderfully sentimental trip down memory lane with Bob Byrne as he shows us bits of Australia we'd forgotten, identities and landmarks we loved and let him remind us that some of the best things ...
... and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship ...
... and military history. About the Author Mark Dapin is a novelist, journalist and historian. The Nashos' War: Australia's national servicemen and Vietnam , won the People's Choice Prize at the 2015 Nib Waverley Library ...
... human activities in space and time. This second edition of the award-winning Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia opens a window onto the landscape of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives, from over ...
... boat people, rather than mapping out a larger and more inspiring national future. In The Rise and Fall of Australia, BBC correspondent and author Nick Bryant offers an outsider's take on the great paradox of modern-day ...
... like yesterday. Take a pleasantly sentimental trip down memory lane with Bob Byrne as he shows us bits of Australia we've forgotten, identities and landmarks we loved and let him remind us that some of the best things ...
... have proved their worth - and which have not? And what has been the impact of the laws in Australia's anti-terrorism trials and on the Muslim community? Most tellingly, the book asks whether seeing these anti-terror laws ...
... of a corroboree? What effect do the events of the past have on Indigenous peoples today? Indigenous Australia For Dummies, Second Edition answers these questions and countless others about the oldest race on Earth. It ...
... and toll of the 45-odd foreign animal species that have contributed to the appalling decline of native Australia, their assault on agriculture, and the modern strategies that are - hopefully - reclaiming the country for ...
... . So, too, if I were a missionary or the son of the same. Instead, I am a historian ... Australia & the Pacific is a revealing new way of looking at Australian history. Ian Hoskins, award-winning author of Sydney Harbour ...
... what if he never got back to England with his charts and claim on the land? What if the French settled Australia first, and eventually both King Louis 16th and Napoleon ended up in exile here, fighting over who was the ...
... on the 2022 change in government in his postscript, Curran tackles an even harder question: the future of Australia's China policy. About the Author James Curran is Professor of Modern History at the University of Sydney ...
... shines a light on the remarkable women, and later men, who have served, and continue to serve Australia and humanity during times of war, conflict and natural disasters. The hardships, dangers and sorrows they faced ...
... and hardy working dogs. In fact, we have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. Australia's Dogs is a celebration of the dog in Australian life, exploring the human-canine bond, and reflecting on the ...
... cellophane bag), it's the perfect take-home product for tourists and anyone interested in the diversity of Australia's first nations peoples. The handy desk size also makes it an ideal resource for individual student use ...
... course of the battle and its outcome is given. Compiled by one of Australia's leading historians, The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles is both an invaluable reference for the military specialist and an illuminating ...
... Awards - Douglas Stewart Prize Short-listed - 2004 for Black Kettle & Full Moon: Daily Life in a Vanished Australia Westfield Waverley Library Award - Non-Fiction Winner - 2004 for Black Kettle & Full Moon: Daily Life in ...
... , and the economic, political and social dynamics which shape contemporary health policy. Paul Dugdale argues that Australia's health policy scene is in rude health, with regular debates about major reform and a steady ...
... . A ready-reference timeline of major events in Australian history is also included. The Shorter history of Australia is a must for every home and library. Author: Geoffrey Blainey. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books ...
... of the welfare state, or the process of making social policy, Mendes examines welfare politics in Australia from a broad political perspective, exploring the role played by key socio-economic players and their respective ...
... Britain as part of the British Empire, this book clarifies under what circumstances and to what extent Australia sought to assert a level of independence in pursuing its national interest, even when that approach did ...
... history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia's sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel--both vicarious and actual--'Walkabout' encouraged ...
... naval career of Matthew Flinders, with particular emphasis on his importance for the maritime discovery of Australia. Sailing in the wake of the 18th-century voyages of exploration by Captain Cook and others, Flinders ...
... s globe to Mabo's map, and Melba's frock to Cathy Freeman's running suit, this is Australia's history told through a gallery of things. Former Rolling Stone editor Toby Creswell has curated an illustrated popular history ...
... in large boats throughout the Indian/Pacific rim. Three distinct kinds of Homo sapiens are found in Australia. There is evidence from the Americas that debunks the out-of-Africa theory. The spiritual influence of ...
... knowledge. About the Authors Fred Cahir is an Associate Professor in Aboriginal Studies at Federation University Australia in the Faculty of Education and Arts. His Masters and PhD focused on local Victorian Aboriginal ...
... the southern stretch of the area from Pakistan to the Pacific Islands and spends a great deal of time in Australia. It was there that he came across the incredible life story of the German Bernhard Otto Holtermann, and ...
... and 1770 marks the first moment of British contact with the east coast of the continent we now know as Australia. It is one of our nation's origin stories, although remembered very differently by Anglo-Australians and by ...
... GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The story of the biggest air raid in Australia's history - the bombing of Darwin February, 1942. All young Australians should know the story of how our own ...
... in armour, with plans to start a new Irish republic. A very different and amusing history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways. About the Author Craig Cormick is an award-winning author ...
... and crime history, and anyone who would like to deepen their understanding of crime's place in Australia's social and cultural history. About the Author Nancy Cushing is Associate Professor of History at the University ...
... all unnervingly based in fact and tied to real places you can visit or avoid. In 100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places , comedy writer and general scaredy-cat Ben Pobjie communes with the spirit world to send a ...
... as a key theme. Expands on Wescott and Porter's Life on the Rocky Shores of South-eastern Australia (VNPA, 2010) by including more species, a greater geographic range, more detailed species descriptions for the marine ...
... Book Prize Australian Christian Book of the Year in 2018 In this multi-award-winning history of the Bible in Australia , Meredith Lake gets under the skin of a text that's been wrestled with, preached and tattooed, and ...
... all 22,140,000 of us. Why do we value stirrers, larrikins and visionaries? Who are the pioneers of The New Australia? How did the cultural cringe turn into the cultural strut? Why are we world famous as a land of 'early ...
... created a unified organism, retained a sense of heritage and purpose and taking their rightful place in Australia's multi-cultural society. In writing this work the author has drawn on extensive archival sources spread ...
... go for all and never takes itself too seriously. Full of laugh-out-loud yarns from Hoges' and the nation's past, Australia, According to Hoges is a love letter to Down Under. As Hoges says, 'We're not perfect, but we're ...
... to one another and with their own collective identities, looking at diversity and tension within the Scottish diaspora in Australia. It is also a book about the challenges of finding a place for oneself in a new land ...
... and crime history, and anyone who would like to deepen their understanding of crime's place in Australia's social and cultural history. About the Author Nancy Cushing is Associate Professor of History at the University ...
... is the author of H B Higgins: The Rebel as Judge (Age non-fiction Book of the Year 1984), Australia: A Cultural History (1988, 1996, new edition in preparation) and A Family Romance: The Deakins at Home (1996) and ...
... all unnervingly based in fact and tied to real places you can visit or avoid. In 100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places , comedy writer and general scaredy-cat Ben Pobjie communes with the spirit world to send a ...
... of Asia and Oceania . Frances Murphy holds degrees in history, anthropology, and psychology. Born and raised in Australia, she is a coauthor of G'Day Boss! Australian Culture and the Workplace and a director at Culture ...
... and the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, to the centenary of the coming of European civilisation to Australia on 26 January 1888. The story is one of destruction as well as construction-the destruction of the ...
... the nineteenth century, of whom some five per cent, a not-insignificant proportion, found their way to Australia and New Zealand. Just as significantly, The Oxford Companion to Irish History (1998, p. 31) considers that ...
... demands of European consumers. It shows that they made a significant contribution to the economies of Australia and New Zealand, developing flexible strategies to cope with the vagaries of climate and changing business ...
... demonstrates with an array of illustrations and clear descriptions of key archaeological evidence from Australia a thorough evaluation of Australian prehistory. Readers are shown how this human past can be reconstructed ...
... is without parallel. In 1913 twenty-eight thirteen-year-old boys joined the new Navy at a time when Australia was both idealistic and ambitious. The boys were drawn from every State and became known as the 'Pioneer Class ...
... and articles, based on his experiences in the bush between 1911 and 1931. Up and Down the Real Australia is the second published collection of Upfield's short works. Kees de Hoog has selected 45 autobiographical articles ...
... of Australian military writing. About the Author Phillip Schuler, born in Melbourne in 1889, is one of Australia's most significant World War I reporters. The son of the editor of the Age, he volunteered in 1914 ...
... convey the trauma of war. The graduates and staff of Australia's six universities-Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia and Queensland-were involved in this expansion of expertise. But ...
... (2013), Lord Sydney: The life and times of Tommy Townshend (2011), and William Charles Wentworth: Australia's greatest native son (2009), which won the CAL Waverley Award for Literature ('The Nib'). Author: Andrew ...
... use. The writers track the history of asbestos from the early 20th century, when asbestos was mined in Australia, to the post-war housing boom which saw asbestos become the material of choice in cities and suburbs around ...
... and articles, based on his experiences in the bush between 1911 and 1931. Up and Down the Real Australia is the second published collection of Upfield's short works. Kees de Hoog has selected 45 autobiographical articles ...
... and the Australian Literary Studies Association's Book of the Year. His Quarterly Essay, Rabbit Syndrome : Australia and America won the Alfred Deakin Essay Prize. Death Sentence , his best-selling book about the decay ...
... of our history and the Australian dream. But Stan knows this is not where the story ends. In this book, Australia Day , his long-awaited follow up to Talking to My Country , Stan talks about our country, about who we ...
... between 1806 and 1830. A new Australian history curriculum-linked, multi-volume set telling the story of Australia in chronological sequence from pre-colonial times to the present. An essential book set for every school ...
... , and much more. A new Australian history curriculum-linked, multi-volume set telling the story of Australia in chronological sequence from pre-colonial times to the present. An essential book set for every school ...
... I begins in Europe. A new Australian history curriculum-linked, multi-volume set telling the story of Australia in chronological sequence from pre-colonial times to the present. An essential book set for every school or ...
... sales go to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and the Country Women's Association of Australia. Author: Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Biographies & True Stories ...
... in the prestigious Documents on Australian Foreign Policy series, this is a comprehensive survey of Australia's foreign and trade policy from 1931-1936. This volume in the prestigious Documents on Australian Foreign ...
... for tourists and anyone interested in the diversity of Australia's first nations peoples. The handy desk size also makes ... of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. For tens of thousands of years, the ...
... and ethnoastronomy. He is also the co-author of Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-eastern Australia (CSIRO Publishing, 2018). Author: Philip A. Clarke. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books History Regional & ...
... chart the changing social, medical, legal and lived experiences of trans and gender diverse people in Australia since 1910. Drawing on over a hundred oral history interviews and previously unexamined documents and media ...
... scratching your head with the other. About the Author Ben Pobjie is the author of 100 Tales from Australia's Most Haunted Places, Error Australis, Mad Dogs and Thunderbolts and Second Best , as well as countless articles ...
... a fifth of all women have been assaulted sexually. Intimate partner violence is significantly more prevalent in Australia than western Europe or North America. One woman each week is murdered by an intimate partner, and ...
... sighted years before by Captain James Cook. Out of the embers of the African debacle came the modern nation of Australia. The extraordinary tale is now being told for the first time - how a small band of good-for-nothing ...
... of the burgeoning towns and cities over the next couple of centuries, it's a fascinating array of tales. Australia's worst serial killer is a woman from Perth, responsible for over 30 deaths. There are the lolly shop ...