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Thirty years ago, on Christmas Day 1974, Australia woke up to the news that Darwin had been devastated by Cyclone Tracy. Only hours before, the town of Darwin was winding down for the holiday season……続きを見る

Paul Keating and John Howard altered the nation’s body-clock. Between them, they dominated 30 years of power, as both treasurers and prime ministers. Typically, they have been seen only as antagonis……続きを見る

The Pacific of the early eighteenth century was not a single ocean but a vast and varied waterscape, a place of baffling complexity, with 25,000 islands and seemingly endless continental shorelines.……続きを見る

A hit on the head with a pencil case began Paul Wilson's lifelong battle against the system and the pencil-pushers who tormented him... but nothing could break his indomitable spirit. Paul was a fif……続きを見る

Bulldog and Musquito, Aboriginal warriors from the Hawkesbury, were captured and sent to Norfolk Island following frontier skirmishes in New South Wales. Eventually, Bulldog seems to have made it ho……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Preface Early History of the Islands. The British Occupation. The Spanish Colonial Government. The Church in the Colony. T……続きを見る

This study investigates the motives for the establishment of the Fairbridge child migration scheme, examines its history in Australia and Canada, and outlines the experiences of many of the former c……続きを見る

Australian Legendary Tales By K. Langloh Parker "This is still one of the best available collections of Australian Aboriginal folklore. It was written for a popular audience, but the stories are ret……続きを見る

During the Second World War the Australian Government interned thousands of Australian residents who were considered a security risk. Under Suspicion: Internment in Australia explores some of these ……続きを見る

The Blue Raider: A Tale of Adventure in the Southern Seas is a good novel written by Herbert Strang.続きを見る

In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, native Hawaiians organized a massive petition drive to protest. Ninety-five percent of the native population sig……続きを見る

This book seeks to illuminate how Thai elites have used democracy as an instrument for order and discipline. Drawing on interviews, numerous Thai language sources, and critical theory, the author re……続きを見る

Australia is a land of extremes where searing heat and devastating floods can both take their toll. It is also a land of vast distances, leaving it vulnerable to calamaties at sea, by rail and in th……続きを見る

An unauthorised eye witness account from a first responder Fire-fighter to Australia's worst natural disaster the Black Saturday Bush-fires.Thie book details the crews actions of Whittlesea Tanker ……続きを見る

It is a story of Hollywood, and movie stars like David Bowie and Tatum O'Neal. It is a story of children's fairytales penned by one of Walt Disney's best-loved animators - the man who created Fantas……続きを見る

The arrival of the First Fleet heralded monumental and often catastrophic changes to the lives of the indigenous peoples living between the Blue Mountains and the sea. As British settlement spread o……続きを見る

'Lyndall Ryan's new account of the extraordinary and dramatic story of the Tasmanian Aborigines is told with passion and eloquence. It is a book that will inform and move anyone with an interest in ……続きを見る

The most common murder victim in 19th century Australia was a baby, and the most common perpetrator was a woman. Annie Cossins pieces together the fascinating story of the most infamous legal trial ……続きを見る

The publication of this book in 1981 profoundly changed the way in which we understand the history of relations between indigenous Australians and European settlers. It has since become a classic of……続きを見る

From the early invention of the boomerang as an effective hunting weapon to todays ground-breaking contributions to science and technology, Australians have always proven brilliantly adept at coming……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS VOLUME I, THE PREFACE. CHAPTER 1. CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3. AN ACCOUNT OF SEVERAL PLANTS. AN ACCOUNT OF SOME FISHES. VOLUME I……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS I. In Quest of the Spice Islands II. Voyages to the Spice Islands and Discovery of Papua III. The Spice Islands in Ribero'……続きを見る

Powerful and provocative, this is a beautifully written and very personal search to understand the men who were the protectors of Aboriginal people in Australia's north - their moral ambiguities, th……続きを見る

Created especially for the Australian customer! The simple and easy way to get your mind around Australia's military history More people are visiting Gallipoli and walking the Kokoda Trail each year……続きを見る

Hongi Hika was a skilled and driven Ngāpuhi leader who became one of the pivotal figures of the musket wars. His actions led to a major redistribution of the Māori population, particularly in the No……続きを見る

Most Migrants are trying to change their often-oppressed past lives and many manage to do so. Parting from loved ones is never easy, but leave we all did just the same, forging ahead, takings risks……続きを見る

The Indian Ocean remains the least studied of the world's geographic regions. Yet there have been major cultural exchanges across its waters and around its shores from the third millennium B.C.E. to……続きを見る

'We make and we break.' They were the forward scouts, the mine clearers, the bridge builders and the tunnel rats. They were frequently not just on the front line, but right at the sharp end of the a……続きを見る

This edition features • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Introduction Pelsart Tasman Dampier 続きを見る

A fantastic account of the voyages of Francisco Pelsaert, Abel Janszoon Tasman and William Dampier written by Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian John Pinkerton. 続きを見る