wired - Australia & Oceania 3

Two Hundred and Fifty Ways to Start an Essay about Captain Cook, No. 29: 'With a Non-argument that’s Actually an Argument. Captain Cook? It’s all so very complex. I’m going to sit on the fence. (Who……続きを見る

An argument has long raged over the name of Australia's COON Cheese. Aboriginal social justice activist Dr Stephen Hagan began a campaign against the name in 1999. For years, brand owners denied the……続きを見る

The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a foundational document for New Zealand. Signed in 1840 by more than 540 rangatira and representatives of the British Crown, the Treaty set out an agre……続きを見る

Australia’s wool growing industry descended into chaos during the early 1980s when a small group of ‘rebel’ shearers started advocating for a seemingly minor change. The rebels, led by gun shearer R……続きを見る

"Aliens on Our Shores," by Paula G. Rubel and Abraham Rosman, is a deep dive into the mutual perceptions of Melanesian peoples, egalitarian societies unknown to Europeans for thousands of years, and……続きを見る

A long-awaited reprint of a book that has remained in steady demand since publication in 1995. Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki was one of the nineteenth century’s most significant leaders. In both war……続きを見る

Sir Hubert Wilkins is one of the most remarkable Australians who ever lived. The son of pioneer pastoralists in South Australia, Hubert studied engineering before moving on to photography. In 1908 h……続きを見る

We leave base camp and start our trek across this vast country. We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.On 26 May 2017, after a historic process of c……続きを見る

'Class lines between settlers and labourers had been drawn...What follows is a microhistory of collective revolt.' In 1843, the New Zealand Company settlement of Nelson was rocked by the revolt of i……続きを見る

Was Amalie Dietrich, eine naturwissenschaftliche Sammlerin des 19. Jahrhunderts, für eine multidisziplinäre Auseinandersetzung heute so interessant macht, ist die besondere Quellenlage: Neben den vo……続きを見る

Jim Haynes upturns some of the long-held myths of Australian history with surprising results. With all the skills of the master storyteller that he is, Jim Haynes exposes some of the great myths of ……続きを見る

Heroic, hilarious and sometimes just plain weird . . . Jim Eames shares great Qantas stories from World War II to the age of the jumbo and beyond. 'These are stories of passion and dedication, of ri……続きを見る

Six vividly told true stories of daring, desperate and dangerous escape attempts by colonial era convicts. Just how did Mary Bryant make it from Sydney to Timor in an open boat? And how did the murd……続きを見る

... We had become radicalised during the rise of urban policy in Labor's opposition program, and now we were working for them in government ... As a technocrat in the Whitlam government, David Wilmo……続きを見る

Did you know that Australians were actually the first in the world to: * put wine in cardboard casks * explore both the Arctic and Antarctic by air * invent a portable pacemaker * manufacture and ma……続きを見る

How a nation still in grief from the Great War found the courage and resilience to face a new tragedy, the Great Depression. Highly Commended in the 2022 NSW Premier's History Awards Some generation……続きを見る

Ambrose Pratt's 'The Outlaws of Weddin Range' is a gripping tale that delves into the lawlessness and ruggedness of the Australian outback. The book masterfully combines elements of adventure, drama……続きを見る

In 'An Expedition to Explore the Interior of Western Australia' by Robert Austin, readers are taken on an exhilarating journey through the uncharted lands of Western Australia in the 19th century. T……続きを見る

In 'The History of Ballarat, from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time' by William Bramwell Withers, readers are taken on a meticulously detailed journey through the growth and developm……続きを見る

In 'History of the Colony of Queensland' by William Coote, readers are taken on a comprehensive journey through the development and establishment of the Australian state of Queensland. Written in a ……続きを見る

Edwin Hodder's 'The History of South Australia Volume II' is a meticulous and comprehensive account of the development of South Australia in the 19th century. Hodder's writing style is both engaging……続きを見る

In his book 'Lachlan Macquarie', James Frederick William Watson delves deep into the life and legacy of the influential Governor of New South Wales. The book meticulously examines Macquarie's enligh……続きを見る

The Japanese air raids on Darwin on 19 February 1942 are well known to most Australians, but what happened afterwards? For almost two years the airspace over north-west Australia was routinely infil……続きを見る

In 'John SolomonSupercargo' by H. Bedford-Jones, readers are transported to a maritime adventure filled with suspense and intrigue. The book follows the life of John Solomon, a supercargo tasked wit……続きを見る

«Wie gern möchte ich nur einmal Humboldten erzählen hören», so ein Seufzer Ottilies in Goethes Wahlverwandtschaften. Aber auch die anderen großen Lateinamerika-Reisenden und Weltumsegler seiner Zeit……続きを見る

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The English capital punishment used to be hanging, but other means of execution were also used. The church ……続きを見る

In 'The Oahu College at the Sandwich Islands,' Punahou School provides a comprehensive history of the institution's early years in the 19th century. Written in a scholarly and detailed style, the bo……続きを見る

A masterful exegesis … the quality of Dr Fletcher’s research and the power of his reasoning demands attention and respect. There will be those who differ; as I have said, contestation is the Treaty’……続きを見る

A sweeping account of Australia's wet tropical rainforest country, from deep time to the legendary time of Australia's first peoples; from the killing times and maniacal destruction of the forests b……続きを見る

Many thousands of abandoned children were treated as free labour in late 19th century Australia, yet their stories have been hidden until now, even to their descendants. Lucy Frost's painstaking res……続きを見る