Australasian and Pacific history Books

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

In 1960, Oz women were said to be drunks, Princess Margaret can now expect to have free photos taken, and professional tennis came via Jack Kramer to this fair land. The concept of male nurses was raised, Arthur Calwell’s dead hand fell on the...

ABOUT THIS SERIES.  But after that, I realised that I knew very little about these parents of mine. They had been born about the start of the Twentieth Century, and they died in 1970 and 1980. For their last 50 years, I was old enough to speak with...

John Moore and his wife, Margaret Moore (née Considine), were early European pioneers who settled in around 1843 in the North East of what was then known as the Port Phillip District of the Colony of New South Wales and is now the State of Victoria. Like...

A small but significant group of Queensland's 9th Battalion Anzacs holds the unique honour of being the first soldiers ashore at the Gallipoli landing. Their identity was a serious matter of battalion and unit pride for World War 1 Diggers and, for many...

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Das Buch ""Das K������nigslager vor Aachen und vor Frankfurt: In seiner rechtsgeschichtlichen Bedeutung"" von Karl Schellhass aus dem Jahr 1887 besch�����ftigt sich mit der Bedeutung der k������niglichen Lagerst�����tten vor Aachen und Frankfurt aus...

Sport and the British World, 1900-1930 is a ground-breaking transnational study into the way that amateurism in sport was defined in Australia and New Zealand, and the implications that this had on international understandings of Britishness...

The study treats the Victorian Antipodes as a compelling, fantastical, and utopian site of romance and subsequent satire for five middle-class writers who went to New Zealand between 1840 and 1872. Examining their dreams and experiences and the writing...

The Discovery of the Solomon Islands is a compelling account of the first European encounter with the islands of the South Pacific. Written by a group of Spanish chroniclers in the late 16th century, this book recounts the voyages of Álvaro de Mendaña de...

In this book, John Moresby recounts his experiences exploring the eastern coast of New Guinea. He describes the various peoples, plants, and animals he encountered, as well as the challenges and triumphs of exploration. This book is a must-read for...

First published in 1854, this book provides a detailed history of the gold rush in Bendigo, Australia. John Neill Macartney's account covers the discovery of gold in the area, the growth of the mining industry, and the social and economic impact of the...

This book is a fascinating account of a surveying expedition along the intertropical and western coasts of Australia in the early 19th century. It provides a unique perspective on the geography, flora, and fauna of the region, as well as the interactions...

Marilyn Waring is a truly absorbing figure known as a distinguished public intellectual, a leading feminist thinker, environmentalist, social justice activist, and for her early political career after election to New Zealand's parliament at age...

The New Zealand Wars, A History Of The Maori Campaigns And The Pioneering Period (Volume I) (1845-1864) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future...

Die Autorin beschreibt fachkundig und mit bemerkenswerter Einfühlsamkeit die Vergangenheit und Gegenwart der Marquesas-Inseln. Sie greift nicht nur auf eigene Erfahrungen zurück, die sie bei mehreren Besuchen des Archipels gewonnen hat, sondern auch auf...

Constitutional systems frequently depend upon conventions – unwritten rules based on principle and precedent – to guide their operation, including regarding the role of the head of state. The Queen is Australia’s head of state, with her...

The Second Rush is a history of the minerals boom in Australia over the half-century from the early 1960s to the end of the China minerals boom in 2012. The earlier substantial mining boom—the gold rush of the nineteenth century—created...

The Adelaide Dental School has built a proud history over a period of 100 years, gaining a reputation as one of the world's top dental schools. This book records some of the key events that have shaped the School's excellence in teaching and...

Be it cave dwellers, shark attacks or a wandering whale; there is more to this suburb than meets the eye. From nationally significant Indigenous sites, to the genesis of an international rock band; this delightful compendium documents bite-sized facts...

Western Australia has over 3,500 islands, the largest number of any Australian state or territory. All remain in public ownership; almost all south of the Kimberley are managed by a single government agency, whilst almost all Kimberley islands are native...

'I am George Baggs, wrenched from the cradle of my birthing and flung across the sea to this infernal place at the mercy of a pitiless wind ... a place where the western winds howl ceaselessly and rain pours down in sheets from the maw of a black sky...