A historian like no other, John Hirst captured what is distinctive about AustraliaJohn Hirst was one of Australia s most original and substantial historians.
This book examines the intertwined histories of television and migration in Australia, told from the perspectives of migrants who worked in the screen industry and the many more who watched television.
Australian history has been written for over two centuries beginning with European explorers and colonists attempting to convey something of the complexity of the strange upside-down world they encountered in the southern hemisphere.
Covering all Pacific islands involved in World War II military operations, this book is a detailed, single source of information on virtually every geo-military aspect of the Pacific Theater.
Fazio examines the significance of the US-Australian Korean engagement, 1947-53, in the evolution of the relationship between the two nations in the formative years of the Cold War.
From Greenwich Village to Guadalcanal in just over a year, David Zellmer would find piloting a B-24 bomber in the South Pacific a far cry from his life as a fledgling member of the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Archaeology of Pacific Oceania, now in its second edition, offers a state-of-the-art and fully detailed chronological narrative of how Pacific Oceania came to be inhabited over a long time scale, posing fundamental questions both for Pacific Oceania and for global archaeology.
Archaeology of Pacific Oceania, now in its second edition, offers a state-of-the-art and fully detailed chronological narrative of how Pacific Oceania came to be inhabited over a long time scale, posing fundamental questions both for Pacific Oceania and for global archaeology.
Buccaneers, Explorers and Settlers studies how during 'the long 18th century' British incursions into the Pacific transformed Europe's knowledge of that great ocean.
Buccaneers, Explorers and Settlers studies how during 'the long 18th century' British incursions into the Pacific transformed Europe's knowledge of that great ocean.
Centring priest and navigator Tupaia and Pacific worldviews, this richly illustrated volume weaves a new set of cultural histories in the Pacific, between local islanders and the crew of the Endeavour on James Cook's first 'voyage of discovery' (1768-1771).
Centring priest and navigator Tupaia and Pacific worldviews, this richly illustrated volume weaves a new set of cultural histories in the Pacific, between local islanders and the crew of the Endeavour on James Cook's first 'voyage of discovery' (1768-1771).
In 1948, the Australian government banned the production, importation and exhibition of horror films in a move to appease religious communities and entertainment watchdogs.
In 1948, the Australian government banned the production, importation and exhibition of horror films in a move to appease religious communities and entertainment watchdogs.
This book examines the intertwined histories of television and migration in Australia, told from the perspectives of migrants who worked in the screen industry and the many more who watched television.
"e;Shortly after the outbreak of War-after the first contingent had been mobilised, and while they were undergoing training-it became evident that it would be necessary to raise another force to proceed on the heels of the first.
This text on the origins and history of city planning in Australian cities covers the emergence of the Town Planning Movement, and planning from the nineteenth century through to the post-1980s period.
This text on the origins and history of city planning in Australian cities covers the emergence of the Town Planning Movement, and planning from the nineteenth century through to the post-1980s period.
Extraña y remota hasta para los propios australianos, Kimberley es una región imponente por su salvaje naturaleza, y también una geografía radical que convoca azar, peligro o asombro; un escenario distópico para la saga Mad Max filmada en sus paisajes.
Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, Work of State Significance and The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book AwardShortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Australian HistoryWinner of the 2025 NSW History Award, Australian History PrizeWinner of the 2025 Marion ACT Literary Award, Non-FictionWinner of the First Nations History Award, Canberra Critics' Circle Awards 2024Winner of the 2025 ACT Book of the Year AwardFor the first time, the First Nations story of Cook's arrival, and what blackfellas want everyone to know about the coming of Europeans.
Covering the life of Josephus Henry Barsden from his birth in 1799 through his childhood to 16 years of age, the Barsden memoirs describe events from a Sussex smugglers' inn, a convict ship to the colony of New South Wales, sealing and whaling expeditions to Van Diemen's Land, and Barsden's participation in a Tahitian civil war.
Covering the life of Josephus Henry Barsden from his birth in 1799 through his childhood to 16 years of age, the Barsden memoirs describe events from a Sussex smugglers' inn, a convict ship to the colony of New South Wales, sealing and whaling expeditions to Van Diemen's Land, and Barsden's participation in a Tahitian civil war.
The purpose of this book is to allow interested community members to gain an understanding of the historically important role postal services made to contemporary Australia.
