Australia category: 2401 books
Australia 19012001
A Narrative History
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Andrew Tink’s superb book tells the story of Australia in the 20th century, from Federation to the Sydney 2000 Olympics. It was a century marked by the trauma of war and the despair of the depression, balanced by extraordinary achievements in sport, science, and the arts. Tink’s story is driven...
The Bushrangers
Australia's greatest self-made heroes
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
From the first convict runaways to the spectacular showdown that ended Ned Kelly's career, Evan McHugh delivers true tales of daring exploits and�audacious deeds.
These are incredible stories of the men - and women - who achieved fame not just by what they did, but by the way they did it....
by Silas Flint
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
A dispute about who owns garbage? A court case over who gets to operate San Quentin Prison? A fight regarding use of a church pew? Bizarre as these examples sound, each was a real court case in either the United States or Australia, in which the government took private property. In clear, simple language...
Scorched Earth
Australia's secret plan for total war under Japanese invasion in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
In 1942 the threat of Japanese invasion hung over Australia. The men were away overseas, fighting on other fronts, and civilians were left unprotected at home.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese advance south, Prime Minister Curtin ordered state governments to prepare. From...
A Very Rude Awakening
The night the Japanese midget subs came to Sydney Harbour
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney was doing what it does best: partying. The theatres, restaurants, dance halls, illegal gambling dens, clubs and brothels offered plenty of choice to roistering sailors, soldiers and airmen on leave in Australia's most glamorous city. The war seemed far away. Newspapers...
Constructing Capitalism
An economic history of eastern Australia, 1788-1901
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1989
In 1788, Australia was a gaol. In 1901 it was a liberal capitalist economy.
How were the convict settlements, scattered on the edge of a vast unexplored continent, transformed within little more than a century into a 'free enterprise' economy?
In tracing the forces engaged in that transformation,...
by Mark Harland
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2018
Everyone has read books about Australia: its history, geography, the Great Barrier Reef or the fact that it is host to the world's ten deadliest animals. But how many have read, or even written, about the Australian character?
Indeed, what is the Australian character? In fact, what is it about...
Travels in Atomic Sunshine
Australia and the occupation of Japan
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2008
A vivid, salutary study of Australia’s little-known participation in the post-war occupation of Japan.
In February 1946, the Australians of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) moved into western Japan to ‘demilitarise and democratise’ the atom-bombed backwater of Hiroshima...
The Way They Were
The View from the Hill of the 25 Years That Remade Australia
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
For many years in Australia, reading journalist Alan Ramsey’s vitriolic, insightful, and always engaging pieces in the Sydney Morning Herald was a standard feature of Saturday mornings. This book is the compilation of Ramsey’s best work, granting ample access to Australia’s national parliament...
by Gary Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
There’s never been a better time to take a trip down under to see the beauty and splendour of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales (NSW) and the largest city in Australia. Sydney is a cosmopolitan city that offers golden sandy city beaches and crystal clear ocean waters. TABLE OF...
by V.T.
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2014
Do you like snorkeling, or diving? Do you like to explore the wonder of coral reef living in the ocean? The best spot to do that is non other than the Great Barrier Reef.
Great Barrier Reef is located in Cairns, Australia. It's one of the seven wonders of the world. Many divers simple just...
Canberra Travel Guide
Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is located in the southeastern part of the country in the Australian Capital Territory (A.C.T.). The state is surrounded by New South Wales and Canberra is about 150km inland from the coast. The city is 580m above sea level. Most cities have evolved somewhat...
by William John Wills
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
First publilshed in 1863. According to the Preface: "A life terminating before it had reached its meridian, can scarcely be expected to furnish materials for an extended biography. But the important position held by my late son, as second in command in what is now so well-known as the Burke and Wills...
by Keeran Jacobson
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Sydney is located in the state of New South Wales. This is the largest and oldest city in Australia; the year of its foundation is back in 1778 together with the population of Sydney suburbs reached about 4.3 million. Living only in the city centre are almost 146,297 people. Sydney and its suburbs...