Australia Oceania category: 2401 books

This book examines the Empire’s Patriotic Fund, established in Victoria, Australia, in 1901 to assist the dependants of the men serving in the Boer War and the men invalided home because of wounds or illness. Acting as an autonomous body and drawing on funds raised through a public appeal, its work...

Australians are becoming increasingly fascinated by their military history, and every year greater numbers visit the scenes of the battles commemorated each Anzac Day - Villers-Bretonneux, Long Tan, Kokoda, Gallipoli itself. But what can you learn from visiting a battlefield? And how do you make sure...

Illicit Love is a history of love, sex, and marriage between Indigenous peoples and settler citizens at the heart of two settler colonial nations, the United States and Australia. Award-winning historian Ann McGrath illuminates interracial relationships from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth...

The Complete Caravan Chef features delicious and easy recipes for preparing satisfying, tasty meals in a caravan, campervan or cabin, or at a campsite, plus plenty of useful tips on equipment, utensils and storage. From savouries, soups and salads to pasta, rice, meat and shellfish, your on-the-road...

Unlike a caravan or motorhome, camper trailers can travel on rough outback tracks and to remote national parks. Explore Australia by Camper Trailer features reviews of more than 320 camper trailer sites – a mix of bush camping in national parks, free camping, station stays and caravan parks –...

In an engaging and original contribution to the field of memory studies, Joy Damousi considers the enduring impact of war on family memory in the Greek diaspora. Focusing on Australia's Greek immigrants in the aftermath of the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, the book explores the concept...

In the planned colony of South Australia, Aboriginal people were to be British subjects, held accountable for their actions by English law and fully entitled to its protection. The reality, however, failed to meet the high expectations of London’s reformers as British law struggled to protect the...

History of West Australia is a history of the area and its famous inhabitants, written in the late 19th century. The original illustrations are included.

First published in 1906. According to the Preface: "Of the many books which have been published on subjects relating to Australia and Australian History, I am not aware of any, since my late friend, Mr. R. H. Major's introduction to his valuable work, "Early Voyages to Terra Australis," which has attempted...

Three forces—dwindling British power, rising American influence, and nationalism in a variety of forms—have transformed Australia, New Zealand, and the adjacent islands since 1919. In this volume, some of the most distinguished scholars of the Pacific region assess these significant historical changes....

Catherine McGregor has been a soldier, a writer and broadcaster with a life long passion for cricket. She has played cricket for over five decades and remains active as a player, coach and commentator. She was a selector for the Prime MInister's XI for two seasons. Catherine used the Indian tour of...

The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Aboriginal history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day. From the wisdom and paintings of the Dreamtime, to the first contacts between Europeans and indigenous Australians, right through to modern times, it offers an insight...

Early in 2014, Tom Davies set off with his wife Liz on a road trip in a Winnebago around the beautiful and furious landscapes of Australia. They both immediately fell in love with this vast country and the early chapters keep giving us sharp and often achingly funny snapshots of life in the lucky...

In Spinning the Dream, multi-award-winning historian Anna Haebich re-evaluates the experience of Assimilation in Australia, providing a meticulously researched and masterfully written assessment of its implications for Australia's Indigenous and ethnic minorities and for immigration and refugee policy.