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Canberra: From Limestone Plains To Garden City - The Story Of The National Capital's Landscape.
National Capital Development Commission, Canberra: 1865. 0642097151 / 9780642097156 Second Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition.
Illustrates the resullts of landscape policy carried oout in a consistent manner by the National Capital Development Commission and its predecessors. It demonstrates that the success of such policy, supported by good maintenance and a leasehold system of land tenure, has given Canberra the chance of becoming one of the world's most beautiful capitals. Highly illustrated with color photos.
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32.52 USD
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ANDREWS, E. M. The Anzac Illusion: Anglo - Australian Relations During World War I.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 052141914X / 9780521419147 First Edition (Unstated). h Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book.
The belief in the superior fighting qualities of Australian soldiers in World War I is part of the national consciousness, and the much touted 'special' relationship of Britain and Australia during the war is accepted as fact. This provocative and wide-ranging book is a reassessment of Australia's role in World War I and its relations - military, economic, political and psychological - with Britain. Eric Andrews shows that it suited all parties - in Britain and Australia - to propagate the myth of Anzac for their own purposes. Includes an Index.
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92.82 USD
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BAGLIN, DOUGLASS & AUSTIN, YVONNE. Australian Pub Crawl.
Child & Henry, Hornsby: 1980. 0867770082 / 9780867770087 Revised Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition.
Australian pubs are continuing to thrive as convivial and attractive places in which to relax in good company. A book such as this, lovingly compiled in the course of a twenty-year pub crawl, is a warm and sometimes nostalgic tribute to one of Australia's great institutions - the pub. Includes an Index.
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21.99 USD
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BROWN, ANTHONY J.; FLANNERY, TIM (FOREWORD). Ill-starred Captains: Flinders And Baudin.
Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg: 2000. 0811708497 / 9780811708494 First Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition.
Amid the Napoleonic Wars (1793 to 1815), France and Britain dispatched rival voyages of discovery to complete the mapping of Australia and 'advance the limits of science.' Led by naval captains Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, both expeditions carried safe-conducts protecting them from seizure by ships of the opposing navies. Ill-Starred Captains is the first book to explore the two voyages together in detail. Includes an Index.
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BROWN-MAY, ANDREW & SWAIN, SHURLEE (EDITORS); DAVISON, GRAEME; DINGLE, TONY; DUNSTAN, DAVID; LACK, JOHN & MAYNE, ALAN (ASSOCIATE EDITORS). The Encyclopedia Of Melbourne.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2005. 0521842344 / 9780521842341 First Edition (Unstated). h Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book.
This is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of Melbourne.Reflects and encompasses the city's historical position as one of the world's pre-eminent nineteenth century metropolises, and as one of the twenty-first century's most liveable cities. Although Australia has long ranked amongst the world's most urbanised countries, no comparable reference work exists on any Australian metropolis.The Encyclopedia of Melbourne reflects and encompasses the city's historical position as one of the world's pre-eminent nineteenth century metropolises, and as one of the twenty-first century's most liveable cities. Alphabetical entries range from short factual summaries about places, institutions and events, through to extended survey articles on key topics such as Architecture, Aboriginal Melbourne, Economy, Foundation and Early Settlement, Law and Order, Literature, Science, Sport, Suburbia, Theatre and Transport.
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DUNCAN, KEN. Australia Wide: A Panoramic View.
CollinsPublishers, San Francisco: 1991. 0002159619 / 9780002159616 First Edition (Unstated). h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition.
Australia is a vast country, and its landscapes are rich and prodigiously varied. The photographs in Australia Wide: A Panoramic View reflect this variety, and at the same time they convey the elusive and distinctive quality that makes the Australian countryside unique.
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146.72 USD
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HUGHES, ROBERT. The Fatal Shore: The Epic Of Australia's Founding.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York: 1987. Book Club Edition. s Softcover. Good condition.
Here is history on an epic scale - a riveting brilliantly written account of the birth of Australia out of the suffering and brutality of England's infamous convict transportation system. Shows how Australia was born out of pain and courage, not dishonor. Includes an Index. "This enthralling account of Ausgtralia's tragic origins is history of the highest order, combining thorough research with vivid narrative and thoughtful assessment - a brilliant and enduring achievement." - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
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KANZE, EDWARD. Kangaroo Dreaming; An Australian Wildlife Odyssey.
Sierra Club, San Francisco: 2000. 0609607960 / 9780609607961 First Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition.
Over the space of nine adventurous months, naturalists Edward and Debbie Kanze drove an old station wagon 25,000 miles around Australia, spending nearly all their time in wild places where wildlife abounds. The endure the seductiive bonhomie of lotos-eating Australians and hobnobbed with kangaroos, koalas, wombats, platypuses, giant monitor lizards, kookaburras, and more than 400 species of birds. Includes an Index.
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KRUGER, NATALIE & LLEWELLYN, MARC WITH SHAPIRO, MICHAEL (ONLINE DIRECTORY). Frommer's 2000: Australia.
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., Foster City: 2000. 0028634209 / 9780028634203 First Printing. s Softcover. Very good condition.
Gives you exact prices, so you can plan the perfect rrip no matter what your budget, Color Maps, Candid In-depth Interviews, All the practical details you need to make the most of your time and money, One-of-a-kind experiences and undiscovered gems, plus a new take on all the top attractions, Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not, and A Fresh, Personal Approach that puts the fun and excitement back into travel.
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LEWIS, GARY (PHOTOGRAPHY). A Collection Of Australian Bush Verse.
PA-R Productions, Castle Hill: 1989. 1862820341 / 9781862820340 First Edition (Unstated). h Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. A gift inscription appears on the front endpaper.
Even though the traditional Australian way of life has almost disappeared, Australians all still love to identify with it; the little Aussie battlers, the swaggies, the shearers, the cattlemen and the old bush characters. It's all part of the national heritage. This collectionn of Australlian Bush Verse brings to life these characters through the poetry of Henry Lawson, "Banjo' Paterson, Adam Lindsay Gordon, and others. The unique photography of Gary Lewish makes you realize life might not be so different today out beyond the Black Stump, if we cared to take the time to look.
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MACINTYRE, STUART. A Concise History Of Australia,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2005. 0521601010 / 9780521601016 Second Edition. s Softcover. Brand new book.
Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands of years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and brought technology, institutions and ideas to make it their own. It relates the advance from penal colony to a prosperous free nation and illustrates how, in a nation created by waves of newcomers, the search for binding traditions has long been frustrated by the feeling of rootlessness. This revised edition incorporates the most recent historical research and contemporary historical debates on frontier violence between European settlers and Aborigines and the Stolen Generations. It covers the Sydney Olympics, the refugee crisis and the 'Pacific solution'. More than ever before, Australians draw on the past to understand their future. The contents of this book is as follows: 1. Beginnings; 2. Newcomers, c.1600-1792; 3. Coercion, 1793-1821; 4. Emancipation, 1822-1850; 5. In thrall to progress, 1851-1888; 6. National reconstruction, 1889-1913; 7. Sacrifice, 1914-1945; 8. Golden age, 1946-1974; 9. Reinventing Australia, 1975-2003; 10. What next? From reviews of the first edition: "At long last here is an accessible, sensible, learned and digestible history of Australia. It is a triumph of Stuart Macintyre's notable scholarship that he has come up with a book that is concise - not brief, not abbreviated - sharp and to the point Éthis is a tremendously useful tool for locals and outsiders. It should sit on every Australian's bookshelf, next to the dictionary and the atlas." - Nick Richardson, Herald-Sun
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