History : Australia & Oceania

This book encompasses the whole history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing. more...

Price: $31.00

The Silence Calling is a fascinating and often moving account of the work and life of Australians in Antarctica. It traces the development of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) from the first day the Australian flag was raised on Australia's remote Southern Ocean outpost of Heard Island on Boxing Bay 1947 up to the present day. more...

Price: $15.75

The decline of Australian country life is not new – either as a phenomenon or as a popular fear. Contemporary interest in this area is often highlighted in hopeful policy frameworks for the revitalisation of town and countryside. The continuing interaction between our dreams of the Australian countryside and the reality of its decline is the key focus of Struggle Country: The Rural Ideal in Twentieth Century Australia. Linking present concerns to history, this collection of essays looks at how the dreams of progress that captured the imagination of country towns and regions, city politicians, and historians themselves, led to specific positive and negative outcomes in these areas, which in turn influenced how these regions were treated. Struggle Country revitalises the field of rural history, bringing a nuanced approach to studies of ‘the bush’ that distinguishes between farmers and country town dwellers and their different experiences and beliefs. It provides both historical and contemporary analyses that place recent problems within the broader context of the development of rural Australia. And it examines the perspectives from which country people have seen themselves and their future, and how this has affected development in country areas. Struggle Country will be of great interest to historians and students of Australian history, as well as to those interested in the relationship between rural dreams and the underlying realities of rural life. more...

Price: $18.80

The 1800-1804 Baudin expedition was the greatest voyage of marine exploration of its age. The map makers surveyed around 50% of Australia's then largely unexplored coast - proving it a single continent, which led to the first comprehensive map of Australia's coastline. Over 200,000 botanical specimens were collected and 2,542 species identified for the first time. Despite his commitment and achievements Nicolas Baudin was largely unrecognised. Terra Australis: The Baudin Voyage of Discovery, 1800-1804 is an educational package for secondary schools which acknowledges the huge contribution made by Baudin, his cartographers, scientists, artists, officers and crew. more...

Price: $10.00

A compelling and passionate account of Australians in World War II, both on the home front and on the battle fronts. more...

Price: $24.50