Grace Karskens
Grace Karskens teaches Australian History at the University of New South Wales. Her groundbreaking book The Rocks: Life in Early Sydney won the 1998 NSW Premier's Award for Local and Regional History and established the author as a leading historian …
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Australians: Origins to Eureka
In this widely acclaimed volume, bestselling author Thomas Keneally brings to life the vast range of…
Author:
Thomas Keneally
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
1999
Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally was born in 1935 and, as well as writing many novels, has shown an increasing interest in producing histories. His history of Irish convictism was entitled The Great Shame and was published in all the English language markets. The …
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The Australian Legend
In this classic piece of Australian literary heritage, Russell Ward looks at the ideals, traits and …
Author:
Russel Ward
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Published year:
1958
Russel Ward
Dr Russel Ward was an Associate-Professor in history in the University of New England. He was educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide. He then went on to teach at Geelong Grammar, Sydney Grammar and in New South Wales State …
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A Million Wild Acres
Thirty years ago, a bomb landed in the field of Australian consciousness of itself and its land in …
Author:
Eric Rolls
Publisher:
GHR Press
Published year:
1981
Eric Rolls
Eric Rolls (1923–2007) began his public career at the age of five telling stories before an adult audience. His first published poem, written when he was fifteen, was followed by twenty books and many hundreds of articles and essays on diverse …
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Water Dreamers: The Remarkable History of Our Dry Continent
The long-awaited history that will change the way Australians think about their country.
The …
Author:
Michael Cathcart
Publisher:
Text Publishing
Published year:
2009
Michael Cathcart
Michael Cathcart was born in Melbourne in 1956 – the year that television came to Australia. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar, the University of Melbourne, ANU and a tyre factory in Port Melbourne. He has worked as a schoolteacher, university …
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Sydney Journals: Reflections 1970–2000
Written from her home in the Sydney suburb of Annandale over a period of thirty years, but ranging …
Author:
Antigone Kefala
Publisher:
Giramondo Publishing
Published year:
2008