Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Australian Encyclopaedia
Author: The History of Australian Corrections
Author: Sean O'ToolePublisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868409153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Beginning with the punishment systems of the ancient world, Sean O'Toole investigates the birth of the modern prison, the transportation process, the convict era and finally the creation of Australia’s various State and Territory prisons and community corrections systems.
Australian National Bibliography
Author: Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1734
Book Description
Journal of History
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latter Day Saint churches
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
History of Spearfishing and Scuba Diving in Australia
Author: Tom ByronPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1493136704
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Discover the pioneering days of spearfishing and scuba diving, read about the sports early spearmen and women and the founding fathers of scuba diving in Australia. This book takes you month by month from 1917 to 1997, through the good and bad times, the discoveries, the tragedies, the undersea explorations, as well as instructor organizations, diving achievers, and a number of important events which together comprise the history of underwater diving in Australia. Within the pages of this book is a large section dealing with the Chronicle of Sport Diving, events reported as though they had recently happened, recapturing all the important occurrences that took place during 80 years since Alex Wickham first speared fish in Sydney Harbour. Special features include newspaper reports of early spearfishing, the establishment of the first spearfishing association in 1948 and the appearance of the first home-made scuba regulator. There are thrilling and sometimes tragic stories of shark attacks. A woman skin diver was lost at sea for nearly three days and nights, and survived. There is the story of Australias first and so far only world champion spearfisherman and that of two scuba divers who swam with a white pointer shark for half an hour in open water, yet were not attacked by the beast, the devastating deaths of four scuba divers in a sinkhole at Mt. Gambier, the rapid advance of underwater technology in Australia and much more. This is the only book of its kind dealing with the history of spearfishing and scuba diving in this country. For some, it will bring back old memories, for others a readable and authoritative history of spearfishing and scuba diving in Australia. For every diver, man or woman, it cannot fail to stir emotions as it recaptures exciting and historical events. At the end of the Second World War, a Frenchman, Michel Calluaud brought plans of the Gagnan-Cousteau regulator to Australia and he built one of the first in the world here. Australians could then use this equipment for work and pleasure and it has furthered their knowledge of life in the sea. As we push beyond the boundary of seashores and venture further under water we begin to discover many things that were once beyond our grasp and it is the aqualung that has enabled us to journey beyond the confinements of land. THE HISTORY OF SPEARFISHING AND SCUBA DIVING IN AUSTRALIA not only deals with the scuba diving, but also, as the title suggests, with a wealth of information concerning spearfishing and related underwater activities.
The Australian Encyclopaedia: Superphosphate to Zygophyllaceae
Author: The Cops
Author: Trevor CarrollPublisher: Tricky Press
ISBN: 0648016331
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The Cops - Not Just a Job is not a book for the faint hearted or sensitive reader. However if you want a taste of the day to day life of a cop attempting to deal with people most of us would not like to encounter, this is the book for you. Dealing with everyday events, such as break enters, suicides, drug overdoses, thefts, home invasions, gang rapes and murders. All are seen through the eyes of a first responder and an investigator. The book is essentially in two parts - reflecting the author's working life. The first deals with time as a general duties officer. Here the events occur rapidly leaving many questions to be asked - who were these people, what were their backgrounds, what happened. However, it reveals that a general duties cop often does not know these answers. He/she just has to deal with the event, on the spot, the best they can. The second part of the book describes the author's life as a detective. Here we begin to be able to understand the background to the crimes and what happened after the initial event. It is where we meet some very undesirable people - a group of teenagers who gang rape a woman. The experience, so horrific, that she hoped that she would quickly die during the ordeal; a man who kidnapped his partner who was attempting to leave him. He shot her and, as she was dying, raped her; an escapee, who was determined not to return to goal, attempts to knife the author. Fortunately, for the reader, humorous incidents intersperse these crimes to give the reader some relief. The Cops - Not Just a Job gives an insight into a side of life most of us do not experience. It raises many issues - ethical, practical and psychological - which would be helpful for both serving and prospective police officers to discuss.
The Australian Forestry Journal
Author: J. W. NiesighPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
Statistics, History, and Resources
Author: New South WalesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Australian Forestry Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description