Author: Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Proceedings
Author: Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
The Fatal Shore
Author: Robert HughesPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307815609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This incredible true history of the colonization of Australia explores how the convict transportation system created the country we know today. "One of the greatest non-fiction books I’ve ever read ... Hughes brings us an entire world." —Los Angeles Times Digging deep into the dark history of England's infamous efforts to move 160,000 men and women thousands of miles to the other side of the world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Hughes has crafted a groundbreaking, definitive account of the settling of Australia. Tracing the European presence in Australia from early explorations through the rise and fall of the penal colonies, and featuring 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps, The Fatal Shore brings to life the history of the country we thought we knew.
Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute
Author: Royal Commonwealth SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The Native-born
Author: John Neylon MolonyPublisher: Melbourne University Publish
ISBN: 9780522849035
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
This beautifully written, absorbing and thoughtful book tells the story of the first white Australians. Born before 1850. Most were the children of convicts. They had no access to land and no education, and free settlers generally treated them with contempt, as second-rate citizens.
Joint Volumes of Papers Presented to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly
Author: New South Wales. ParliamentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
Includes various departmental reports and reports of commissions. Cf. Gregory. Serial publications of foreign governments, 1815-1931.
History of New South Wales from the Records: Phillip and Grose, 1789-1794
Author: George Burnett BartonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Bookseller
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1742
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Flora of New South Wales
Author: Gwen Jean HardenPublisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 9780868406091
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
A comprehensive revised edition incorporating recent developments such as changes to species names, significant changes to classifications, as well as information on newly described plants.
Australian national bibliography
Author: Publisher: National Library Australia
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1818
Book Description
Author: