Australasian & Pacific history books

The story of tiny Niue's involvement in the Great War has captivated people since an account was first published...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Soldiering Fifty Years Ago: Australia in the Forties Duties. Well I recall the first time I acted as...  Read More >>

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This book looks at the elaborate French government-backed plans to settle and annex 'Southern New Zealand' - and...  Read More >>

'It's a bit of a haven. It's a paradise for sure. Close to utopia for me.' - Abbe May  Read More >>

An account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the state of their relations with Europeans by Edward...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from The Explorers of Australia: And Their Life-Work In presenting to the public this history of those makers...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Norvegia Expedition and Bouvet Island Reuter to publish a statement to the effect that a sole...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Captain Cook James cook was born in the little village of Marton, in that part Of Yorkshire known as...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Australia and New Zealand Prior to my departure for Australia, one evening at the Union League Club...  Read More >>

Publisher: Kiwi Publishers Publication date: 1851 Description: Descriptive outline in three parts, the six settlements,...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Report on Introduction of Domestic Reindeer Into Alaska: With Maps and Illustrations, 1894 Department...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Northmost Australia, Vol. 1 of 2 HE Cape York Peninsula, forming, as it does, the link binding the...  Read More >>

Excerpt from History and Traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand Prior to 1840 This...  Read More >>

Excerpt from History and Traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand Prior to 1840 This...  Read More >>

"*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

"*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

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"*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

"*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further...  Read More >>

Today, a trip to Hawaii is a simple six-hour flight from the West Coast. But almost a century ago, the first flights...  Read More >>