Australasian & Pacific history books

This is a concise account of the events and people that established the heart of Central Victoria. It describes...  Read More >>

A detailed research study into the history of the harmonica (mouth organ) in Australia From 1825 to 1960.  Read More >>

Can there be new facts about the holocaust? This is one of those rare holocaust narratives of resistance to the...  Read More >>

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This book examines the advertising posters, town plans and geographical views that encouraged middle-class emigration...  Read More >>

This book relays the largely untold story of the approximately 1,100 Australian war graves workers whose job it...  Read More >>

This book concludes the story of HMAS Nepal. Allan's research into the World War II destroyer, HMAS Nepal, was prompted...  Read More >>

This is the story of two Scots, Lachlan Macquarie, governor of the British colony of New South Wales from 1810 to...  Read More >>

The Art Of Living In Australia: Together With Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes And Accessory Kitchen Information...  Read More >>

"Band 8 der Dokumente zur Geschichte der europaischen Expansion bietet eine Einfuhrung in die Geschichte des Endes...  Read More >>

In this historical novel of early West Australia, orphaned Becky Lees, alone in the wild, is rescued by indigenous...  Read More >>

A rich, complex and engaging account of Cook's voyages across the Pacific, from actor and raconteur Sam Neill. Captain...  Read More >>

Full of colorful details and engrossing stories, Pursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles shows that the aspirations...  Read More >>

A fresh new look at a young nation at war  Read More >>

Indigenous Oral History explores a specific indigenous community approach to oral history. It compares and contrasts...  Read More >>

Other less frequent comparisons occur at larger scales, for example between cities or countries, acknowledging that...  Read More >>

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Do you want to express your ideas with your favourite fruit - pineapple ? Our Notebook is here. Show your Love of...  Read More >>

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Does history provide us with cautionary tales or does it highlight the contested nature of our understanding of...  Read More >>

Marking the 40th anniversary of the Erebus disaster, this is the first book on that tragedy written by a member...  Read More >>

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