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About the Money: Australia's Economic History by Kenneth Muir
This text tells the story of Australia’s economic development from the arrival of the First Fleet to today’s post-industrial society. From the near-bankruptcy of the early convict days, it follows the currency difficulties and the use of rum to finance infrastructure, the dominance of wool displaced by gold in New South Wales and Victoria, and the long boom followed by depression, recession, and days when it seemed the good times would never end.
Publication Date: 2013
Faiths, Religions, Beliefs in Modern Australia by Simone Bradfield
This book encompasses all the faiths, religions and beliefs present in modern Australia, telling the story of their development and detailing the belief systems. All Christian denominations are included, as are the various segments of the other major religions.
Publication Date: 2011
Immigration Since 1788: The Making of Modern Australia by Victoria Macleay
This text examines the ways that every wave of new immigrants to Australia had to battle to establish themselves against prejudice, ignorance, official indifference and the hazards of nature. From the original Anglos, through the people of Europe, the refugees and the assisted settlers, the Asians, the Africans and the Americans, this book tells the story of how modern Australia was made.
Publication Date: 2011
Inventions & Innovations: Australian Ideas Changing the World by Stuart Bremer
This book details how Australian inventions impacted the world, from the days of farming implements to scientific breakthroughs, from harvesters to bionic ears, from the lone inventor to the laboratories of the CSIRO. It provides an account of people who came up with ideas to make life better, easier or more efficient, and fought through many obstacles to make them happen.
Publication Date: 2013
Faiths, Religions, Beliefs in Modern Australia by
This book encompasses all the faiths, religions and beliefs present in modern Australia, telling the story of their development and detailing the belief systems. All Christian denominations are included, as are the various segments of the other major religions.
Immigration Since 1788: The Making of Modern Australia by
This text examines the ways that every wave of new immigrants to Australia had to battle to establish themselves against prejudice, ignorance, official indifference and the hazards of nature. From the original Anglos, through the people of Europe, the refugees and the assisted settlers, the Asians, the Africans and the Americans, this book tells the story of how modern Australia was made.
Inventions & Innovations: Australian Ideas Changing the World by
This book details how Australian inventions impacted the world, from the days of farming implements to scientific breakthroughs, from harvesters to bionic ears, from the lone inventor to the laboratories of the CSIRO. It provides an account of people who came up with ideas to make life better, easier or more efficient, and fought through many obstacles to make them happen.
30-second twentieth century : the 50 most significant ideas and events, each explained in half a minute by
Notes:
Summary: 30-Second Twentieth Century presents a unique approach to modern history. It condenses 100 years of innovation and art, politics and conflict, triumph and disaster, into 50 graphic snapshots that offer an instant appreciation of the way the world revolves and evolves. It invites the reader to consider which events define a period of history and why.
Australia's immigration policy : 1788-2009 by
Subjects:
Australia - History - 20th century;
Australia - Immigration and emigration - Anecdotes;
Immigration and emigration.