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Author: Nicholas Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-06-18
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 110764609X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this charming and concise book, Nicholas Brown looks beyond the clichés to illuminate the colourful history of Australia's capital.
Author: Lionel Wigmore
Publisher: Melbourne : F. W. Cheshire
Published: 1963
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistory of the foundation and development of Canberra until about 1960. Includes mention of assistance given by Aboriginal people to European exploreres in locating Lake George and the Limestone Plains; Aboriginal origins of place names; bogong moths; marriage customs.
Author: Nicholas Brown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-09-29
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1316144216
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigned as an 'ideal city' and emblem of the nation, Canberra has long been a source of ambivalence for many Australians. In this charming and concise book, Nicholas Brown challenges these ideas and looks beyond the clichés to illuminate the unique, layered and often colourful history of Australia's capital. Brown covers Canberra's selection as the site of the national capital, the turbulent path of Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the city and the many phases of its construction. He surveys citizens' diverse experiences of the city, the impact of the Second World War on Canberra's growth and explores the city's political history with insight and wit. A History of Canberra is informed by the interplay of three themes central to Canberra's identity: government, community and environment. Canberra's distinctive social and cultural history as a centre for the public service and national institutions is vividly rendered.
Author: Frederick.* Watson
Publisher:
Published: 1927
Total Pages: 247
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tim M. Berra
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 334
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt also deals with the country's colorful history, its laidback lifestyle and the quirky and entertaining brand of English that Australians speak.
Author: Jeffrey Grey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-02-28
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1139468286
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Military History of Australia provides a detailed chronological narrative of Australia's wars across more than two hundred years, set in the contexts of defence and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship between governments and military policy. This book is a revised and updated edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. It is the only comprehensive, single-volume treatment of the role and development of Australia's military and their involvement in war and peace across the span of Australia's modern history. It concludes with consideration of Australian involvement in its region and more widely since the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the waging of the global war on terror.
Author: Graeme Davison
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781864487206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of engaging and vigorous essays examine what makes the 'history business' tick. Davison demonstrates that Australia's history can be relevant to the issues we confront everyday at the governmental level, at work, and in our communities.
Author: Harry Margalit
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2019-11-15
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 1789141621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book tells the story of the architects and buildings that have defined Australia’s architectural culture since the founding of the modern nation through Federation in 1901. That year marked the beginning of a search for better city forms and buildings to accommodate the changing realities of Australian life and to express an emerging, distinctive, and, eventually, confident Australian identity. While Sydney and Melbourne were the settings for many of the major buildings, all states and territories developed architectural traditions based on distinctive histories and climates. Harry Margalit explores the flowering of these many architectural variants, from the bid to create a model city in Canberra, through the stylistic battles that opened a space for modernism, to the idealism of postwar reconstruction, and beyond to the new millennium. Australia reveals a vibrant and influential culture of the built environment, at its best when it matches civic idealism with the sensuality of a country of stunning light and landscapes.
Author: Lionel Wigmore
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Published: 1963
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lionel Wigmore
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst ed. published 1963 under title: The long view.
