Melbourne Then and Now
Melbourne Then and Now

Author: Heather Chapman

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781741730098

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Melbourne has often been considered the most English of Australia's captialities, yet it was the only one to be founded by a native - born Australian.n 1835, John Bateman, the son of a convict, sailed for Port Phillip Bay andp the River Yarra. He later wrote in his diary: "This will be the place for village."oday, with a population of more than three million, it isustralia's second largest city. The city is a mix of nineteenth centuryrchitecture, glass towers and innovative, modern buildings framed byarklands, magnificent gardens and the yellow beaches of Port Phillip Bay.his fascinating book gives an insightnto how the city has developed from the Victorian era and why it isonsidered to be one of the most liveable cities in the world.

What Now
What Now

Author: Cameo Dalley

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1789208866

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Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork undertaken since 2006, the book addresses some of the most topical aspects of remote Aboriginal life in Australia. This includes the role of kinship and family, relationships to land and sea, and cross-cultural relations with non-Aboriginal residents. There is also extensive treatment of contemporary issues relating to alcohol consumption, violence and the impact of systemic ill health. This richly detailed portrayal provides a nuanced account of everyday endurance and social intensity on Mornington Island.

Rural Change in Australia
Rural Change in Australia

Author: Dr Rae Dufty-Jones

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2014-03-28

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1472403789

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New twenty-first century economic, social and environmental changes have challenged and reshaped rural Australia. They range from ageing populations, youth out-migration, immigration policies (that seek to place skilled migrants in rural Australia), tree changers, agricultural restructuring and new relationships with indigenous populations. Challenges also exist around the 'patchwork economy' and the wealth that the mining boom offers some areas, while threatening regional economic decline in others. Rural Australia is increasingly not simply a place of production of agriculture and minerals but an idea that individuals seek and are encouraged to consume. The socio-economic implications of drought, water rights and changing farming practices, have prefaced new social, cultural and economic reforms. This book provides a contemporary perspective on rapidly evolving population, economic and environmental changes in 'rural and regional Australia', itself a significant concept. Bringing together a range of empirical studies, the book builds on established rural studies themes such as population change, economic restructuring and globalisation in agriculture but links such changes to environmental change, culture, class, gender, and ethnic diversity. Presenting original and in-depth interventions on these issues and their intersections, this book assembles the best of contemporary research on rural Australia.

Australia: A Very Short Introduction
Australia: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Kenneth Morgan

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0191633453

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In this Very Short Introduction Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia. He examines the main features of its history, geography, and culture since the beginning of the white settlement in New South Wales in 1788. Drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life he places contemporary developments in a historical perspective, highlighting the importance of Australia's indigenous culture and making connections between Australia and the wider word. Balancing the successful growth of Australian institutions and democratic traditions, he considers the struggles that occurred in the making of modern Australia. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

We're All Australians Now
We're All Australians Now

Author: A B Paterson

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1743098367

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We're All Australians Now follows the tradition of other A & R children's classics such as Mulga Bill's Bicycle and Click Go the Shears with the poem "We're All Australians Now" by A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson illustrated by the award-winning Mark Wilson. In 1915, Australia's much-loved bush poet Banjo Paterson wrote, as an open letter to the troops, a poem he titles 'We're All Australians Now'. In this beautifully illustrated picture book, award-winning illustrator Mark Wilson evokes the spirit of Paterson's words in memory of those who fought in World War One. PRAISE FOR WE'RE ALL AUSTRALIANS NOW 'Multi-talented illustrator Mark Wilson has taken this poem and created this outstanding version of We're All Australians Now in picture book format. Wilson's clever collage layouts of sketches and oil paintings brilliantly bring this poem to life by showing us a reflection of everyday life in 1915' -- Reading Time

Museums and Source Communities
Museums and Source Communities

Author: Alison K. Brown

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-06-28

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1134463782

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This volume combines some of the most influential published research in this emerging field with newly commissioned essays on the issues, problems and lessons involved in collaborating museums and source communities. Focusing on museums in the UK, North America and the Pacific, the book highlights three areas which demonstrate the new developments most clearly: the museum as field site or 'contact zone' - a place which source community members enter for purposes of consultation and collaboration visual repatriation - the use of photography to return images of ancestors, historical moments and material heritage to source communities exhibition case studies - these are discussed to reveal the implications of cross-cultural and collaborative research for museums, and how such projects have challenged established attitudes and practices. As the first overview of its kind, this collection will be essential reading for museum staff working with source communities, for community members involved with museum programmes, and for students and academics in museum studies and social anthropology.