Canberra Then and Now

Canberra Then and Now

Author: Geoff Page

Publisher: National Library Australia

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 0642277680

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Produced for the Centenary of Canberra in 2013, Canberra Then and Now juxtaposes images of early Canberra with commissioned photography of the same places today. This anniversary publication includes a history of the land before the city was built, a memoir and, accompanying the photographs, recollections from numerous residents and some poems. But the main attraction is a visual one: the 'then and now' photographs showing the same locations and how they have changed over time. The memoir text and poems are by well-known author and poet Geoff Page, who has a long connection with Canberra and has seen it from many aspects-as a teacher, as a contributor to its cultural life and also simply as someone who now calls Canberra home.


Line Zero

Line Zero

Author: John Frank Williams

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9780868404875

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John Williams describes himself as 'an historian who makes pictures and a photographer who writes history' finding no real distinction between the two. This lavish production represents the history of Williams' photographic career from 1958 to 2003 in 130 black-and-white images taken all over the world.


A History of Canberra

A History of Canberra

Author: Nicholas Brown

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-06-18

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 110764609X

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In this charming and concise book, Nicholas Brown looks beyond the clichés to illuminate the colourful history of Australia's capital.


Australian Universities

Australian Universities

Author: Dr Julia Horne

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1743328710

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Australian Universities: A conversation about public good highlights contemporary challenges facing Australian universities and offers new ideas for expanding public good. More than 20 experts take up the debate about our public universities: who they are for; what their mission is (or should be); what strong higher education policy entails; and how to cultivate a robust and constructive relationship between government and Australian universities. Issues covered include: – How to change a culture of exclusion to ensure all are welcome in universities, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as those from low socio-economic backgrounds. – How "educational disadvantage" in Australia often begins in school and is still the major barrier to full university participation. – The reality that funding for research and major infrastructure requires significant additional funds from non-government sources (e.g. international student fees). – A lack of policy recognition that international university students increase Australia’s social, cultural and economic capital. – Pathways to making policy decisions wide-ranging, consultative, inclusive and inspired rather than politically partisan and ideologically driven. – The impact of COVID-19 on universities, and particularly how the pandemic and governmental responses exacerbated extant and emerging issues. Australian Universities rekindles a much-needed conversation about the vital role of public universities in our society, arguing for initiatives informed by the realities of university life and offering a way forward for government, communities, students and public universities – together – to advance public good.


Birds in Their Habitats

Birds in Their Habitats

Author: Ian Fraser

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2018-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1486307450

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Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible ever to be imagined as fiction. Birds in Their Habitats is a collection of stories and experiences, which introduce fascinating aspects of birdlife, ecology and behaviour. Informed by a wealth of historical and contemporary research, Ian Fraser takes the reader on a journey through four continents: from places as unfamiliar as the Chonos Archipelago of southern Chile and the arid Sahel woodlands of northern Cameroon to those as familiar as a suburban backyard. This is a book of discovery of birds and the places they live. And with humour and personal insight, it is a book about the sometimes strange world of the people who spend a life absorbed in birds.


Olims Hotel Canberra

Olims Hotel Canberra

Author: Sarah Rood

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 9780958067089

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Olims Hotel Canberra is historically significant for its important role in the development of North Canberra and the forging of its community identity. It has served as a gathering place for the local community since 1933 and is one of only four licensed hotels in Canberra in continuous operation since prior to the 1940s.