A History of Tasmania, from Its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time

A History of Tasmania, from Its Discovery in 1642 to the Present Time

Author: James Fenton

Publisher:

Published: 1884

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13:

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James Fenton (1820-1901) was born in Ireland and emigrated to Tasmania (then known as Van Diemen's Land) with his family in 1833. He became a pioneer settler in an area on the Forth River and published this history of the island in 1884. The book begins with the discovery of the island in 1642 and concludes with the deaths of some significant public figures in the colony in 1884. The establishment of the colony on the island, and the involvement of convicts in its building, is documented. A chapter on the native aborigines gives a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the colonising people, and a detailed account of the removal of the native Tasmanians to Flinders Island, in an effort to separate them from the colonists. The book also contains portraits of some aboriginal people, as well as a glossary of their language.


The Girl and the Game

The Girl and the Game

Author: M. Ann Hall

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2016-05-25

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1442634146

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In the second edition of this groundbreaking social history, M. Ann Hall begins with an important new chapter on Aboriginal women and early sport and ends with a new chapter tying today's trends and issues in Canadian women's sport to their origins in the past. Students will appreciate the more descriptive chapter titles and the restructuring of the book into easily digestible sections. Fifty-two images complement Hall's lively narrative.


The Man who Stayed at Home

The Man who Stayed at Home

Author: Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse

Publisher:

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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J. C. Williamson Ltd presents, "The man who stayed at home", playing at the Royal Theatre, Saturday June 5th, 1915.


Hockey's Hub

Hockey's Hub

Author: Fitsell, J. William

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9781550823318

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Once reputed to be the birthplace of our national game and undeniably the home of the first hockey hall of fame, Kingston has produced great hockey players and celebrities: the Cook brothers, Don "Grapes" Cherry, Wayne Cashman, Doug "Killer" Gilmour, Kirk Muller, and Jayna Hefford. The city is also the home of great hockey rivalries - RMC and West Point, Queen's and RMC, and the Historic Hockey Series commemorating the first organized hockey game played in Kingston in 1886.