Archaeology of the Chinese Fishing Industry in Colonial Victoria
Archaeology of the Chinese Fishing Industry in Colonial Victoria

Author: Alister M. Bowen

Publisher: Sydney University Press

Published: 2018-08-30

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1920899820

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Reveals a fascinating story of how Chinese fish curers successfully dominated Australia's fishing industry; how they lived, worked, organised themselves, participated in colonial society, and the reasons why they suddenly disappeared.

Spirits in the Bush
Spirits in the Bush

Author: Simon Gregg

Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing

Published: 2019-11-08

Total Pages: 1037

ISBN-13: 1925801691

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Spirits in the Bush surveys the art of Gippsland, from the colonial to the contemporary. This expansive, original and illuminating compendium leads readers on a journey through artistic and provincial history, interweaving the lives of residents and visitors. Collectively, it presents a vivid account of the influence of place on the cultural imagination. A fascinating cast of characters includes some of Australia’s best-known and most-loved artists, including Eugène von Guérard, Jessie Traill, Arthur Streeton, Clarice Beckett, Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Fred Williams, and Jeffrey Smart. Readers will discover also a host of new names destined for recognition. Spirits in the Bush reveals how artists have grappled with a region that is in equal measures beautiful and brutal, and which has provided the stage for many of the key battles in Australian art history. Bound by geographical camaraderie, and with the spectre of Gippsland’s past as an unwavering presence, the stories of their art unfold in a unique dialogue. This publication was made possible through the generous support of the Gordon Darling Foundation.

Changing Altitudes
Changing Altitudes

Author: Big Sky Publishing

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-10-02

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 192314488X

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In the early years of the Second World War, Australian women began lobbying to contribute to the nation’s wartime effort. From 1940, women were signing up to serve in the Royal Australian Nursing Service, and in 1941, an Auxiliary arm of the Royal Australian Air Force was established, allowing women to join on a temporary basis to enhance the organisation’s ability to fight. In the decades since, Australian women have continued to contribute significantly to the operational capability of the world’s second oldest air force. They have done so regardless of the social norms of the time, or the perceived limits of their abilities, always showing their detractors that they are capable of great things. ‘Changing Altitudes: The Stories of Australian Air Force Women’ includes the personal stories of some of these women, recounting in their own words their experiences while proudly wearing the uniform of the Service. This is the second volume of the Royal Australian Air Force Oral Histories series, aiming to capture the one capability that the RAAF cannot operate without - its people.

Aboriginal Economy & Society
Aboriginal Economy & Society

Author: Ian Keen

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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Drawing on early colonial sources as well as the writing of amateur and professional anthropologists, this book compares the social life and culture of seven regions of Australia as they appear to have been at the threshold of colonization.