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Hells Only Half Full tells the colourful story of Victorian pioneersettler Lucy Little (Nan) through the lives of three generations of her family. It is essentially a gritty yet engaging story of strong, resourceful women (and fairly ineffectual men) dealing with abject poverty in an unforgiving environment.

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Libby Hathorn, Morris Gleitzman, Jackie French, Gary Crew and others share their stories inspired by the National Museum's exhibitions. Age 10+.

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Based on the exhibition that will tour eastern Australia during rugby leagues centenary year, 2008, this book focuses on the treasures of the game, from wellthumbed footy cards to the coveted premiership trophy. Relive some of the great moments in the game's history and trace how it has evolved over the past 100 years.

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What do explorer Robert O'Hara Burke, bushranger Ned Kelly, Eureka stockade leader Peter Lalor and Prime Minister Ben Chifley have in common Like millions of other Australians, they are of Irish ancestry. The Irish have been part of Australian history since the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788.

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Your brains must be mashed. You know those Leary boys. You don't mess around with them. Ray lied to the school bullies and now he has to find a way into the Olympics before the Leary boys make mincemeat out of him. Ray's Olympics features an original ABC outside television broadcast van, part of the National Museum's collection.

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From the arrival of the First Fleet to the present, Irish immigrants and their descendants have been at the centre of Australian life. This book takes the reader on a journey through the Irish experience in Australia, visiting locations right across the nation where the Irish story unfolds. It concentrates on the period 1788 to 1921.

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Ruby doesn't like working for the Wilsons. She wants to go back to Alice Springs to live with her mum.

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Maggie is working as a children's nurse in the big house when she finds a copybook and decides to teach herself to read. She knows she shouldn't really take the book, and things only get worse when the mistress sends her home in disgrace.

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During the Second World War the Australian government interned thousands of Australian residents who were considered a security risk. Under Suspicion explores some of these stories. The essays reveal the sometimes disturbing nature of how the nation reacts on the home front when its existence is threatened by war.

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Climate plays a considerable role in the society and culture of Australia. This text is an interdisciplinary 'weather report' that draws together perspectives from the social sciences, the humanities, science and engineering to deepen our understanding of the relationship between climate and culture in Australia.

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Herbert Basedow was an anthropologist, geologist and medical doctor who used photography to document his expeditions into central and northern Australia between 1903 and 1928. This title draws on the National Museum of Australia's collection of Basedow's photographic work from 12 of his expeditions.

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Take a journey of discovery through Australia's social history with this alphabet book. Each letter is illustrated with an exquisitely photographed object from the Museum's collections, from 'anchor' to 'zip', providing a visual treat for all ages.

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Charles Darwin found much in Australia to challenge and inform his thinking. This book explores the impact that Darwin's short visit to Australia in 1836 had on the man himself and on the emerging nation. Now, more than 170 years later, Darwin continues to infl uence Australian attitudes to life and living.

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This book highlights the strength and diversity of contemporary Tasmanian Aboriginal voices through stories, memories, essays and art. Cultural traditions such as mutton-birding, fishing, carving, weaving and necklace making are celebrated here through poems and songs, and through the craft of the makers.

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Includes selected proceedings from the Senses of Place conference held in Hobart in 2006. Printed in colour with an accompanying DVD, this title explores place from myriad perspectives and through evocative encounters.

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