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The young Cara Mallett, an orphan from a working class background in rural England, emigrated to the colony of NSW in the late Victorian era. She proved to be pioneer, establishing the first college in NSW to train women teachers. This title presents her portrait.

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The arrival of the First Fleet heralded monumental and often catastrophic changes to the lives of the indigenous peoples living between the Blue Mountains and the sea. As British settlement spread out from Sydney Cove the next 28 years saw frequent flare-ups of violence. This book delves into the background of the people who were involved.

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A new space race has broken out in Asia. In the past two years, spacecraft have been launched to the Moon by China, Japan, India and the US. South Korea has suddenly announced lunar plans. The situation is like a repeat of the Cold War space race, but this time, the US could lose.

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(Paperback)

Tells how a once-desolate area of New South Wales became a thriving agricultural region through the addition of managed water resources. This title focuses on the grape growers and their contribution to a developing wine industry. It addresses many of the serious problems being experienced Australia wide.

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Alister Clark, Australia's most prodigious rosarian, bred roses to establish new, improved, hardier varieties that would flourish in the Australian climate, and grow better in Australian soils. This book is a celebration of the 65 women to whom Alister Clark chose to dedicate Glenara Seedling roses.

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Venturing to Australia alone at the age of 16, the author's experiences as a jackaroo, a truck driver, erecting windmills and a tractor driver are full of interest and humour. And tractors, always tractors. It was tractors that first took him to Japan and green tea. In this book, he tells of his life with tractors.

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So far, Paul Keating is the only Australian Prime Minister to provide star material for a musical comedy. Even before he became Prime Minister, Keating had made a name for himself as someone who could dominate Parliament with his rapid and cutting ripostes. Brian Carroll has found and arranged enough of Keating's utterances to keep you chuckling.

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The aftermath of World War I saw just one Huddart Packer liner crossing the Tasman until the advent of Wanganella in 1933. After the war Wanganella eventually returned to trans Tasman crossing. Illustrated with photographs, this title tells the story of the liners operating across the Tasman from 1879.

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This is the story of a man whose life has been intertwined with flowers. David Ruston is one of the world's most respected Rosarians. He created the largest private collection of roses in the Southern Hemisphere now officially recognised as The National Collection of Roses.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

Presents aboriginal history. This book includes chapters on: The Assimilation Era 1937-1960s; The Rise of Self determination 1960s-1990s; Mabo, Wik and Reconciliation.

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Some parts of the Australian landscape are more than 100 million years old. The dinosaurs roamed a land in which Kakadu, the Macdonnell and Flinders ranges, the Arcoona Plateau and the Mt Lofty Ranges, and many parts of the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia and the Eastern Uplands were recognisably present.

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Cover subtitle: The Australian Inland Mission: a century of service to the outback.

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This book tells the story of every one of Australia's 25 prime ministers.