Author: Valerie Ross
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780908120376
Category : Exiles
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Colonial history with reference to hostilities with Aborigines.
Matthew Everingham
Author: Valerie Ross
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780908120376
Category : Exiles
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Colonial history with reference to hostilities with Aborigines.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780908120376
Category : Exiles
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Colonial history with reference to hostilities with Aborigines.
A Commonwealth of Thieves
Author: Thomas Keneally
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 140007956X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In this spirited history of the remarkable first four years of the convict settlement of Australia, Thomas Keneally offers us a human view of a fascinating piece of history. Combining the authority of a renowned historian with a brilliant narrative flair, Keneally gives us an inside view of this unprecedented experiment from the perspective of the new colony’s governor, Arthur Phillips. Using personal journals and documents, Keneally re-creates the hellish overseas voyage and the challenges Phillips faced upon arrival: unruly convicts, disgruntled officers, bewildered and hostile natives, food shortages, and disease. He also offers captivating portrayals of Aborigines and of convict settlers who were determined to begin their lives anew. A Commonwealth of Thieves immerses us in the fledgling penal colony and conjures up the thrills and hardships of those first four improbable years.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 140007956X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In this spirited history of the remarkable first four years of the convict settlement of Australia, Thomas Keneally offers us a human view of a fascinating piece of history. Combining the authority of a renowned historian with a brilliant narrative flair, Keneally gives us an inside view of this unprecedented experiment from the perspective of the new colony’s governor, Arthur Phillips. Using personal journals and documents, Keneally re-creates the hellish overseas voyage and the challenges Phillips faced upon arrival: unruly convicts, disgruntled officers, bewildered and hostile natives, food shortages, and disease. He also offers captivating portrayals of Aborigines and of convict settlers who were determined to begin their lives anew. A Commonwealth of Thieves immerses us in the fledgling penal colony and conjures up the thrills and hardships of those first four improbable years.
The Sydney Wars
Author: Stephen Gapps
Publisher: NewSouth
ISBN: 1742244246
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
The Sydney Wars tells the history of military engagements between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians – described as ‘this constant sort of war’ by one early colonist – around the greater Sydney region. Telling the story of the first years of colonial Sydney in a new and original way, this provocative book is the first detailed account of the warfare that occurred across the Sydney region from the arrival of a British expedition in 1788 to the last recorded conflict in the area in 1817. The Sydney Wars sheds new light on how British and Aboriginal forces developed military tactics and how the violence played out. Analysing the paramilitary roles of settlers and convicts and the militia defensive systems that were deployed, it shows that white settlers lived in fear, while Indigenous people fought back as their land and resources were taken away. Stephen Gapps details the violent conflict that formed part of a long period of colonial strategic efforts to secure the Sydney basin and, in time, the rest of the continent. ‘A powerful and cogent contribution to one of the most contentious aspects of Australian history: the war between British settlers and the First Nations. The fine detailed research will mean that we will have to radically reassess our understanding of the history of the first thirty years of settlement.’ —Henry Reynolds
Publisher: NewSouth
ISBN: 1742244246
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
The Sydney Wars tells the history of military engagements between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians – described as ‘this constant sort of war’ by one early colonist – around the greater Sydney region. Telling the story of the first years of colonial Sydney in a new and original way, this provocative book is the first detailed account of the warfare that occurred across the Sydney region from the arrival of a British expedition in 1788 to the last recorded conflict in the area in 1817. The Sydney Wars sheds new light on how British and Aboriginal forces developed military tactics and how the violence played out. Analysing the paramilitary roles of settlers and convicts and the militia defensive systems that were deployed, it shows that white settlers lived in fear, while Indigenous people fought back as their land and resources were taken away. Stephen Gapps details the violent conflict that formed part of a long period of colonial strategic efforts to secure the Sydney basin and, in time, the rest of the continent. ‘A powerful and cogent contribution to one of the most contentious aspects of Australian history: the war between British settlers and the First Nations. The fine detailed research will mean that we will have to radically reassess our understanding of the history of the first thirty years of settlement.’ —Henry Reynolds
Debt, Seduction, and Other Disasters
Author: Bruce Kercher
Publisher: Federation Press
ISBN: 9781862872004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Based on a detailed study of Australia's earliest civil court records - a million handwritten words about daily life and trade - Debt, Seduction and Other Disasters covers the turbulent years in the penal colony. This was a period when starvation was barely averted, emancipated convicts contended with one another to become wealthy through trade, and Aborigines fought for their land. Soldiers and governors struggled for power, culminating in the overthrow of Governor Bligh, the only military coup on Australian soil. In this important and entertaining book, Kercher: shows the remarkable egalitarianism of life in the colony, even for serving convicts and married women discusses the invention and legal consequences of tickets of leave and the central role of law in creating the local version of freedom reveals details of daily social and economic life unavailable elsewhere: the seduction cases and sexual scandals; details of the wheat farm at Woolloomooloo; the problems of the grain growers at the Hawkesbury provides unique information about working conditions of: convicts the seal killers in New Zealand and Macquarie Island sailors the very few Aborigines who worked alongside Europeans details:the first case in Australia in which an Aborigine sued (he lost) the first recorded sale of a wife (at Windsor in 1811; sale void) the case in which Mary Reibey was alleged to have blown up the bakery next door (she won) the sharp practices of Tommy the Banker, Dick the Needle and the petty bankers who deliberately wrote their documents in fading ink describes the lives of the convict women who lived with officers but were abandoned explodes the myth that rum was a major currency and explains the use of alternative currencies, such as wheat, and establishes the crucial role of pigs in town life.
Publisher: Federation Press
ISBN: 9781862872004
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Based on a detailed study of Australia's earliest civil court records - a million handwritten words about daily life and trade - Debt, Seduction and Other Disasters covers the turbulent years in the penal colony. This was a period when starvation was barely averted, emancipated convicts contended with one another to become wealthy through trade, and Aborigines fought for their land. Soldiers and governors struggled for power, culminating in the overthrow of Governor Bligh, the only military coup on Australian soil. In this important and entertaining book, Kercher: shows the remarkable egalitarianism of life in the colony, even for serving convicts and married women discusses the invention and legal consequences of tickets of leave and the central role of law in creating the local version of freedom reveals details of daily social and economic life unavailable elsewhere: the seduction cases and sexual scandals; details of the wheat farm at Woolloomooloo; the problems of the grain growers at the Hawkesbury provides unique information about working conditions of: convicts the seal killers in New Zealand and Macquarie Island sailors the very few Aborigines who worked alongside Europeans details:the first case in Australia in which an Aborigine sued (he lost) the first recorded sale of a wife (at Windsor in 1811; sale void) the case in which Mary Reibey was alleged to have blown up the bakery next door (she won) the sharp practices of Tommy the Banker, Dick the Needle and the petty bankers who deliberately wrote their documents in fading ink describes the lives of the convict women who lived with officers but were abandoned explodes the myth that rum was a major currency and explains the use of alternative currencies, such as wheat, and establishes the crucial role of pigs in town life.
Fractured Families
Author: Tanya Evans
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 1742241980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Most convicts arriving in New South Wales didn’t expect to make their fortunes. Some went on to great success, but countless convicts and free migrants struggled with limited prospects, discrimination and misfortune. Many desperate people turned to The Benevolent Society, Australia’s first charity founded in 1813, for assistance and sustenance. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians to present the everyday lives of these people. We see many families who have fallen on hard times because of drink, unwanted pregnancy, violence, unemployment or plain bad luck, seeking help and often shunted from asylums or institutions. In the careful tracing of families, we see the way in which disadvantage can be passed down from one generation to the next. The extensive archives of The Benevolent Society allow us to reclaim these unknown lives and understand our history better, not to mention the often random nature of betterment and progress.
Publisher: UNSW Press
ISBN: 1742241980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Most convicts arriving in New South Wales didn’t expect to make their fortunes. Some went on to great success, but countless convicts and free migrants struggled with limited prospects, discrimination and misfortune. Many desperate people turned to The Benevolent Society, Australia’s first charity founded in 1813, for assistance and sustenance. In this rich and revealing book, Tanya Evans collaborates with family historians to present the everyday lives of these people. We see many families who have fallen on hard times because of drink, unwanted pregnancy, violence, unemployment or plain bad luck, seeking help and often shunted from asylums or institutions. In the careful tracing of families, we see the way in which disadvantage can be passed down from one generation to the next. The extensive archives of The Benevolent Society allow us to reclaim these unknown lives and understand our history better, not to mention the often random nature of betterment and progress.
The Currency Lad
Author: T. S. Wills Cooke
Publisher: Stephen Digby
ISBN: 0980389399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A Biography Of Horatio Spencer Howe Wills (5 October 1811 To 17 October 1861) And The Story Of His Immediate Family from 1797 To 1918 Using Contemporary Letters, Documents, Daguerreotypes, Paintings And Photographs
Publisher: Stephen Digby
ISBN: 0980389399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A Biography Of Horatio Spencer Howe Wills (5 October 1811 To 17 October 1861) And The Story Of His Immediate Family from 1797 To 1918 Using Contemporary Letters, Documents, Daguerreotypes, Paintings And Photographs
GT-R The Journey
Author: Alexander Qureitem
Publisher: Alexander Qureitem
ISBN: 3000644733
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
GT-R THE JOURNEY is a 208-page book documenting the journey of Alex Qureitem’s unplanned trip around the world with the goal of discovering the generation behind the GT-R. The book focuses on the RB-engined Skyline generations and features some of the legendary characters, cars and locations that have helped forge the reputation over the past decades. The photographs are vividly accompanied by personal anecdotes about Alex‘s experiences along the way. Featured personalities include: Hiroshi Tamura - Chief Product Specialist for GT-R and 370Z Kazunori Yamauchi - CEO Polyphony Kazuhiko “Smoky” Nagata - Top Secret Michizo Niikura - CEO Mine’s Jim Richards - Race Driver Jann Mardenborough - Race Driver Larry Chen - Photographer Andy Middlehurst - Nissan Skyline Specialist Book Specifications: 208 Pages 320mm X 240mm ~1.8 KG with packaging Packaging: Premium ColomPac Book Wrap
Publisher: Alexander Qureitem
ISBN: 3000644733
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
GT-R THE JOURNEY is a 208-page book documenting the journey of Alex Qureitem’s unplanned trip around the world with the goal of discovering the generation behind the GT-R. The book focuses on the RB-engined Skyline generations and features some of the legendary characters, cars and locations that have helped forge the reputation over the past decades. The photographs are vividly accompanied by personal anecdotes about Alex‘s experiences along the way. Featured personalities include: Hiroshi Tamura - Chief Product Specialist for GT-R and 370Z Kazunori Yamauchi - CEO Polyphony Kazuhiko “Smoky” Nagata - Top Secret Michizo Niikura - CEO Mine’s Jim Richards - Race Driver Jann Mardenborough - Race Driver Larry Chen - Photographer Andy Middlehurst - Nissan Skyline Specialist Book Specifications: 208 Pages 320mm X 240mm ~1.8 KG with packaging Packaging: Premium ColomPac Book Wrap
A Hawkesbury Story
Author: Valerie Ross
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Official Post office directory of New South Wales
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Journal and Proceedings
Author: Royal Australian Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Includes the Society's Annual report and statement of accounts.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Includes the Society's Annual report and statement of accounts.