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matching 1834-1848. personal observations. | australia -- social life and customs. | australia -- history -- 1788-1900. | macleay river region (n.s.w.) -- history.
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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Collins, Australia 1942 : end of innocence, 1985
... World war 1939-1945 - Social life and customs - Australia... 1939-1945 - Social life and customs - Australia A vivid ...A vivid description of the events leading up to 1942 when the war became Australia's war.Index, Bibliography, ill, p.200.non-fictionA vivid description of the events leading up to 1942 when the war became Australia's war.world war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - social life and customs - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Victoria Fisher, Australian war diary: Australian armed forces in a changing world 1870-2011, 2011
... australia - social life and customs - history... - social life and customs - history This war diary distils ...This war diary distils the major military events of recent Australian history from 1870 the the present day.non-fictionThis war diary distils the major military events of recent Australian history from 1870 the the present day.war - press coverage - australia, australia - social life and customs - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, K. Langloh Parker, The Euahlayi tribe : a study of Aboriginal life in Australia, 1905
... , index, p.156. Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs ...Belief in Supreme Being; male and female descent; relationship terms (with mention of Vic., N.T. tribes); list of totems; totemic food taboos; medicine men; witch woman and native remedies; bonepointing; belief in spirits; conception beliefs; childhood customs; betrothal; firemaking; bullroarers; message sticks; initiation ceremonies & corroborees; mourning & funeral; legends & cosmology; hunting finding food & cooking; clothing & body painting; weapons; recreations; childhood songs & song about Byamee (texts with translations)Glossary, index, p.156.Belief in Supreme Being; male and female descent; relationship terms (with mention of Vic., N.T. tribes); list of totems; totemic food taboos; medicine men; witch woman and native remedies; bonepointing; belief in spirits; conception beliefs; childhood customs; betrothal; firemaking; bullroarers; message sticks; initiation ceremonies & corroborees; mourning & funeral; legends & cosmology; hunting finding food & cooking; clothing & body painting; weapons; recreations; childhood songs & song about Byamee (texts with translations)aboriginal australians - social life and customs, aboriginal australians - religion -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, K Langloh Parker, Australian legendary tales, 1953
... Australians - Social life and customs Australia - Folklore Legends ...Legends of the Narran tribe, told to author by natives; specimen of legend given in native languageBibliography, ill, p.237.non-fictionLegends of the Narran tribe, told to author by natives; specimen of legend given in native languageaboriginal australians - social life and customs, australia - folklore -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Prose works of Henry Lawson, 1957
... Australia - Social life and customs... Prose works of Henry Lawson. Index, p.684. Australia - Social ...Two volumes of short stories by Henry Lawson (1867-1922) . Volume one organised into four sections: 'While the Billy Boils' (first series); 'While the Billy Boils' (second series); 'On the track'; 'Over the sliprails'. Volume two organised into five sections: 'Joe Wilson'; 'Joe Wilson's Mates'; 'The romance of the swag'; 'The rising of the court'; 'Send round the hat'.Index, p.684.Two volumes of short stories by Henry Lawson (1867-1922) . Volume one organised into four sections: 'While the Billy Boils' (first series); 'While the Billy Boils' (second series); 'On the track'; 'Over the sliprails'. Volume two organised into five sections: 'Joe Wilson'; 'Joe Wilson's Mates'; 'The romance of the swag'; 'The rising of the court'; 'Send round the hat'. australia - social life and customs, australia - literary works -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, W.R. Smith & Paterson, Cullenbenbong, 1945
... Australia - Social life and customs... Cullenbenbong Ill, p.206. Australia - Social life and customs Blue ...A memoir of country life in rural New South WalesIll, p.206.non-fictionA memoir of country life in rural New South Walesaustralia - social life and customs, blue mountains -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Oxford University Press, A short history of Australia, 1937
... Australia - Social life and customs.... Australia - History Australia - Social life and customs Outline ...Outline of Australian history to the outbreak of the First World War ; includes refererences to Governor George Arthur's "Black line" and George Robinson's work among Aboriginal Tasmanians.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.374.non-fictionOutline of Australian history to the outbreak of the First World War ; includes refererences to Governor George Arthur's "Black line" and George Robinson's work among Aboriginal Tasmanians. australia - history, australia - social life and customs -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, T. Nelson and sons, Australia : a general account - history, resources, production, social conditions, 1929
... Australia - Social life and customs..., social conditions Index, Ill, maps, p.272. Australia - Social ...Outline of geography, European exploration and settlement, economic development, social condition, flora and fauna; includes a brief general account of Aboriginal culture.Index, Ill, maps, p.272.non-fictionOutline of geography, European exploration and settlement, economic development, social condition, flora and fauna; includes a brief general account of Aboriginal culture.australia - social life and customs, australia - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Penryn Goldman, To hell and gone, 1932
... Australia - Social life and customs... Australia - Social life and customs A record of a 1929-30 historical ...A record of a 1929-30 historical trip by a Baby Austin car from Adelaide to daly Waters in the Northern Territory, then the return journey to Melbourne in a Vauxhall.p.268non-fictionA record of a 1929-30 historical trip by a Baby Austin car from Adelaide to daly Waters in the Northern Territory, then the return journey to Melbourne in a Vauxhall.northern australia - description and travel, australia - social life and customs -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Commander Crawford Pasco, A roving commission : Naval reminiscences, 1897
... Australia - Social life and customs... - Biography Australia - Social life and customs Pasco explored ...Pasco explored the coasts of Australia and Tasmania from 1838 to 1843Ill, p.291.non-fictionPasco explored the coasts of Australia and Tasmania from 1838 to 1843royal navy - biography, australia - social life and customs -
Unions Ballarat
Blainey: Eye on Australia, Blainey, Geoffrey, 1991
Commentary and speeches from Geoffrey Blainey about Australian national politics and life. Many of these pieces were originally published in the Herald Sun and The Australian.Politics. Aligns with right-wing political views. Book; 272 pages. Cover: white background; black and white photograph of Geoffrey Blainey; red, white and blue lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, blainey, geoffrey, politics and government, social customs, social commentary -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Life on the Australian Goldfields, 1984
... in Australia gold gold mines gold mining australia history social life ...A history of gold mining in AustraliaHardcover. Front cover has a photograph of two miners from West Australia using the dry-blowing technique. In the background are two 'Wood's dry placer-miners'. Back cover has a photograph of the interior of a steam-operated quartz crushing battery at the Mount Boppy Mine.Front cover has a price sticker that is discolored. Inside there is the stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 gold, gold mines, gold mining, australia, history, social life, customs, stone, derrick i, mackinnon, sue -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Cannon, Michael, The roaring days : How Australia grew into a Nation like no other, 1998
... Australia Australian Social life and customs bk. 1. Who's master ...bk. 1. Who's master, who's man? -- bk. 2. Life in the country. -- bk. 3. Life in the cities.928 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. : book in dust covernon-fictionbk. 1. Who's master, who's man? -- bk. 2. Life in the country. -- bk. 3. Life in the cities.city and town life, 19th cent. history, country life, australia, australian social life and customs -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Australian Military Forces: guarantee of performance
... Australia - Armed Forces - Social life and customs... Newhaven gippsland Australia - Armed Forces - Social life ...Certificate issued to Vietnamese women to be signed before having sex with an Australian soldieraustralia - armed forces - social life and customs -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Michael Dugan et al, There goes the Neighbourhood, 1984
... australia - social life and customs... interaction--australia--history australia - social life and customs ...The book presents a rich picture of a nation in the making. It is a portrait of Australia's development during the 19th and 20th centuries seen through the eyes of people arriving to make their homes here. It also looks at the new arrivals - those accepted and those rejected - from the points of view of people already established in the country.The book has a place in this collection by virtue of Michael Dugan having been a local resident.34 cm H; 200 p; includes chronology, List of sources and texts for each chapterTitle page: signed by one of the authors: Michael Dugansocial interaction--australia--history, australia - social life and customs, australia - social conditions, australia - emigration and immigration - history, minorities - australia - history, (mr) michael dugan, (mr) josef szware -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, There goes the neighbourhood!; Australia's migrant experience, 1984
This book presents a rich picture of a nation in the making. The negative aspects of Australian immigration are not glossed over and it looks at the terrible consequences for the Aboriginal people, the nineteenth century Chinese experience and the migrant hostel riots of 1952, among its many other topics. Michael Dugan lived locally in Surrey Hills. This book was commissioned by/for: Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs.The book has a place in this collection by virtue of Michael Dugan having been a local resident.This book presents a rich picture of a nation in the making. The negative aspects of Austaralian immigration are not glossed over and it looks at the terrible consequences for the Aboriginal people, the nineteenth century Chinese experience and the migrant hostel riots of 1952, among its many other topics.Surrey Hills History(mr) michael dugan, (mr) josef szwarc, immigration, social interaction, social life and customs, ethnic communties, multiculturalism, history - australia -
The Celtic Club
Book, Arnold Zable, Jewels and ashes, 1991
This book is a result of a journey of discovery between centuries and continents, across inner and outer landscapes. Jewish historical experience has become mainstream Australian literature.p. 210.non-fictionThis book is a result of a journey of discovery between centuries and continents, across inner and outer landscapes. Jewish historical experience has become mainstream Australian literature.arnold zable, bialystok (poland) - social life and customs -
The Celtic Club
Book, Unice Atwell et al, Growing Up in the 40s, 1983
... Australia - Social life and customs... - Social life and customs Australia - History 1939-1945 A portrayal ...A portrayal of life in the Home Front during World War 11.ill, plates, p.64.non-fictionA portrayal of life in the Home Front during World War 11.australia - social life and customs, australia - history 1939-1945 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Chandeliers and Billy Tea: : a catalogue of Australian life 1880-1940, Peter Cuffley
... Social life and customs Australian shopping directories ...Manufactured goods available in Australia over the period 1880 to 1940 underwent massive change. Australia moved from long skirts to shorter styles, from kerosene lamps to electric lights, from horse drawn vehicles to cars and aeroplanes. This collection reflects these changes in many aspects of people's life styles.This book documents the development of manufactured goods available in Australia over the period 1880 to 1940. This was the period between the end of the gold rushes and the Second World War. It consists of 224 pages including explanatory text, illustrations and a bibliography.Manufactured goods available in Australia over the period 1880 to 1940 underwent massive change. Australia moved from long skirts to shorter styles, from kerosene lamps to electric lights, from horse drawn vehicles to cars and aeroplanes. This collection reflects these changes in many aspects of people's life styles.manufactured goods australia 1880 - 1940, social life and customs, australian shopping directories -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Tregoning-Lawrence, Heather, We'll meet again: Australian stories of love in war
... Australia - Armed Forces - Social life and customs... - Social life and customs Sociology Military - Australia ...It involves strategies, operation, and technology, but it affects individuals, families, communities , and nations and brings out many emotions in those caught up in it.It involves strategies, operation, and technology, but it affects individuals, families, communities , and nations and brings out many emotions in those caught up in it. war and society - australia, australia - armed forces - social life and customs, sociology, military - australia -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, CLARK, Manning, Manning Clark Collected short stories, 1986
... Historical australia social life and customs fiction ...HistoricalSmall paperback with coloured coverFirst twelve stories published as : Disquiet and other stories. Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1969.australia, social life and customs, fiction, manning clark, the isle of wight hotel cowes phillip island -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Siers, Robyn,Tregoning-Lawrence, Heather, Forever yours: stories of wartime love and friends
... Australia. Armed Forces - Social life and customs... - Social life and customs Some of the stories in this collection ...Some of the stories in this collection relate to material from the Australian War memorial's special exhibition of Love and War. This theme has been explored in depth in a further resource for teaches, with classroom activities for senior students, entitled We'll meet again - Australian stories of love in wartime.Some of the stories in this collection relate to material from the Australian War memorial's special exhibition of Love and War. This theme has been explored in depth in a further resource for teaches, with classroom activities for senior students, entitled We'll meet again - Australian stories of love in wartime.war and society - australia, australia. armed forces - social life and customs