Index, ill, maps, p.624.non-fictionA political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the war. Includes illustrations. world war 1939-1945 - australia, australia - social and political conditions

Ill, p.127.non-fictionAn illustrated exploration of social and political problemspolitical science, social problems

Vietnam Remembered: this book makes the first real assessment of what the Vietnam War meant, on the battlefields and in Australia. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, australia - politics and government - 1965, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia

Vietnam Remembered: This book makes the first real assessment of what the Vietnam War meant, on the battlefields and in Australia.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, australia - politics and government - 1965

346 p. : dark green cover, title and author's name spine embossed in gold on spine. Front cover embossed in black. Text on cover: 'The Works of B. Disraeli'.fictionNovel set against the background of real political events of the 1830s. First of a trilogy of novels which also included the titles 'Sybil' and 'Tancred'.benjamin disraeli, fiction, james dodds, original collection

index, ill, p.160.non-fictionTurbulent political times in South Australia and a remarkable railroading dog.railroad operations - south australia - history, railraod construction - south australia - history

Funeral procession of Francis Thomas Le Page leaving Church of Christ, Chesterville Road, Cheltenham. Minister of church lead procession followed by members of the Star of Moorabbin Order of the Sons of Temperance Friendly Society wearing broad collars. F.T. Le Page was a councillor for 25 years and served as president of the Shire of Moorabbin in 1902/3. He died on 12 December 1927.Nicholas and Rachel (nee Addy) Le Page migrated from Geurnsey to Australia in 1852 with their young son Francis, who was less than a year old. They first lived in Prahran, setting up their own business and after about two years decided to move to Cheltenham and take up market gardening. The Le Page family has been associated with region ever since and have taken on many roles of prominence including local politics. Black and white image of a group of men, standing in two lines, all with hats off. They are standing in front of a line of cars. The first car in the line appears to have flowers on the roof which possibly indicates it is carrying the coffin in this funeral procession.

index, ill, maps, p.248.non-fiction"Ron Fitch was born in 1910 into a railway family. He began his career as a 16-year-old engineering cadet and completed it, 46 years later, having worked at various times for two state railways and the Commonwealth, as Commissioner of South Australian Railways. In this book Fitch gives a vivid account not only of his career but of the camaraderie of the greater railway community, often experienced in the most trying of conditions. Fitch gives an account of laying track and the remarkable breed of men who do so, of advances in line-building techniques, of derailments and floods and washaways, of wrangles over attempts to implement standard gauge, of the politics of railways. In 2002 when 92 Fitch earned recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records when his thesis on South Australian railways made him the World's oldest recipient of a PhD."--Jacket.fitch, r. j. (ronald john), 1910-, railroad engineers -- australia -- .biography

ill, p.215.non-fictionA history of transport problems in Australia and political decision making in transport policy.transportation - australia, transportation - australia - history - politics

index, ill, maps, p.312.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history

index, ill, maps, p.276.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history

index, ill, maps, p.296.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history

index, ill, maps, p.260.non-fictionThe coming of the railway was a major event in the history of many towns and cities across Australia. This is the story behind every Railway Hotel; and the social, economic and political themes that have shaped society over the last 150 years.australia -- buildings, structures, etc -- history, bars (drinking establishments) -- australia -- history

The Tet Offensive is a lucid and authoritative reexamination of a key momemnt in the Vietnam War.tet offensive, 1968, 1961-1975 - public opinion, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states

After Tet is an absorbing and thought-provoking account of the military, political, and social forces that created the most bloody year of the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, tet offensive, khe sanh, may offensive, dai do, august offensive

Born in Melbourne in 1950, Vafiadis studied at Prahran College of Advanced Education and has been exhibiting since 1971. Solo shows include Rigoletto at Fitzroy Gallery, Melbourne in 2005 and Mary Chirnside at Wyndham Cultural Centre in 2004. She has participated in various group exhibitions. She won the Wyndham Now Acquisitive Art Prize in 2000 and her work is held in several state and local council collections.Portrait of Joanne Ryan ( MP, member for Lalor). Jo was chair person of the Toxic Dump movement. A very strong and pivotal community leader during the campaign . Hence the use of metal. australian art, painting, portrait, australian politics

The Vietnam War provoked a major crisis in New Zealand attitudes to foreign policy, breaking for the first time the almost universal consensus about how the country should handle political and military issues beyond its shore.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - new zealand, indochina, geneva, tonkin gulf, president johnson

A collection of over 30 rare and newly researched removable documents of historic importance.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - politics and government - 1945-1975, dien bien phu, arvn, the gulf of tonkin, battle of long tan, nva soldier, tet offensive, khe sanh, hue, tunnel rats, the easter offensive, fall of saigon

A collection of over 30 rare and newly researched removable documents of historic importance.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - politics and government - 1945-1975, dien bien phu, arvn, the gulf of tonkin, battle of long tan, nva soldier, tet offensive, khe sanh, tunnel rats, the easter offensive, fall of saigon

A collection of over 30 rare and newly researched removable documents of historic importance.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - politics and government - 1945-1975, dien bien phu, arvn, the gulf of tonkin, battle of long tan, nva soldier, tet offensive, khe sanh, hue, tunnel rats, ben het, the easter offensive, fall of saigon

No politics, no morals, now values - in Vietnam, this makes him an honest man.assassination - fiction, intelligence officers - fiction, spy stories

So much has been written from so many divergent points of view about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam that the entire issue has become obscured and the truth is difficult, if not impossible, for the general public to discern. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - politics and government

So much has been written from so many divergent points of view about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam that the entire issue has become obscured and the truth is difficult, if not impossible, for the general public to discern.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - politics and government

Like the war in Spain thirty years ago, the significance of the war in Vietnam reaches far beyond the geographical boundries of that tragic and beautiful land.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, southeast asia - politics and government

Van De Mark tells the somber story of Lyndon Johnson's valiant but tragic effort to prevent the surging undertow of a far-off war from overwhelming the programs that embodied his cherished vision for America.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states, united states - politics and government - 1961-1975, president lyndon johnson

With more that one hundred four color maps supplemented by photographs and reconsruction.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- campaigns, vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975

Between 1965 and 1972, America experienced no less that a second civil war. Out of its ashes, the political world we know now was born. 1913-1994, presidents -- united states -- biography, vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, president nixon, president kennedy, reverend martin luther king jr.

Includes the names of all those who served in Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, australia - politics and government - 1965, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia