Australia

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"The writing is superb... each (Nelles) guide is delightfully comprehensive, a solid source of reliable information for the traveller... All travel guides claim to be comprehensive, but we found Nelles Guides superior". -- Arizona Senior World

"(The Nelles Guides are) . . . beautifully photographed . . . the maps are better than Insight's, and practical information is integrated with the text, not relegated to the end". -- National Geographic Traveller
-- Quality writing, often by native writers
-- Detailed sections on the history, culture, special features and festivals
-- Accommodations, restaurant guides, sights to see, places to shop, how to get around

Contents

HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA
15
AUSTRALIAS OTHER CAPITAL
33
FROM SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE
49
ALONG THE COAST
61
SYDNEYS GREAT RIVAL
71
AUSTRALIAS GREEN ISLAND
83
FROM MELBOURNE TO ADELAIDE
95
AUSTRALIAS QUIET CITIES
105
FROM DARWIN TO TOWNSVILLE
151
ACROSS THE GREAT RED CENTER
161
FROM SYDNEY TO BRISBANE
173
FROM CONVICT COLONY
183
FROM BRISBANE TO TOWNSVILLE
191
FROM TOWNSVILLE
207
Rural Life in Australia by Carol Stuard
222
Sport and Gambling by Gary Walsh
228

FROM ADELAIDE TO PERTH
115
CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
125
FROM PERTH TO DARWIN
131
AUSTRALIAS WILD NORTH
143
Overdoing the Sun by Peter Hinze
236
Credits
250
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