In 1901 the Australian colonies came together to form a new nation which, for the next twenty-six years, was governed from Melbourne. It was a small city, a place where people ...

This is the joyful yet heartbreaking true story of four friends who walk a 21- day pilgrimage from the sea to the source of Melbourne’s Yarra River. There is no path for most ...

This 1997 book is a mixture of cultural and labour history which traces the role of barmaids and Australian drinking culture.

This analysis of female transports to Australia reveals their significant contribution to the new economy.

This cultural study of rationing in Central Australia develops a new narrative of colonisation.

This innovative book marks a new way of looking at convict women. It tells their stories in a powerful and evocative way, drawing out broader themes of gender and sexual ...

First published in 1996, Australia's China explores the multifaceted and dynamic Australian encounter with China from the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 through the ...

This 1991 book is a history of political conflict over health policy in Australia, providing background to an ongoing debate.

This is the first detailed examination of land alienation and land use by white settlers in an Australian colony. It treats the first decades of settlement in Van Diemen's Land ...