Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian StudiesGillian Whitlock, David Carter This introductory text for students and general readers is designed for use with the new ABC TV Open Learning program. Through a collection of 14 readings by writers and academics such as Graeme Davison and Gail Reekie it explores questions of Australian culture and identity. |
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Page 181
... outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the material for all his yarns . Because of his tales , the saltbush plains and the red sand - hills of the outback were closer to me than the green ...
... outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the material for all his yarns . Because of his tales , the saltbush plains and the red sand - hills of the outback were closer to me than the green ...
Page 189
... outback styles of dress and behaviour , were known as the " Cabbage - tree Hat Mob " . The cabbage - tree palm ( Livistona australis ) grew only in the rain - forests between the Great Dividing Range and the Pacific , being very common ...
... outback styles of dress and behaviour , were known as the " Cabbage - tree Hat Mob " . The cabbage - tree palm ( Livistona australis ) grew only in the rain - forests between the Great Dividing Range and the Pacific , being very common ...
Page 203
... outback " 23 He had gone prepared to be disillusioned for already , after a less arduous trip " up - country " the Bulletin had published the verses which sparked off his famous duel - in - doggerel with " Banjo " Paterson : - I am back ...
... outback " 23 He had gone prepared to be disillusioned for already , after a less arduous trip " up - country " the Bulletin had published the verses which sparked off his famous duel - in - doggerel with " Banjo " Paterson : - I am back ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |