Collection: Reference

Articles related to the study of Australian literature, including critique, bibliography, biography and history. Articles also available online from Online Resources Search: search Australia NZ Reference centre.

This book describes 1,450 of the most commonly seen plants & animals of Australia's tropical seas and includes notes on their habitat and distribution. Includes 1,500 full colour photographs and a wealth of information for biologists, divers, beachcombers

This collection captures the most powerful, uplifting, exciting and even humorous moments in Australian life from 1931 to 1975. Images have been drawn from the Cinesound Movietone archive which is part of the UNESCO Memory of World register.

In order to move migrants from Britain, and displaced persons from Europe to Australia the IRO offered lucrative contracts, and many vessels never designed to carry passengers, or travel vast distances, were quickly refitted with austere accommodation...

Compiled by the Society as an aid to dating old photographs. Data from motoring organisations and RTA's (and equivalent) of most of the Australian states.

The ultimate guide to contemporary Australian English, this is a major revision of the most authoritative Australian Dictionary written for all Australians

Each artist is accorded twelve pages of reproductions and an essay by a recognised authority on Australian art. The essays provide diverse views and insights. [Jacket]

Explores the vitality of contemporary Australian painting as it enters the 21st century. Profiles the work of eighty significant artists whose approach to painting, in diferent ways, helps to define the times in which we live [Jacket]

This work documents the dramatic history of Australian settlement and describes the rich ethnic and cultural inheritance of the nation through the contributions of its people.

More than 2000 meanings and origins

Includes coin varieties - halfpenny, penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, floren, crowns and sovereigns. Each variety includes a history, dates, the mint, rarity and a description and illustration. There is also a section on coin prices realised

A comprehensive guide to all aspects of behaviour in public and private occasions. Includes official protocol and procedures such as in Parliamentary settings, visits by heads of state (including royals), religious observances, court proceedings....