Collection: Reference

This is a lively and comprehensive overview of the events leading up to Federation in 1901 written in a clear and accessible style. The text is illustrated with historical photographs. Contemporary issues such as the republican debate are touched upon.

This book examines the experiences of convicts, the military and Aborigines when the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove. The stories bring to life the diverse experiences of people living in the precarious circumstance of Australia's first penal colony.

The first colour chronicle of these wartime advertisements. Unconventional in every sense, their purpose was not to sell, but to build morale on the homefront and show how even the smallest company and smallest product was vital to the war effort. The text serves up a hearty slice of Americana, r...

This book introduces some of our well-known symbols as well as others that are less well known. Find out how Advance Australia Fair came to be our national anthem, and learn about other songs that reflect Australia's special character

The extraordinary objects presented here range in date from 2200 BC to AD 200 and are drawn from four archaeological sites.

Presents a remarkable spectrum of tribal ceremonies - baby namings, initiations, weddings, harvest blessings, coronations, healing exorcisms and funerals among others with unparalleled intimacy and candor.