Collection: Reference

Australia's tallest trees, deepest gorges, highest mountains, longest rivers, greatest earthquakes, straightest roads, hottest towns, driest localities, stongest winds, longest cliffs, oldest buildings, remotest towns, highest raillway stations, and more

llustrated study of Aboriginal stone implements, referencing knapped implements, edge-ground, coroid, bone shell and tooth, Tasmanian implements, and more.

A general account of the nature and history of Aboriginal languages, with profiles of those languages that have been most significant as sources of borrowings. Words are grouped by subject. Gives language they come from, pronunciation and meaning...

Tribes (Kolor, Kuurn kopan noot, Pirt kopan noot, Mopar, Peek whuurung, Kirrie, Kolakgnat, Katubanuut), boundaries , language, population, laws of property, inheritance, camping units, tools, utensils, weapons, laws of marriage , treatment of wives, exchange of wives, initiation (tooth avulsion),...

This definitive guide to Australian Army colur patches acts as a complete ready reckoner, meticulously coded for ease of use. It is both authoritative and accessible, and allows the reader to tell at a glance the identity of each colour patch.

Provides an overview of the developments in Australian art, from its origins to the present. All major expressions of visual culture are addressed, including painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, applied arts, installation art and digital art.

A study of 28 contemporary Australian artists and their work, with questions related to studying and making art in each chapter to develop skills in analysis and comprehension.

Provides an introduction to the National Gallery of Australia's expansive collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, decorative arts and design, by non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians.

""Being a record of those Australian servicemen who were awarded British and Foreign awards for service in South Vietnam. In three parts, first the Royal Australian Navy, then the Royal Australian Army and then the Royal Australian Air force.'

Completely revised and enlarged, with over 300 illustrations. A detailed history of distinctive Australian government notes from 1913-1966, including misprinted notes and forgeries.