Collection: Reference

Roads are the vital connections that bind communities together, ensuring social cohesivensess and facilitating commerce. This book focuses on the role of roads in the history of NSW from the arrival of Europeans in 1788

Starting from the time when Parisian haute couture houses led the way, the author chronicles the arrival of the flapper, the war years fashion - 'make do and mend', Christian Dior's New Look, the Swinging Sixties, to the eclectic style of the 1990s

The first book of its type. For anyone who wishes to explore volcanoes without being foolhardy, it will fascinate amateur enthusiasts and professional volcanologists alike. Include basic geological explanations of volcanic phenomena.

The many faces and moods of the volcanoes as well as the life that revolves around them. From sunset and sunrise scenes of brooding volcanoes to tortured rock formations shaped by centuries of erosion, from steaming lakes and craters...

The official account of the first settlement of Australia. Includes list of convicts sent to N.S.W. in 1787.