Collection: Reference

Explains how and why surf lifesaving enjoys iconic status across Australia, and remains relevant and popular today. Covers all aspects of surf lifesaving; including technology, competition, membership, both professionals and volunteers

An alphabetical listing of 43 public galleries in New South Wales, with an emphasis on regional galleries

Complete text with introduction and notes to each book to guide through the labyrinth of literary, textual, and theological issues to demonstrate how and why the Bible has affected the literature, art, and general culture of the English-speaking world.

"Edited extracts from the first 125 years of The Weekly Times, Australia's biggest selling rural newspaper. All introductions written by the author, with an introduction by Prof. Geoffrey Blainey."

More than 600 photographs brings to life the events that shaped a city and the nation. The journey from Australia's first European settlement to today's nation of 20 million people is a rich and powerful story. Most of it has been reported as it happened by Australia's oldest newspaper, The Sydne...

In-depth look at the music, with detailed information on the groundbreaking artists that helped to shape jazz and blues as the styles developed. Organized by decade with background information and its place in the cultural, historical and social contexts.

Divided into 3 sections: Antiquity through Warring States; Qin through the Han dynasties; Three Kingdoms and the Jin dynasties through the Northern and Southern Dynasties, to show how these periods may have affected the lives of women.

400 biographies of women active in the Tang through Ming dynasties who have reached positions of authority, as well as women artists, writers, poets, entertainers and actresses.