Collection: Reference

With more than 600 illustrations drawn from major herbaria and museums in both Europe and Australia, the book provides an overview of the way in which Australia's plants have been depicted over three centuries.

An introduction to this vast land (4000 kilometres east to west, 3200 kilometres north to south), its history and people as seen from the perspective of where to stay and visit and what each destination has to offer the visitor.

Photographs of early settlement, suppression of the Aborigines, convict times, gold rushes, exploration, growth of transport and farming, towns and cities, bosses and unions, war and politics.

Over 50 buildings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today.

Illustrated with photographs and designs for decor and costumes, this book surveys the major companies, smaller groups, modern dance, the beginnings of Aboriginal theatrical dance and the various teaching codes

The paintings of Jeffrey Makin, artist, academic and long term art critic for Melbourne's Sun-Herald, are featured in this lavishly illustrated monograph. In his introduction, Christopher Heathcote describes Makin's approach to landscape painting and his treatment of some of Australia's most dram...

Tells the story of the Australians who have won the highest accolades - the Nobel Prize, the Oscar. the Olympic Gold Medal, in their chosen specialty, and tells the story of those who work tirelessly to achieve less visible but equally significant success

Features examples of historically significant maps, many unique to the map collection of the National Library of Australia, and which illustrate significant historical landmarks in the development of Australia as a nation. Has explanatory text and illustr

Looks at the 1900s in detail, focusing on the major changes that occurred such as Federation, transport, communications, health, food, sport, entertainment, fashions and prime ministers, and the effects they had on Australian lives. Includes timeline.