Collection: History Support Collection

About gathering, analysing & assessing information that bears upon policy decisions & on the processes of making those decisions. Offers a common ground for debate and a way to help resolve differences & achieve a balance between the old & the new.

This book provides an enlightening look at how philosophy can console, inspire and motivate us. It looks at six key philosophers to examine in turn six of our most common problems.

More than 30,000 Australians have served on peacekeeping operations since 1947, and many have delivered humanitarian aid at home and abroad. In complex and dangerous situations they have provided stability along with commitment and compassion, building hope for the future. The following stories a...

This book brings to life convict work on rural estates by showing the tools they used on the range of jobs they performed. A practical insight of the day to day working lives of convicts in New South Wales, in particular on Belgenny Farm and Tocal Estate.

This book provides a comprehensive history of the Norfolk Island between its discovery by Captain Cook in 1788 to the closure of the Penal settlement in 1853. It details different stages of the colony's history, including settlement, punishments of convicts, the reformation movement, mutiny's car...

Greeted by Mulgo, the black swan, readers are welcomed to Nura. Journeying through the seasons, Mulgo describes the land, skyscape, birds, animals and totems. It is a gentle guide to how Darug people read the seasons, knowing when it is time to hunt and time to rest. It is also an appeal to remem...

This book is about the lives of early rebels and later the hardy settlers who went out beyond the 19 counties to live in the rolling hill country of Monaro.