Collection: History Support Collection

Based on a study of the impact of European land use on the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment commissioned by the Water Board in 1992 (the Hawkesbury-Nepean Historic Environmental Changes Study), this book looks at environmental history of the river.

The comprehensive story of twenty years of growing Western involvement in Indochina, Shaplen analyses the decay of France as a colonial power, tells the story of the 1963 Diem coup in full detail, and gives revealing profiles of the key personalities

The first book to examine one of the century's most significant legal challenges - the vitally important Mabo decision.

Conservation Management Plan for McCarthy's Cemetery (RES 30) within the Penrith Lakes Scheme area. The study is part of a wider strategy for the development of the scheme area and the conservation and preservation of European heritage.

This book gives a snapshot of the diverse languages from Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It contains brief background notes that sketch the history and culture behind the words.

Represents in graphic form a human landscape - a pattern of human activities in space and time. Opens up a window onto the landscape of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives, from 60,000 years ago to the present time.