Collection: Reference

Extracts from the journals and diaries of Australia's first European investigators have been collated the present an enchantingly fresh picture of a pristine 'new' land and its unfamiliar inhabitants

"Serving the Force, 75 Years of the Police Association of New South Wales 1921-1996" Covers the turbulent history of the NSW police association. Includes an interesting section on policewomen. Many historical photos.

Organized chronologically into seven parts, this book encompasses the ancient, medieval and Renaissance worlds as well as the battles of the past 300 years, right up to the conflict in Iraq.

Includes technologies, shelter and subsistence, transportation, hunting, warfare and sport, art and science, adorning the person.

Describes various issues in mythology and prehistoric and ancient history, from the Garden of Eden to the effects of meteor impacts, including tombs, writing systems, and the fall of civilizations, and suggests explanations.