Turning Points in Australian History [electronic resource].
Turning Points in Australian History [electronic resource].
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Sydney : University of NSW Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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English
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1 online resource (313 p.)
Contents
Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 14 000 BP On Being Alone:The isolation ofthe Tasmanians; 26 January 1788 The Arrival of the First Fleet and the 'Foundation of Australia'; 19 June 1822 Creating 'an Object of Real Terror': The tabling of the first Bigge report; 15 July 1851 Hargreaves D...
10 June 1931 The Premiers' Plan and the Great Depression: High politics and everyday life in an economic crisis27 December 1941 Prime Minister Curtin's New Year Message: Australia 'looks to America'; 16 September 1956 'It's here, at last!': The introduction of television in Australia; January 1961 T...
26 January 1981 The Opening of the Australian Institute Of Sport: The government takes control of the national pastime1 July 1983 Saving the Franklin River: The environment takes centre stage; 14 May 1986 Paul Keating's 'Banana Republic' Statement and the End of the'Golden Age'; 26 August-11 Septemb...
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Publisher
Sydney : University of NSW Press, 2008.
Date Published
2008.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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'If only', 'what if' and 'why didn't we' are phrases that often come to mind when we look back to the past. This exciting and stimulating book looks back at turning points and crucial moments in Australian history. Rather than arguing that there have been forks on a pre-determined road, the book challenges us to think about other paths or better pa...
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Turning Points in Australian History [electronic resource].
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74VvxWBzpbMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxWBzpbMM
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ISBN
9781742230696
DDC
994
MMS ID
991016798209702626
