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Archival photographs of Perth have been carefully matched with specially commissioned colour photos to reveal the past and present of this fascinating city.
Perth Then ...
From convicts building their own prison to an arena inspired by an 'unsolvable' puzzle, discover the quirky stories behind some of Perth's most notable ...
The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in Australian history. New York, 1874. Members of the Clan-na-Gael - agitators ...
He fought Napoleon's army and survived.
He was sent to the gallows and escaped the noose.
Now he is in chains and on his ...
In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by reoffending convicts to disguise their criminal activities and ...
A lively and engaging portrait of a towering and complex figure of Australian colonial history.
Lachlan Macquarie is credited with shaping Australia's destiny, transforming ...
Now in his late-eighties, and listed by the National Trust as a 'Living Treasure', in Before I Forget Geoffrey Blainey reflects on his humble beginnings ...
Robert Menzies claimed the prime ministership in 1939 and led the nation during the early years of the war, but resigned two years later when ...
This second edition has been brought up to date following the latest developments in the state. The human history of Western Australia, as of all ...
October 1958. Early morning and a workshop yard in Perth's industrial suburb of Welshpool was the scene of considerable excitement. A crowd including workshop ...
In 1901 Federation transformed Western Australia from an independent colony to a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Perth gained the status of capital ...
The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and ...
`Mowed them down wholesale!'
With these words, a judge summed up the last great punitive massacre of Aboriginal people in Australia.
Coniston, Central Australia, 1928 ...
Mallee Country tells the powerful history of mallee lands and people across southern Australia from Deep Time to the present.Carefully shaped and managed by ...
A Democratic Nation- Identity, Freedom and Equality in Australia 1901-1925 tells the story of the political battle after Federation to achieve unprecedented levels of social ...
