30 Australian legends & icons
Ingram, Anne Bower2006
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Main title:
30 Australian legends & icons / Anne Ingram & Peggy O'Donnell ; illustrated by Gregory Rogers.
Imprint:
Milsons Point, NSW : Random House Australia, 2006.
Collation:
126 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Contents:
Introduction. The DNA of legends1. Our history in song2. The fat tree and friend3. Our ghostly past4. Bushrangers5. The overlanders6. The first public transport7. Cobb & Co.: in for the long haul8. Simpson: the man with the donkey9. The tradition of ANZAC10. Busby's Bore: water for Sydney Town11. Working marvels12. Help for the bush13. The Ghan: from camels to trains14. Lighthouses: beacons on the shore15. Surf lifesavers: safe in the surf16. The Great Barrier Reef: the world's largest living ecosystem17. Flight: balloons and kites18. Isobel Bennett: seashore expert19. Nancy Bird Watson: 'My God! It's a woman'20. Sir Hubert Opperman: the man of incredible feats --21. Albert Namatjira: Aboriginal painter of world renown22. Melbourne Cup and Phar Lap: horses at their best --23. Cricket: the Ashes and Bradman's bats24. Ladies first: our Dawn and the Golden Girl25. Flavours of Australia26. The big ones27. The principality of Hutt: a 'nation' within a nation28. Flags: rallying symbols29. The Sydney Opera House: the glory of the Harbour --30. The black cat: phantom of the mountains.
ISBN:
9781740518062
Dewey class:
994
Language:
English
BRN:
233390
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Junior Non-Fiction History | J 994 ING | Onloan - Due: 15 May 2024 |