Collection: Adult Non Fiction - History

Australian Lives: An Intimate History illuminates Australian life across the 20th and into the 21st century: how Australian people have been shaped by the forces and expectations of contemporary history and how, in turn, they have made their lives and created Australian society. From oral history...

The experiences of Australian prisoners of war (POWs) or Kriegsgefangeners held captive in Germany has been largely forgotten or ignored -- overshadowed by the horrid stories of Australians imprisoned by the Japanese during World War Two. Yet, as David Coombes makes known, the stories are interes...

A collection of good Aussie yarns that range from the diabolical saga of the Batavia, to the quirky tales of Lola Montez, to the adventurous yarns of the bushrangers - Kelly, Brady, Hall; to the Pyjama Girl and the Shark Arm mysteries.

Zero Carbon Australia outlines a coherent and thoroughly researched blueprint showing how 100% renewable energy is achievable using technologies that are commercially available today: wind power and concentrating solar thermal with molten salt storage. It goes through the options, costs and benef...

Few of our institutions are as significant or as complex as Australia's universities. This first comprehensive history of Australia's university sector explores how universities work and for whom, and how their relationship with each other, their academics and students and the public has evolved ...