The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary of Australian History

by Basset, Jan

• ISBN13: 9780195540833
• ISBN10: 0195540832
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

How did the Angry Penguins acquire their name? Who were the leadingmembers of the Heidelberg School? When was the Baby Bonus introduced? What isLasseters Reef? Who coined the term Rats of Tobruk? Why were the Swing Rioterstransported to Australia?The answers to these and hundreds of other questions about Australia's past canbe found in The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary of Australian History. Beginningwith the Aboriginal flag and ending with Zeehan, the book has entries onsignificant people, places, institutions, ideas, movements, events, artefacts,and documents, drawn from political, diplomatic, military, economic, social,cultural, and scientific fields. Extensive cross-references guide the reader torelated entries. The carefully chosen illustrations, ranging from early maps tocontemporary cartoons, include many which are of great historical interest buthave rarely been seen before.