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A Failure to Understand: Early Colonialism and the Indigenous Peoples by Margaret McPhee; Australian Geographic Staff
Category: Education | Series: Aust Geographic History Ser.
At look at the monumental clash between European colonialism and the Aboriginal peoples, from the first tentative and difficult interactions of the early explorers to the arrival of the First Fleet.Australian Curriculum: History - Historical Knowledge And Understanding Australian Curriculum Correl ...Show more
A Hunger for Land: the early settlement of Australia by Australian Geographic
Category: Accessories | Series: Aust Geographic History Ser.
Almost from the start the European colonisers ignored the rights of the original inhabitants of Australia. The indigenous peoples' tenure came from a land where property was only for the rich - here it was theirs for the taking. Indigenous resistance failed to stop Europeans securing the finest grazing ...Show more
A Little Book of Slime by Australian Geographic
Category: Accessories
A Little Book of Slime reveals the secrets of more than 30 slimy substances. It may look and feel disgusting but it's there for a reason!Stunning photos and fascinating text transform some of the gooiest substances on the planet into some of the most extraordinary stories of our natural world.From the g ...Show more
A Portrait of Australia: Bush Life by Australian Geographic
Category: Australiana | Series: A\Portrait of Australia Ser.
Poets and painters have been celebrating Australia's bush life since the first days of European settlement. And, since early in the 20th century, photographers like the legendary Jeff Carter have been capturing it on film in the faces of rural Australia. Although it's often in a place with plenty of mul ...Show more
A Portrait of Australia: Coastal by Australian Geographic
Category: Australiana | Series: A\Portrait of Australia Ser.
Join Australian Geographic on a journey to Australia's coast. With three-quarters of us living within cooee of the coast, it's not surprising that saltwater courses through the nation's lifeblood. The coast is where we head for summer holidays and the source of our sun-bronzed surfer image. The rest of ...Show more
A Portrait of Australia: Outback by Australian Geographic
Category: Australiana | Series: A\Portrait of Australia Ser.
More of a space than a place, the outback is where big blue skies meet a red-dirt horizon. If the bush is where we've developed our country sense of community outside the major cities, where the heck then is the outback? The beguiling but often unsatisfactory answer is that it's nowhere but everywhere: ...Show more
A Portrait of Australia: Who Are We? by Australian Geographic
Category: Australiana | Series: A\Portrait of Australia Ser.
Statistics tell us that two-thirds of Australians live in capital cities, that we come from some 300 different ethnic backgrounds and that more than 85 per cent of us live within 50km of the coast. But facts and figures can only reveal so much. To truly understand us and answer the question "who are we? ...Show more
A World of Environments - Sticker Book by Australian Geographic (Created by)
Category: Activity Books
ALL ABOUT AUSTRALIA by Australian Geographic Staff
Category: Australiana | Series: All About Ser.
Home to the oldest culture in the world and many unique plants and animals, Australia is an amazing place. Come and explore it with us.
Across the Seas: where our immigrants came from by Adrian Osterley; Australian Geographic Staff
Category: Education | Series: Aust Geographic History Ser.
Millions of people from all over the world have come to Australia as immigrants. Learn about the countries and regions they came from, and why they left to make the long trip to Australia.Australian Curriculum: History - Historical Knowledge And Understanding Australian Curriculum Correlation: ...Show more