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Book Burra 1845 1851

Download or read book Burra 1845 1851 written by Jennifer M. T. Carter and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ginger for Pluck

Download or read book Ginger for Pluck written by Jennifer M. T. Carter and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sydney geologist Georgina King gave her life to science, and was rewarded with every kind of skullduggery to prevent her success. The 'unmarriageable' Miss King was excluded by the professionals, the (all-male) Royal Society of New South Wales. Through determination and persistence, she acquired an honourable place in the history of science.

Book Caleb

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul M. Hoskins
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2011-07-26
  • ISBN : 1465300333
  • Pages : 152 pages

Download or read book Caleb written by Paul M. Hoskins and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Caleb Hoskins a first generation Australian born in Walkerville, South Australia in 1849. He was the sixth child born to Andrew and Ann Hoskins, who raised eleven children in the early years of the South Australian colonisation. This story is a biography of known facts, deduced from wide ranging research, woven through a fictional tale. Caleb spent his childhood in Prospect village, living in a tent and using the River Torrens as his playground with his younger brother Jim. The Hoskins brothers, Fred, George, Caleb and Jim together with Bill Walkington carted copper via bullock drays from the Kooringa (Burra) mines, Yudanamutana mine and the Blinman and Sliding Rock mines to Gawler/Kapunda and Port Augusta respectively, and partnered with John McDonald to provide horse and coach passenger transport and mail delivery in the northern districts of South Australia during the 1860s and early 1870s. Three of the Hoskins Brothers, Fred, Caleb and Jim, together with Bill Walkington made three trips into the Outback by bullock drays, carting telegraph equipment and rations for the Overland Telegraph Line construction, during 1870 to 1872. Their three trips took them from Port Augusta to Charlotte Waters, the Goyder River and Alice Springs. On one occasion they were accosted by aborigines and Calebs slight knowledge of their language saved the day when he realised that all they wanted was access to the water that they carried on their drays. Caleb Hoskins also participated in the Ruby Rush into the East MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory in 1887, which proved to be a falsehood once the gemstones were identified as worthless garnets. Caleb then found work on the construction of the old Ghan line, from 1888 to 1890 during one of many economic depressions that affected the colony. In 1891 the Great Northern Railway line was opened for business from Port Augusta to Oodnadatta and Caleb secured a position as a packer and worked at many railway stations along the track from 1891 until 1914. Caleb Hoskins passed away at Quorn, South Australia on Thursday 29 July 1926 aged 77 years. Later that same day, on being informed that his brother had passed away, James Hoskins dropped dead aged 72 years. Caleb and Jim are both honoured with Unsung Heroes of the Outback plaques in the Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame at Longreach, Queensland for their efforts in the Overland Telegraph Line construction.

Book S W  Silver   Co  s Handbook for Australia   New Zealand

Download or read book S W Silver Co s Handbook for Australia New Zealand written by S.W. Silver & Co and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geography of Australia and New Zealand

Download or read book Geography of Australia and New Zealand written by James Bonwick and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia

Download or read book Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia written by Historical Society of South Australia and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Handbook for Australia   New Zealand

Download or read book Handbook for Australia New Zealand written by S.W. Silver & Co and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Welsh Genealogy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bruce Durie
  • Publisher : The History Press
  • Release : 2011-11-30
  • ISBN : 0752479172
  • Pages : 307 pages

Download or read book Welsh Genealogy written by Bruce Durie and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welsh genealogy is usually included with its English cousin, but there are significant differences between the two, and anyone wishing to trace their Welsh ancestry will encounter peculiarities that are not covered by books on English family history. There is a separate system of archives and repositories for Wales, there are differences in civil registration and censuses, Nonconformist registers are dissimilar to those of other Churches and Welsh surnames and place names are very different to English ones. Welsh Genealogy covers all of this as well as the basic Welsh needed by family historians; estate, maritime, inheritance, education and parish records; peculiarities of law; the Courts of Great Sessions and particular patterns of migration. Written by Dr Bruce Durie, the highly respected genealogist, lecturer and author of the acclaimed Scottish Genealogy, this is the ideal book for local and family historians setting out on a journey to discover their Welsh ancestry.

Book South Australia in 1887

Download or read book South Australia in 1887 written by H. J. Scott and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Register     from 1826 1910

Download or read book The Register from 1826 1910 written by Tonbridge School and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Welsh in an Australian Gold Town

Download or read book The Welsh in an Australian Gold Town written by Robert Llewellyn Tyler and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Works which have sought to look specifically at the Welsh in Australia have been few in number and characterised by a concentration on prominent individuals and cultural/religious societies, thus excluding many facets of immigrant life. This book provides an analysis of the Welsh immigrant community in the Ballarat/Sebastopol gold mining district of Victoria, Australia during the second half of the nineteenth century and considers all aspects of the Welsh immigrant experience. As its focus, the book has the Welsh migrant group as a whole, in one particular area, during one period of time, for ultimately it was the migrants themselves who were responsible for the strength or weakness of Welsh religious life, the success or failure of Welsh cultural institutions; they who decided whether or not to retain and transmit their national language if, indeed, they spoke it in the first place; they who chose whether or not to marry within their own group, to live amongst their own, to retain the ties of Welshness and pass on the values of the Old Country, or to attempt full and immediate integration; they who were miners or shop owners, abstainers or drunkards, law abiding or criminal. A true picture of Welsh immigrant life can only be obtained by considering the community in its entirety, to view it in the round, as it were. This work attempts to do just that and hopes to make some small contribution to the understanding of what it was to be one amongst the thousands of Welsh people who lived in a particular place at a certain time in a land so far from Wales.

Book History of Australia

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Allen
  • Publisher : Melbourne : Mason, Firth & M'Clutcheon
  • Release : 1882
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book History of Australia written by James Allen and published by Melbourne : Mason, Firth & M'Clutcheon. This book was released on 1882 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia

Download or read book Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia written by South Australia. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide  Australia

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Australia written by DK Publishing and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New, expanded edition: the world's best full-color travel guides just got better. This volume in the award-winning Eyewitness Travel Guides series show Australia as it has never been shown before. With the help of this guide, you can explore the sites with 3-D cutaways, and get the inside scoop on the best restaurants, museums, shops markets, festivals, art, and more! Great maps and plenty of hotel and restaurant recommendations make sure your visit is fun and hassle-free.

Book The Australian People

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Jupp
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2001-10
  • ISBN : 0521807891
  • Pages : 1014 pages

Download or read book The Australian People written by James Jupp and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies in the world today. From its ancient indigenous origins to British colonisation followed by waves of European then international migration in the twentieth century, the island continent is home to people from all over the globe. Each new wave of settlers has had a profound impact on Australian society and culture. The Australian People documents the dramatic history of Australian settlement and describes the rich ethnic and cultural inheritance of the nation through the contributions of its people. It is one of the largest reference works of its kind, with approximately 250 expert contributors and almost one million words. Illustrated in colour and black and white, the book is both a comprehensive encyclopedia and a survey of the controversial debates about citizenship and multiculturalism now that Australia has attained the centenary of its federation.

Book Australia in the Raw

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Smith
  • Publisher : Trafford Publishing
  • Release : 2006-08-02
  • ISBN : 141222134X
  • Pages : 291 pages

Download or read book Australia in the Raw written by Peter Smith and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2006-08-02 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book DK Eyewitness Australia

    Book Details:
  • Author : DK Eyewitness
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2018-01-16
  • ISBN : 1465496483
  • Pages : 590 pages

Download or read book DK Eyewitness Australia written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to climb the Sydney harbor bridge, ride the perfect wave at Bondi Beach, watch the sun set over Ayers Rock, or stroll the cosmopolitan streets of Melbourne, this guide is your ultimate travel companion. The best places to visit in Australia are showcased with fantastic photography and detailed descriptions, plus DK's unique illustrations and floor plans. Packed with valuable insider information such as Sydney's best beaches and Melbourne's buzzing shopping districts, along with a wealth of practical tips including hotel and restaurant listings, transportation maps, suggested itineraries, and tours of unmissable sights, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Australia is the only guide you'll need. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Australia truly shows you this city as no one else can.