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A Trip to the Dominions - The Scientific Event That Changed Australia by Lynette Russell (Editor)
$29.95 AUD
Category: History | Series: Australian Studies
On the eve of the Great War, in 1914 the Australian Federal Government sponsored the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) to?travel to Australia for their annual conference. Over 150 scientists were fully funded by the Australian Commonwealth government and they travelled on three s ...Show more
From Roadside to Recovery The Story of the Victorian State Accident Commision by Peter Bragge & Russell Gruen
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Monash Studies in Australian Society Ser.
In 1969 car crashes killed over 1000 Victorians, making Victoria's roads some of the world's most deadly. By 2016, the fatality rate had been cut by 85% and Victorians are now taking seriously the goal of eliminating death on the roads altogether.This extraordinary achievement is the product of sustaine ...Show more
The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy by Vince Scappatura
$39.95 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Australian Studies
Australian society and its leaders generally take for granted the importance and value of this nations relationship with the United States. The US is commonly thought of as the worlds great purveyor of liberal values and the rule of law, and as a powerful friend indispensable to Australian security. In ...Show more
Tinkering: Australians Reinvent DIY Culture by Katherine Wilson
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Category: No Category | Series: Monash Studies in Australian Society Ser.
At a time when the labour-market is failing as a source of security and identity for many, domestic tinkering is emerging as a legitimate occupation in a way we have not seen since pre-industrial times. In Australia, practices of repair, invention, building, improvising and crafting, that take place in ...Show more
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