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During this generally acclaimed quantity, bestselling writer Thomas Keneally brings to existence the monstrous variety of characters who've shaped our nationwide tale. Convicts and Aborigines, settlers and squaddies, patriots and reformers, bushrangers and gold seekers, it really is from their lives and their tales that he has woven a colourful historical past to do complete justice to the wealthy and vibrant nature of our designated nationwide personality.

Old Bucky & Me: Dispatches from the Christchurch Earthquake

On February 22, 2011, journalist Jane Bowron have been dwelling in her homeland of Christchurch, New Zealand, whilst town used to be struck via a importance 6. three earthquake, basically 5 months after a 7. 1 earthquake. whereas the 1st quake had triggered harm yet no fatalities, the second one grew to become the final word horror tale: complete suburbs have been decimated, homes collapsed, hillsides fell away, and folks have been killed or trapped in rubble and raging fires.

Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand

The Devil's Henchmen throwing Molotov cocktails on the Epitaph Riders in Christchurch's first gang conflict. major Minister Rob Muldoon surrounded via Black energy individuals on the Royal Tiger Tavern in Wellington. The Magogs and the moms, PEP schemes and P buyers, patches and ridgies, colors and sophistication: for 5 many years gangs have had a big impression on New Zealand existence.

Australians and the First World War: Local-Global Connections and Contexts

This ebook contributes to the worldwide flip in First global conflict reports via exploring Australians’ engagements with the clash throughout diverse limitations and by means of situating Australian voices and views inside broader, extra advanced contexts. This different and multifaceted assortment comprises chapters at the composition and contribution of the Australian Imperial strength, the reports of prisoners of battle, nurses and pink pass employees, the resonances of in a foreign country occasions for Australians at domestic, and the cultural legacies of the warfare via remembrance and illustration.