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L'Australie est souvent perçue comme une jeune nation, définie par la colonisation britannique et le peuplement moderne — mais son histoire s'étend bien au-delà de l'arrivée des Européens. Berceau de l'une des plus anciennes cultures humaines continues au monde, les peuples indigènes d'Australie ont développé des sociétés, des lois et des pratiques de gestion des terres sophistiquées sur des milliers d'années, bien avant l'arrivée de la Première Flotte en 1788. Ce livre explore l'Australie dans toute sa complexité.

The Great Bookie Robbery takes listeners inside one of Australia's most fascinating criminal cases, revealing how ordinary people planned and executed an extraordinary crime. David Stone's exhaustive research and compelling narrative style bring to life the gang members, their victims, and the detectives who hunted them, creating a page-turning account of ambition, ingenuity, and inevitable betrayal.

On a Sunday afternoon in the spring of 1969, thousands of people defied Auckland city bylaws and came to party in Albert Park. A rock band played on the rotunda. Some people held hands, some danced alone, some sat under trees with guitars, flutes and bongos and made music of their own. They wore kaftans, ponchos and leather-fringed jerkins, floppy hats, headbands, beads and flowers. Poetry and political diatribes were delivered from a podium, improvised from an upturned tea chest.

The horses he names in The Chosen Few include the sprinters, the stayers and the freakish all-round competitors who could do everything. But he also teases out myths and mistakes, pulls focus on racing's history and ponders the tantalising list of 'coodabeen' champions whose careers were cut short. The result is a collection of stories about beauty and bravery, speed and greed.

From peacemakers and strategists to explorers and entrepreneurs, the tūpuna of the North are an inspiration to the people of Te Tai Tokerau. This remarkable book by Melinda Webber and Te Kapua O'Connor introduces a new generation to twenty-four of those tūpuna–Nukutawhiti and Hineāmaru, Hongi Hika and Te Ruki Kawiti, and many more. Through whakapapa and kōrero, waiata and pepeha, we learn about their actions, their places, their values, and their aspirations.

In the first part of this audiobook, you will learn about extinct animals that used to call New Zealand home.

Prepare to embark on an unforgettable journey in "Legacy of Valor," a compelling book that brings to life the remarkable stories of courage, resilience, and sacrifice from the heroes who fought on the frontlines during World War II. Step back in time and witness history through the eyes of those who lived it. This riveting collection of true tales takes you on an epic adventure, from the deserts of North Africa to the hills of Italy, offering a profound insight into the experiences of those who shaped the course of a world at war.

Since the Polynesians (the first humans in New Zealand who would become known as the Māori) were the most modern humans to settle in an uninhabited land, it is no surprise New Zealand has always been ahead of its time. Despite its late settlement, New Zealand has been one of the most rapidly modernizing nations in the world. New Zealand was the first country to introduce full democracy, women’s suffrage, state pensions, and state housing.

Am 20. Mai 1999 wurde die südaustralische Polizei gerufen, um eine stillgelegte Bank in der bescheidenen Stadt Snowtown im Zusammenhang mit dem Verschwinden mehrerer vermisster Personen zu untersuchen. Die Beamten waren nicht auf die schreckliche Szene vorbereitet, die sie erwartete.

THE WASHINGTON POST'S TOP TEN NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR PRIX FÉMINA ETRANGER LONGLISTED FOR PRIX MÉDICIS An exquisite, genre-defying new book from the Booker Prize–winning author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a...

Why did transportation occur, why did it end and what was it like living in Australia from 1788 to 1870? Skilfully researched and told in Jim Haynes's warm and witty style, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of Convict Australia answers these questions and brings to life well-known and unknown figures from Australia's history as a penal settlement. This is the true story of the colonisation of Australia.

Tall tales of bushmen, bulldozers and back-country blokes 'It was the mid-1970s and I was about eight, I thought it was completely normal for your old man to pull out a high-powered deer-hunting rifle and fire it through the kitchen door from the breakfast table...' In the 1970s and 80s, Barry...

What drives veterans, military experts and forensic investigators to dedicate years to search for and identify the remains of fallen warriors? What does it mean to the families of the dead to be able to lay them to rest? Over thirty five thousand Australian soldiers and airmen are still listed...

The story of Australia's last bushranging gang - the murderous Kenniffs. Easter Sunday, 1902, deep in the Carnarvon Ranges a police constable and station manager are slain then later incinerated, their remains stuffed into saddlebags. Accused of the ghoulish crime are two members of the...

The extraordinary story of a headmaster turned cryptographer, and our top-secret war with the Kaiser's Reich. On 11 August 1914, just days after war had been declared, Australian Captain J.T. Richardson boarded a German merchant vessel fleeing Melbourne's Port Phillip and audaciously seized a...

In 1810, Matthew Flinders made his final voyage home to his beloved wife, Ann, his body ravaged by the deprivations of years of imprisonment by the French. Four years later, at the age of just 40, he would be dead – a premature, tragic end to one of the world’s greatest maritime adventurers who circumnavigated and mapped the famed Great Southern Land, and whose naming of the vast continent would become its modern title: Australia.

From the Aboriginal Dreamtime to the arrival of the First Fleet, from the gold rushes to the world wars, this audiobook is a magical tale full of wonder and enchantment. And with a narrative style that will transport you to another world, you'll feel like you're right there, watching history unfold before your very eyes.

In the early twentieth century, it was often said that “Australia rides on the sheep’s back”—a reflection of the nation’s dependence on the wool trade. Accordingly, a vast itinerant army of labourers was required to shear the sheep and prepare fleeces for market. In this essay, Rolf Boldrewood provides a vivid picture of the shearing season on a large property.

In his book, Rasmus Rasmussen provides a full account of the Viking's [1893] journey from Norway to Chicago from a crew member's point of view.

'Pentridge was a place of murder and mayhem. A bluestone hell. The worst prison Australia has ever seen.' Andrew Kirby, former inmate Welcome to Pentridge, Australia's most infamous prison. In the long-awaited return to his bestselling true crime series on life behind bars, James Phelps has...