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MacKenzie Connell Australian Men

Don't Go There, Girlfriend

Fiction
English
2 Words
No Age Recommendation
344
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This is a fictional tale about Lily who, at her prime dating age, decides to move to Australia. She quickly realizes that it is not what she bargained for due to the "uniqueness" of Australian males. To tell the world how she feels, she writes a book about her and her friends' ridiculous experiences with Australian men. Lily's stories about what typical Australian males are like will simultaneously astound you and entertain you. [more]

Keywords: fiction, humor, dating, relationships, Australia, chick-lit, dating humor, Australian fiction, women's fiction

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Despina Konstantinou, Despina Konstantinou Kenny the Australian koala

An Australian koala who lives in the Sydney zoo.

Fiction
English
786 Words
No Age Recommendation
576
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Kenny the koala is an Australian koala who lives in the Australian Sydney zoo. He sadly loses his [more]

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Charles White Early Australian History

Convict Life In New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, In Two Parts

History
English
208478 Words
Ages 6 and up
403
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Early Australian History: Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, in Two Parts by Charles White, first published in 1889. Series of Historical Sketches, upon Australian Colonization and Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to land on the shores of Tasmania. In Tasmania, from beginnings of the darkest moral shade, and now that the old order has changed, beneficent and flourishing, from surroundings of the most favorable character—from conditions of private, social and public life of which any nation might be proud—look out upon the fast-fading picture of the past, and marvel exceedingly at the change. "Read me anything but history," said Walpole; "that is sure to be false." And a good many in Australia living at the present day would give plenty to create a distance for and hatred of colonial history. [more]

Keywords: History, Australia, Abel Tasman, Europeans, Colonisation, Convicts, Tasmania, Van Diemen, Charles White, Convict Life, Early Australian History, New South Wales

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Charles White History of Australian Bushranging

Illustrated

History
English
225143 Words
Ages 6 and up
332
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History of Australian Bushranging: Illustrated by Charles White. Classic account of Australian bushranging recounts in vivid detail, the deeds of the early bush bandits. Attracted by the fast, free life, these native born Australians plundered the gold escorts and crowded coaches, fighting it out with the police - heroes in the eyes of the public they robbed. The early history of bushranging in Australia will never be written, for the facts have never been recorded. Limited though the colony was in extent, its literature—even its journalism—was still more limited. Moreover, the first men who "took the bush" were neither important nor interesting enough to obtain more than a passing mention in those Governors' despatches which are our chief authorities for early colonial history. The name, being applied to men who, some from choice and some from necessity, ranged the bush as freebooters, "sticking-up" settlers and travellers and demanding in orthodox style "your money or your life." [more]

Keywords: Outlaws, Black Caesar, Martin Cash, Bold Jack Donohoe, British Colonisation Australia, Australia, Freebooters, Colonial History, Charles White, Australian Bushranging, History, Illustrated

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DESMOND BYRNE AUSTRALIAN WRITERS

Fiction
English
51687 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Any survey of the work done by Australian authors suggests a question as to what length of time ought to be allowed for the development of distinctive national characteristics in the literature of a young country self-governing to the extent of being a republic in all but name, isolated in position, highly civilised, enjoying all the modern luxuries available to the English-speaking race in older lands, and with a population fully two-thirds native. [more]

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