The ultimate reference book for fact-checking an important document, spicing up a school project or settling an argument in the pub. Aussie Data is a user-friendly reference book for all -- for the browser, the student, the long-time Australian resident, the newcomer, the visitor, the overseas reader -- who want to find out more about Australia's colourful past and vibrant contemporary life. Whether on a home bookshelf, in a library, or as an office check-point, it is a book for the enquiring reader rather than the specialist academic.
The authors, an historian and a writer, use an accessible, clear and concise style to tell Australia's ever-changing story. Aussie Data has a strong historical dimension, covering the period before and since European settlement; but while it contains many 'firsts', it also presents a more complex mosaic of Australia's development.
Contents:
Preface
1. Beginnings
2. Indigenous Australians
3. Modern Indigenous Issues
4. Explorers - Mariners and Overlanders
5. Early European Settlement
6. Land and Climate
7. Farming, Fishing and Forestry
8. Mining and Metals
9. Transport
10. Communication and Media
11. Manufacturing and Service Industries
12. Economy and Trade
13. Industrial Relations and the Workplace
14. Changing Social and Legal Patterns
15. Science, Medicine and Health
16. Sport
17. The Arts and Popular Culture
18. Government and Politics
19. Australia and the World
20. Emblems and Icons
21. Animals - Native and Introduced
22. Plants - Native and Introduced
Index of Headwords
