Australien-Geschichte

What really happened on the Australian home front during the Second World War?
For the people of Melbourne these were years of social dislocation and increased government interference in all aspects of their daily lives. This study examines the experiences of families living at a time when food and clothing were rationed and adequate housing was hard to come by. It is the story of their work, leisure, and relationships, and of their fear too, for by 1942 the city parklands were pitted with air raid trenches, and in the half-light of the brownout Melburnians awaited a Japanese invasion.
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Ein ödes Land am Rande der Welt - so sahen die erste Europäer den neuen Kontinent Australien. Vieles war hier anders - die Schwäne waren schwarz, der Nordwind war heiß, und die Menschen lebten nicht in Häusern. Die Textsammlung zeichnet die Geschichte der Eroberung eines widerspenstigen Landes nach. Den Anfang macht ein holländischer Bericht aus dem Jahre 1623. Es folgen Aufzeichnungen zu der Landung der ersten Sträflinge, James Cooks Aufenthalt hinter dem großen Riff, Charles Darwins Tagebuch, Mark Twains Schilderung der Rennwoche in Melbourne, eine Beschreibung der Unterwasserwelt von Hans Hass. Der Rennfahrer Jack Brabham erzählt von einer Panne mitten im Nirgendwo, ein fliegender Doktor von seiner Arbeit, die Sopranistin Joan Sutherland von ihrer Abschiedsvorstellung im Opernhaus von Sydney und ein Aborigine von seinen Wochenendausflügen in die Welt seiner Ahnen.

Dr. Hannah Miska lernte in Australien Pauline Rockman, die Präsidentin des Jewish Holocaust Centre Melbourne, kennen, deren Familie Magdeburger Wurzeln hat. Durch ihre Arbeit im Centre hatte Miska Gelegenheit, zahlreiche Überlebende des Holocaust kennenzulernen und Interviews mit ihnen zu führen. In ihrem Buch erzählt sie die Biografien dieser jüdischen Frauen und Männer polnischer, litauischer, ungarischer, tschechischer, belgischer und deutscher Herkunft, die nach dem Ende des Krieges nach Australien gingen.

In giving the story its historical due, Alexander focuses on the court-martial of the mutineers who were captured in Tahiti and brought to justice in Portsmouth, England. This fresh perspective revivifies the entire saga, and the salty, colorful language of the men conjures up the events of that morning in 1789.

The bestselling author of The Endurance reveals the startling truth behind the legend of the Mutiny on the Bounty - the most famous sea story of all time. More than two centuries have passed since Fletcher Christian mutinied against Lt. Bligh on a small armed transport vessel called Bounty. Why the details of this obscure adventure at the end of the world remain vivid and enthralling is as intriguing as the truth behind the legend. Each figure emerges as a richly drawn character caught up in a drama that may well end on the gallows. With enormous scholarship and exquisitely drawn characters, The Bounty is a tour de force

In this international no. 1 bestselling account of the colonization of Australia, Robert Hughes explores how the convict transportation system created the country we know today.

Digging deep into the dark history of England’s infamous efforts to move 160,000 men and women thousands of miles to the other side of the world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Hughes has crafted a groundbreaking, definitive account of the settling of Australia.

Tracing the European presence in Australia from early explorations through the rise and fall of the penal colonies, and featuring 16 pages of illustrations and 3 maps,The Fatal Shore brings to life the incredible true history of a country we thought we knew.

In 1787, the twenty-eighth year of the reign of King George III, the British Government sent a fleet to colonise Australia. The book documents the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia,The Fatal Shore is the definitive, masterfully written narrative offering the true history of Australia.

A seafaring story with a twist -- the incredible voyage of a shipload of "disorderly girls" and the men who transported them, fell for them, and sold them.This riveting work of rediscovered history tells for the first time the plight of the female convicts aboard the Lady Julian, which set sail from England in 1789 and arrived in Australia's Botany Bay a year later. The women, most of them petty criminals, were destined for New South Wales to provide its hordes of lonely men with sexual favors as well as progeny. But the story of their voyage is even more incredible, and here it is expertly told by a historian with roots in the boatbuilding business and a true love of the sea.

Siân Rees delved into court documents and firsthand accounts to extract the stories of these women's experiences on board a ship that both held them prisoner and offered them refuge from their oppressive existence in London. At the heart of the story is the passionate relationship between Sarah Whitelam, a convict, and the ship's steward, John Nicol, whose personal journals provided much of the material for this book. Along the way, Rees brings the vibrant, bawdy world of London - and the sights, smells, and sounds of an eighteenth-century ship - vividly to life. In the tradition of Nathaniel Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea, this is a winning combination of dramatic high seas adventure and untold history.

Brings to full and rich life the extraordinary characters, events and challenges that have made Qantas an Australian icon.

Australia's initial response to the declaration of war on Nazi Germany in 1939 was sober, resigned. The experience of the first world war was still relatively fresh, the scars of the depression not totally healed. Many Australians joined the armed forces, especially after France surrendered in June 1940, but few of them at first were commited to battle. When they did begin to fight large numbers, the action was once again far from Australia. For the people at home it was largely "business as usual". Japanes aggression from December 1941 changed all that. Suddenly the war was at the country's very doorstep and an "all in" war effort was required.

The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Aboriginal history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day. From the wisdom and paintings of the Dreamtime, to the first contacts between Europeans and indigenous Australians, right through to modern times, it offers an insight into the life and experiences of the world's oldest culture. The resilience and adaptability of Aboriginal people over millennia is one of the great human stories of all time.

Josephine Flood answers the questions about Aboriginal Australia that Australians and visitors often ask: Where did the Aborigines come from and when? How did they survive in such a harsh environment? What was the traditional role of Aboriginal women? Why didn't colonists sign treaties with Aboriginal people? Were Aboriginal children 'stolen'? Why are there so many problems in Aboriginal communities today? And many more.

This rich account aims to understand both black and white perspectives and is fascinating reading for anyone who wants to discover Aboriginal Australia.

'Another enthralling account by Josephine Flood, of Australian Aborigines! Her enduring respect for her fellow humans underwrites every part of her exploration of the life and times of the Aboriginal people.'

Pat O'Shane, Magistrate

This is an up-to-the-minute and balanced account of Aboriginal experience from earliest prehistory to today. Clearly written and well-illustrated, this is the best book to give someone who wants to know about Aborigines, their survival through the millennia, and the experiences they have to contribute to modern Australia.'

Emeritus Professor Campbell Macknight, Australian National University