The Compendium

The Compendium
Author: Australian Olympic Committee
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780702234255

The only complete statistics of Australia's participation in the Olympic Games from 1896 to 2002. Contains updated and never-before published statistics such as- A complete list of the results for every Australian competitor at every Olympic Games up to Athens in 2004Australia's medal tally from every Olympics Fascinating Olympic factsFamily relationships between every Australian competitor (e.g. brothers/sisters or multiple generations who have competed) Published to be the perfect companion to Harry Gordon's new book on the Sydney Olympics, The Time of our Lives(UQP, October 03). This is an essential handbook to have at your side when watching the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

Salt Story

Salt Story
Author: Sarah Drummond
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1922089079

In this warm, lively account of living on and by the sea, Sarah Drummond writes of life as an apprentice fisherwoman. Through her firsthand experience with small-scale commercial fishing in the Great Southern, Drummond documents a way of life—fishing—that is slowly dying as waters become politicized and fished out. She writes of fishing, of feuds, and of all the fish that got away. Salt Story is a tribute to sea-dogs, fisherwomen, oystermen, and storytellers everywhere.

Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia

Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia
Author: Mary T. Kalin Arroyo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 146122490X

Mediterranean-type ecosystems have provided ecologists with some of the most scientifically-rewarding opportunities to formulate and evaluate hypotheses about large and small-scale ecological phenomena. Comparison of mediterranean-type climate ecosystems in different parts of the world has not only permitted a strong test for ecological convergence, but also critical understanding of key ecophysiological and population processes.

The Shore Whalers of Western Australia

The Shore Whalers of Western Australia
Author: Martin Gibbs
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 1920899626

Every winter between 1836 to 1879 small wooden boats left the bays of southwest Western Australia to hunt for migrating Humpback and Right whales. In the early years of European settlement these small shore whaling parties and the whale oil they produced were an important part of the colonial economy, yet over time their significance diminished until they virtually vanished from the documentary record. Using archival research and archaeological evidence, The Shore Whalers of Western Australia examines the history and operation of this almost forgotten industry on the remote maritime frontier of the British Empire and the role of the whalers in the history of early contact between Europeans and Aboriginal people. Dr Martin Gibbs is a senior lecturer in the Department of Archaeology of the University of Sydney and the President of the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.

Ladies First

Ladies First
Author: Ashley Morrison
Publisher: Fair Play Publishing
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2024-08-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1923236040

Ladies First by Ashley Morrison is a compelling account of the remarkable journey undertaken by the Australian women's hockey team at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. These 16 women not only secured Australia's first Olympic Gold Medal in Hockey but also clinched the nation's first Gold Medal for a team sport. Yet, despite their incredible feat, their achievements have faded into relative obscurity over time compared with other Gold Medal winners. Morrison delves into the intriguing question of why this team, despite their groundbreaking success, has been largely overlooked by history. Set against the backdrop of one of the last 'amateur' Games, the story raises questions about the shifting landscape of sports and the challenges faced by female athletes in gaining recognition for their accomplishments. Through heartfelt storytelling, Ladies First shines a light on these trailblazing women who etched their names into Australia's sporting history, and who were the pioneers for the team we now know as the 'Hockeyroos', ensuring that their legacy is not forgotten.

Pumps, Channels and Transporters

Pumps, Channels and Transporters
Author: Ronald J. Clarke
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2015-10-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118858808

Describes experimental methods for investigating the function of pumps, channels and transporters Covers new emerging analytical methods used to study ion transport membrane proteins such as single-molecule spectroscopy Details a wide range of electrophysiological techniques and spectroscopic methods used to analyze the function of ion channels, ion pumps and transporters Covers state-of-the art analytical methods to study ion pumps, channels, and transporters, and where analytical chemistry can make further contributions

Australia's Awakening

Australia's Awakening
Author: William Guthrie Spence
Publisher: Sydney : Australia : Worker Trustees
Total Pages: 688
Release: 1909
Genre: Australia
ISBN:

Rose Summerfield: Australian Radical

Rose Summerfield: Australian Radical
Author: Steve J. Shone
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2022-02-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1666909416

Rose Summerfield: Australian Radical outlines the largely forgotten achievements of this overlooked labor union activist and socialist sympathetic to anarchist, feminist, and secularist ideas: a dynamic speaker, who eventually emigrated to Paraguay to live on a utopian commune called Cosme. In this first book-length study of Summerfield, Shone supplements existing scholarship with new information, revealing to a much fuller extent Summerfield’s contributions to radical thought, documenting the substantial scope of her contributions to women’s rights activism in New South Wales in the 1890s, a topic that has previously been almost completely ignored.