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The Oxford companion to Australian history / edited by Graeme Davison, John Hirst, Stuart Macintyre, with the assistance of Helen Doyle, Kim Torney.

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ISBN	9780191735165 (ebook)
Title	The Oxford companion to Australian history / edited by Graeme Davison, John Hirst, Stuart Macintyre, with the assistance of Helen Doyle, Kim Torney.
Portion of title	Australian history
Edition	Revised edition
Publisher and/or associated date/s	South Melbourne ;
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Description	1 online resource (xx, 722 pages) : maps (some colour)
Note	Includes index.
Conditions of access	Available to Museum Staff only.
Summary	The Oxford Companion to Australian History draws on the latest academic study and covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture. There are entries on politicians, colonisers, visionaries, newspaper barons, industrialists, explorers, writers, artists, and scientists. There are numerous extended essays on key facets of the nation's life - political, social, cultural, scientific, military, and economic. Readers will find incisive entries on matters such as, art, capital punishment, gambling, language, literature, military history, republicanism, and reconciliation.
Subjects	Australia -- History -- Encyclopedias
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons	Davison, Graeme, 1940- (editor of compilation)
	Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley) (editor of compilation)
	Macintyre, Stuart, 1947- (editor of compilation)
Call number	Electronic book - OUP
Internet Site	Access to full text via Oxford Reference