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Australia's first 4 billion years [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Smith, Richard.; Essential Media (Firm); PBS Distribution (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.);
Disc One. Awakening -- Life explodes.Disc Two. Monsters -- Strange creatures.Host: Richard Smith.Of all continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of its origins than Australia. With help from high-energy host and geologist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the Land Down Under, the one island continent that has got it all.E.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); stereo.
Subjects: Geology; Nature television programs.;
© c2013., PBS Distribution,
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A commonwealth of thieves : the improbable birth of Australia / by Keneally, Thomas,1935-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814.; Convict ships; Frontier and pioneer life; Governors; Penal colonies; Prisoners;
© c2006., Nan A. Talese/Doubleday,
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Believing in Australia. by Bamford, Chris,film director.; Gilbert, Sarah,film director.; Douglas-Henry, Jessica,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jessica Douglas-HenryOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2023.From an overwhelmingly Christian nation to a multi-faith society where non-believers now form the largest single contingent, BELIEVING IN AUSTRALIA charts how religion has shaped a national story from the 1950s to today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Religion.; History.; Christianity.; Australia--History.; Australia.; Documentary television programs.;
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The exiles : a novel / by Kline, Christina Baker,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Seduced by her employer's son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is sentenced to 'the land beyond the seas,' Van Diemen's Land, a penal colony in Australia. Though uncertain of what awaits, Evangeline knows one thing: the child she carries will be born on the months-long voyage to this distant land. During the journey on a repurposed slave ship, the Medea, Evangeline strikes up a friendship with Hazel, a girl little older than her former pupils who was sentenced to seven years transport for stealing a silver spoon. Canny where Evangeline is guileless, Hazel--a skilled midwife and herbalist--is soon offering home remedies to both prisoners and sailors in return for a variety of favors"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Exile (Punishment); Women; Female friendship; Penal colonies;
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The Dickens boy : a novel / by Keneally, Thomas,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In the late 1800s, rather than run the risk of his under-achieving sons tarnishing his reputation at home, Charles Dickens sent two of them to Australia. The tenth child of Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, known as Plorn, had consistently proved unable 'to apply himself ' to school or life. So aged sixteen, he is sent, as his brother Alfred was before him, to Australia. Plorn arrives in Melbourne in late 1868 carrying a terrible secret. He has never read a word of his father's work. He is sent out to a 2000-square-mile station in remotest New South Wales to learn to become a man, and a gentleman stockman, from the most diverse and toughest of companions. In the outback he becomes enmeshed with Paakantji, colonists, colonial-born, ex-convicts, ex-soldiers, and very few women. Plorn, unexpectedly, encounters the same veneration of his father and familiarity with Dickens' work in Australia as was rampant in England. Against this backdrop, and featuring cricket tournaments, horse-racing, bushrangers, sheep droving, shifty stock and station agents, frontier wars and first encounters with Australian women, Plorn meets extraordinary people and enjoys wonderful adventures as he works to prove himself. This is Tom Keneally in his most familiar terrain. Taking historical figures and events and reimagining them with verve, compassion and humour. It is a triumph."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Country life; Families; Immigrants; Secrecy;
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The trader's gift / by Jacobs, Anna.;
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Love stories.; Man-woman relationships; Irish; Ocean travel;
© 2013., Hodder,
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The sun walks down / by McFarlane, Fiona,1978-author.;
"The Sun Walks Down is a sweeping, propulsive epic set in colonial Australia from Fiona McFarlane, the award-winning author of The Night Guest and The High Places"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Country life; Dust storms; Interpersonal relations; Missing children; Search and rescue operations;
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The edge of memory : ancient stories, oral tradition and the post-glacial world / by Nunn, Patrick D.,1955-author.;
Subjects: Legends.; Floods; Environmental sciences; Science; Ocean; Storytelling; Oral tradition.; Oral history.; Aboriginal Australians; Indigenous peoples; Tales; Tales;
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Inheritance of secrets / by Bates, Sonya Spreen,1963-author.;
"Juliet's elderly grandparents are killed in their Adelaide home. Who would commit such a heinous crime - and why? The only clue is her grandfather Karl's missing signet ring. When Juliet's estranged sister, Lily, returns in fear for her life, Juliet suspects something far more sinister than a simple break-in gone wrong. Before Juliet can get any answers, Lily vanishes once more. Juliet only knew Karl Weiss as a loving grandfather, a German soldier who emigrated to Australia to build a new life. What was he hiding that could have led to his murder? While attempting to find out, Juliet uncovers some disturbing secrets from WWII that will put both her and her sister's lives in danger ..."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Family secrets; Germans; Grandparents; Murder; Sisters; World War, 1939-1945;
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Seven worlds, one planet [videorecording] / by Attenborough, David,1926-narrator.; BBC Studios,film distributor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,broadcaster,production company.;
Narrator, David Attenborough.Millions of years ago, incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust, creating our seven continents, each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain, and its own unique animal life. From the colorful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, this showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Documentary television programs.; Wildlife television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Natural history.; Animal behavior.;
For private home use only.
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