The Frontier Wars is a term often used to describe the more than 100 years of violent conflicts between colonial settlers and the Indigenous peoples that occurred during the British settlement of Australia. Even though Australia honours its involvement in wars fought overseas, it is yet to acknowledge the struggle that made it the country it is today. - Währ ... Show More
Jan 30
Fish at its best - Fisch vom Feinsten
Sydney is one more attraction richer, because the new fish market was opened just in time for Australia Day - and what a successful project that is! Many seaside towns have fish markets, but Sydney is now playing in a different league, as even Thomas and Giela from Hamburg say. - ... Show More
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Nov 2023
Wm. Matthew Kennedy, "The Imperial Commonwealth: Australia and the Project of Empire, 1867-1914" (Manchester UP, 2023)
The Imperial Commonwealth: Australia and the Project of Empire, 1867-1914 (Manchester University Press, 2023) by Dr. Wm. Matthew Kennedy tells the story of how from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, Australian settler colonists mobilised their unique settler experiences to devel ... Show More
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Sep 2021
Qu'est-ce que la guerre de l'oreille de Jenkins ?
<p>La guerre de l'oreille de Jenkins, du nom du capitaine d'un navire britannique, oppose la Grande-Bretagne à l'Espagne de 1739 à 1748. Elle s'inscrit dans le cadre plus large de la guerre de Succession d'Autriche qui, de 1740 à 1748, voit s'affronter deux coalitions, dont l'Esp ... Show More
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