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Ernest Scott’s influential A Short History of Australia, (London: Oxford, 1916) remained a standard school text for nearly four decades. It sold 40,000 copies in its first ten years and went through six editions in its author's lifetime. His History was ... translated into Japanese in 1943 and reissued in 1950 with an additional chapter by Herbert Burton.
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Image 2: The resonant story of Dagmar Berne's pioneering-victim role in the history of women doctors in Australia, of her leaving the University of Sydney after 'repeated failures' to complete her medical degree overseas, is reiterated in the film Charlene. 52 (Courtesy of University of Sydney Archives)
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History graduates use their disciplinary skills in a variety of activities. They teach at all levels; they work in archives, libraries, museums, and as professional consultants in the expanding field of public history. They are ... to be found in a growing range of occupations that require information skills. Here their ability to conduct research, to locate and evaluate different forms of evidence, and to express their findings clearly and effectively is at a premium. Virtually all jobs stress the need to study, assess and analyse, to communicate, to write reports and to make presentations. The study of history provides the opportunity to acquire such skills.
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Seems a little unfair but any mention of the history of Australians instantly brings to mind their convict origins. The actual history of Australia begins thousands of years back, long long before the first European explorers arrived. The Australian Aborigine (literally meaning 'indigenous') was the happy inhabitant of the continent for the last 35,000 to 40,000 years. More hospitable then, the terrain was wetter, there were large tracts of virgin forests, multitudes of native animals and innumerable inland lakes teeming with fish. See note on Aborigines.
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If you look at the history of mining finance in Australia, it is only in recent times that most of the funds came from Australia. Kalgoorlie's first two great booms were in the 1890s and the 1930s.
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Australia On the Map is a continuation of the “Australia on the map 1606-2006” initiative that saw Australia commemorate its 400 year documented history in 2006 with events around the nation. The National Steering Committee of the former organization resolved to merge with the Australasian Hydrographic Society at its invitation, so as part of an established and larger entity they could sustain their focus on the broader vision of the project.
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