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The Shore Whalers of Western Australia
Every winter between 1836 to 1879 small wooden boats left the bays of southwest Western Australia to hunt for migrating Humpback and Right whales.
Archaeology of the Chinese Fishing Industry in Colonial Victoria
During the 1850s and 1860s, Chinese immigrants played a major role in the development of the fishing industries in Australia. Prior to their involvement, the industry was hampered …
Archaeology and History of the Chinese in Southern New Zealand during the Nineteenth Century
.The original PhD is frequently acknowledged as a foundation for international scholarship on the archaeology of the "overseas Chinese". It has long been a key reference source but …
Recovering Convict Lives
The World Heritage-listed Port Arthur penitentiary is one of Australia’s most visited historical sites, attracting over 400,000 visitors each year. Designed to incarcerate 480 men, …
The Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Melbourne’s Little Lonsdale Street – locally known as ‘Little Lon’ – was notorious as a foul slum and brothel district, occupied by the …
Flashy, Fun and Functional
Against the backdrop of embryonic Melbourne, John Thomas Smith left behind his currency roots to become an influential member of society. A widely recognised figure about town …
An Archaeology of Institutional Confinement
The archaeological assemblage from the Hyde Park Barracks is one of the largest, most comprehensive and best preserved collections of artefacts from any 19th-century institution in …
Good Taste, Fashion, Luxury
Melbourne grew during the 19th century from its fledgling roots into a global metropolitan centre, and was home to many people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds. The …