Collection: Local Studies

This story commences at the time of Christ and describes the movement of people, goods, ideas and beliefs from the north east coast of Africa including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf ports, to East Asia and Australia. It is also the story of India's contribution to the survival and development of t...

"This book examines the exploration and development of the Riverina District of New South Wales, in doing so, it examines the contribution that Indians, AngloIndians and things Indian made to the development of the Riverina and Australia as a whole. It also examines the role that Indian Cameleers...

For Robert Church, superintendent of the Parramatta Female Factory, the most enjoyable part of his job is access to young convict women. Inmate Grace O'Leary has made it her mission to protect the women from his nocturnal visits and when Church is murdered with an awl thrust through his right eye...

This volume explores the origins of the Australian horse herd and the circumstances surrounding their transportation to Australia. It also examines the uses that the horses were put to and the improvements that were made to the original Horse Herd. It challenges and clearly debunks the popular vi...

"This volume examines the Indian migrants who landed in Australia from the 1870s until the start fo the White Australia Policy in 1901. It explains the difficulties that they faced on arriving in Australia, their employment opportunities as well as their religious, social and sporting lives."--Ba...