FRANK G. CLARKE is Professor of History at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and the author of six books and many articles and book reviews in the area of Australian History. He is also a regular broadcaster on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) national radio programs.

• PrefaceTimelineThe Nuts and Bolts of Modern AustraliaAboriginal Australia c.65,000 BCE--18th Century CEEuropean Arrivals and Colonization 17th Century--1830Riding on the Sheep's Back 1831--1855Gold and the Long Boom 1856--1890The Bubble Bursts and the Road to Federation 1891--1900Advance Australia Fair 1901--1919A Land fit for Heroes and the Great Bust 1920--1939War, Reconstruction, and the Cold War 1940--1966Vietnam, People Power, and the Conservative Resurgence 1967--1983Deconstruction and Multiculturalism 1984--1996Mutual Obligation and the Conservative Revival 1997--2001Advance Australia Where? 2001 +Bibliographical EssayNotable AustraliansIndex

FRANK G. CLARKE is Professor of History at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and the author of six books and many articles and book reviews in the area of Australian History. He is also a regular broadcaster on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) national radio programs.

• PrefaceTimelineThe Nuts and Bolts of Modern AustraliaAboriginal Australia c.65,000 BCE--18th Century CEEuropean Arrivals and Colonization 17th Century--1830Riding on the Sheep's Back 1831--1855Gold and the Long Boom 1856--1890The Bubble Bursts and the Road to Federation 1891--1900Advance Australia Fair 1901--1919A Land fit for Heroes and the Great Bust 1920--1939War, Reconstruction, and the Cold War 1940--1966Vietnam, People Power, and the Conservative Resurgence 1967--1983Deconstruction and Multiculturalism 1984--1996Mutual Obligation and the Conservative Revival 1997--2001Advance Australia Where? 2001 +Bibliographical EssayNotable AustraliansIndex

FRANK G. CLARKE is Professor of History at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and the author of six books and many articles and book reviews in the area of Australian History. He is also a regular broadcaster on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) national radio programs.

• PrefaceTimelineThe Nuts and Bolts of Modern AustraliaAboriginal Australia c.65,000 BCE--18th Century CEEuropean Arrivals and Colonization 17th Century--1830Riding on the Sheep's Back 1831--1855Gold and the Long Boom 1856--1890The Bubble Bursts and the Road to Federation 1891--1900Advance Australia Fair 1901--1919A Land fit for Heroes and the Great Bust 1920--1939War, Reconstruction, and the Cold War 1940--1966Vietnam, People Power, and the Conservative Resurgence 1967--1983Deconstruction and Multiculturalism 1984--1996Mutual Obligation and the Conservative Revival 1997--2001Advance Australia Where? 2001 +Bibliographical EssayNotable AustraliansIndex