| ISBN |
9781741964660 (hbk.) |
| Name |
Gapps, Stephen |
| Title |
Front pages that shaped Australia : 100 of the nation's most influential cover stories and newspaper headlines, from 1629 to 2009 / Stephen Gapps. |
| Published |
Millers Point, N.S.W. : Pier 9, 2010. |
| Description |
350 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. ; 31 cm. |
| Contents |
HEADLINES 1 - 25; Shipwreck, mutiny and massacre (the wreck of the Batavia, 1629) -- The miserablest people (William Dampier on the Australian bush, 1697) -- Agreeable news (Reporting the return of Captain James Cook, 1771) -- Progress made in the settlement (First news of Botany Bay, 1789) -- Journey into the interior (first sightings of new animals, 1798) -- A troublesome sort of fellow (Pemulwuy's guerrilla warfare, 1801)-- Information is our only purpose The first issue of the Sydney Gazette, and New South Wales Advertiser, 1803) -- The invisible hand of providence (The man they couldn't hang, 1803) -- Lay down your arms (The Battle of Vinegar Hill, 1804) -- The rum rebellion (Australia's military junta, 1808) -- Tillage and pasture lands (Across the Blue Mountains with Surveyor George William Evans, 1814) -- The birth of a free press (Independent newspapaers created in Sydney and Hobart, 1824) -- Equality before the law (Governor Arthur's message to the Aboriginal people of Van Diemen's Land, 1828) -- European blood has been spilled (Tasmanian politics and the Black Wars, 1828) -- A colonial afterthought (The free colony of Western Australia, 1829) -- There was a wild colonial boy (Bold Jack Donohoe, terror of Sydney town, 1830) -- Candour, honesty, and honor (The first issue of The Sydney Morning Herald, 1831) -- Getting rid of a governor (The recall of Ralph Darling, 1831)-- The war in the West (The death of Yagan, 1833)-- Creating a land rush (Major Mitchell's Australia Felix, 1836) -- An abominable system (An anti-convict tirade, 1835) -- Celebrating a new bridge (The opening of the Lansdowne Bridge, 1836) -- Recording a free colony South Australia's first newspaper, 1836) -- The chart of advancing civilisation Second issue of the Melbourne Advertiser, 1838) |
| HEADLINES 26 - 50; Massacre at Myall Creek (Attacks on Australian indigenous people, 1838) -- Separation at last (Victoria becomes a separate colony, 1850) -- Gold fever (Gold discoveries near Bathurst, 1851) -- Evil-disposed persons (The Eureka Stockade, 1854) -- The continent crossed (The Burke and Wills expedition, 1860) -- No Chinese (Race riots at Lambing Flat, 1861) -- Triumph of British arms (Australia and the New Zealand Wars, 1863)-- Attempted assassination (Prince Alfred in Sydeny, 1868) -- Blackbirding in the Pacific (The trial of the crew of the Carl, 1872) -- Desperate encounter (Ned Kelly's last stand at Glenrowan, 1880) --Idle and depraved (The emergence of the larrikins, 1881) -- Attacked by natives (Early exploration of New Guinea, 1883) -- In aid of empire (Sending troops to the Sudan Wars, 1885) -- Celebrating 100 years (The centenary of settlement, 1888) -- The greatest racehorse of all time (Carbine wins the Melbourne cup, 1890) -- A disastrous shock (Bank crashes and depression, 1893) -- A cinematographe show (The first moving pictures, 1896) -- Pageants and parades (Federation celebrations, 1901) -- The Great White Fleet (The US navy visits, 1908) -- Splendid conduct and bravery (Anzac forces in the Dardanelles, 1915) -- News from the front (First World War casualty lists, 1916) -- White feathers and yellow streaks (Conscription referendums, 1916-1917) -- Pulled from the monster's jaws (Coogee beach shark attack, 1922) -- Hooligans take charge (Melbourne riots during a police strike, 1923) -- The hearts of the people (The US fleet visits in earnest, 1925) -- On the North-West frontier (The Forrest River massacre, 1926). |
| HEADLINES 51 - 75; Smashed and sunk (Greycliffe ferry disaster, 1927) -- Colouring the truth (Sonny Clay's jazz band and the White Australia Policy, 1928) -- Heroine of the air (Amy Johnson flies from England to Australia, 1930) -- Bradman breaks all records (Don Bradman in the Ashes, 1930) -- The Maltese voice in Australia (A foreign-language newspaper, 1930) -- Scullin's somersaults (Bringing down a Labor government, 1931) -- The battle of Union Street (Communists fight police in Newtown, Sydney, 1931) -- Fascists open Sydney's bridge (De Groot and the New Guard, 1932) -- A child of the modern world (Radio sets and technologies, 1932) -- A great shock to all Australians (The death of Phar Lap, 1932) -- The downfall of "The Big Fella" (Jack Lang's government dismissed, 1932) --Just not cricket (The bodyline series, 1932-1933) -- Australia's wild west (Race riots in Kalgoorlie, 1934) -- The greatest Anzac gathering (Commemorating Anzac Day, 1935) -- Black Sunday at Bondi (Mass surf rescues at Bondi Beach, 1938) -- Nothing to do with missionaries (An indigenous newspaper, 1938) -- Black Friday (Deadly bushfires in Victoria, 1939) -- A strong force of Anzacs (Australians and New Zealanders in the battle for Crete, 1941) -- Japanese swarm down (The fall of Singapore, 1942) -- Enemy submarines enter harbour (Japanese midget subs attack Sydney, 1942) -- The great freedom of speech crisis (Riots over news censorship, 1944) -- Inhuman barbarities (Japanese war atrocities revealed, 1945) -- Aftermath of war and genocide (Jewish refugees arrive in Australia, 1947) -- Long rule of the Liberals (Liberal Party elected, 1949) -- Montebello to Maralinga (British tests nuclear weapons in Australia, 1952). |
| HEADLINES 76 - 100; They've struck it! (Oil found at Exmouth, 1953) -- Queen steps ashore (The royal tour, 1954) -- Russion spy ring in Australia (The Petrov Affair, 1954) -- Power and multiculturalism (The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, 1950's) -- Lithe teenager wins gold (The Melbourne Olympics, 1956) -- One of the great buildings (Designs for the Sydney Opea House revealed, 1957) -- A small group of malcontents (The Bonegilla riots, 1961) -- The big crush (Riots when the Beatles arrive in Melbourne, 1964) -- Which Johnny goes to war? (Conscription and the national service lottery, 1964) -- Shocking Melbourne (The Shrimp in a mini - skirt at the Spring Racing Carnival, 1965) -- Vote yes for Aborigines (A referendum to change the constitution, 1967) -- Whirled out to sea like a leaf (The death of Prime Minister Harold Holt, 1967) -- Bungers versus batons (Anti-apartheid demonstrations at rugby matches, 1971) -- Whitlam takes over (Whitlam Labor government elected, 1972) -- Drunks did it! (The Blue poles furore, 1973) -- The agony is over (The end of the Vietnam War, 1973) -- Its time for reason (Dismissal of the Labor government, 1975) -- Destination Darwin (Refugees and boat people, 1977) -- Died on the job (The death of Billy Sneddon, 1978) -- The dingo has got my baby ( The Azaria Chamberlain case, 1980) -- Yuppie Armageddon (Financial crash, 1987) -- Our ultimate party (Bicentennial celebrations, 1988) -- A new beginning (The Mabo cas and land rights for Indigenous Australians, 1992) -- Terrorism strikes home (The Bali bombing, 2002) -- From bushfire to firestorm (Black Saturday bushfires, 2009). |
| Summary |
Spanning nearly 400 years, "Front pages that shaped Australia" brings together 100 printed news stories that illuminate key moments in our nation's past. |
| Subjects |
Australian newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc -- Front pages |
| Australian newspapers -- History |
| Australia -- History |
| Australia -- History -- Sources |
| Australia -- History |
