A Time Of Terror The Black Death In Sydney

Author : Peter Curson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781669886891

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A Time of Terror: the Black Death in Sydney by Peter Curson Pdf

This book is about how Bubonic Plague arrived and spread through parts of Australia in the period 1900-1925. In particular it concentrates on the epidemic of Plague which affected Sydney in 1900 and in the following years. The book examines the impact of Plague on Sydney’s population and in particular how medical and governmental authorities struggled to come to grips with what Plague really was and how it spread. Without any doubt the Plague epidemic that broke out in Sydney in 1900 was the most devastating and traumatic event in Australia’s 19th Century history and the greatest social disaster to affect Australia’s population. The book explores the impact that Plague had on ordinary people and how they behaved and reacted during the epidemic crisis. At a public level this outbreak of Plague produced some of the greatest scenes of fear, hysteria and panic ever seen in Australia. The book also delves into how Government and Medical officials fought among themselves re how best to control the pandemic and stop in spreading. Plague also produced some extraordinary scenes of finding someone to blame. Neighbour turned on neighbour and people blamed the Chinese and other immigrant communities for introducing and spreading the disease.

Author : Don Pendleton
Publisher : Gold Eagle
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426815485

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Black Death Reprise by Don Pendleton Pdf

The search for a missing virologist leads Mack Bolan to a cult with a horrifi c agenda. An order of monks has emerged as a new force of unprecedented terror. Legend has it that the centuries-old brotherhood was the mastermind of the Black Death. Reborn as a fully modern paramilitary organization with cells across the globe, the order is ready to unleash a new plague upon the world. With ritualistic precision, forty couriers of death will be deployed to major cities. Bolan’s race to stop the unthinkable takes him from the U.S. to Australia. The Executioner must fi nd the source before a designer disease with its roots in history’s darkest nightmare causes untold human suffering.

Author : Brian Ward
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780756668068

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DK Eyewitness Books: Epidemic by Brian Ward Pdf

For as along as people have lived together in communities, infectious disease has been a part of everyday life. The fascinating story of disease-causing microbes, bacteria, and viruses crosses every area of human existence from medicine, social history, and geography to art and natural history. This unique guide takes you on a compelling journey through time and into the future, from the plagues of the Ancient Egyptians to the laboratories of the twenty-first century. Written by science and medical expert Brian Ward and produced in association with The American Museum of Natural History, Epidemicis one of the few in-depth explorations of this extraordinary subject for the ordinary reader. Discover the battle against epidemics from the Black Death and smallpox to the modern superbug.

Author : Anthony Macris
Publisher : UWA Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781760801069

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Aftershocks by Anthony Macris Pdf

Aftershocks is a collection of essays, review essays, book reviews and occasional pieces that covers the period from 1996-2018. The connecting thread of Aftershocks is the cultural and social transformations wrought by the series of 'shocks' that have occurred since the beginning of the new millennium: terrorism after 9/11, the triumph of capital, the impact of the digital revolution and the fluidity of identity. The collection explores how writers, artists, and society at large seem to be caught up in a series of aftershocks: no sooner has one wave hit than another is upon us.

Author : Daniel Best
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476688411

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Terror Down Under by Daniel Best Pdf

In 1948, the Australian government banned the production, importation and exhibition of horror films in a move to appease religious communities and entertainment watchdogs. Drawing upon previously unseen government documents, private letters and contemporary newspaper accounts, this book is the first to extensively cover the history of censorship and the early production of horror movies in Australia. Beginning its examination in the late 19th century, the book documents the earliest horror films like Georges Melies' The Haunted Castle (1896), and how Australians enjoyed such films before the ban. The book then explains how certain imports, like 1954's Creature from the Black Lagoon, were able to circumvent the ban while others were not. It also reveals how Australian television, though similarly impacted by government censorship, was occasionally able to broadcast films technically banned from cinematic release. The work concludes with a look at the first Australian horror films produced after the ban was formally lifted in 1969, like Terry Bourke's Night of Fear (1973).

Author : John Stapleton
Publisher : A Sense Of Place Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780992548797

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Terror in Australia: Workers' Paradise Lost by John Stapleton Pdf

Terror in Australia: Workers' Paradise Lost, by veteran journalist John Stapleton, is a beautifully written snapshot of a pivotal turning point in the history of the so-called Lucky Country. This book is a sidewinding missile into the heart of Australian hypocrisy. In 2015 there were well attended Reclaim Australia demonstrations in every major capital city, all protesting what the demonstrators saw as the growing Islamisation of Australia, along with countering anti-racism demonstrations. There were frequent violent clashes, hundreds of police were forced to form lines separating the demonstrators in Sydney and Melbourne, there were a significant number of arrests and injuries, and dozens of people were treated for the effects of capsicum spray. The terror alert was at its highest level ever, the country was engaged in an unpopular and discredited war in Iraq and Syria, and relations between the government and an increasingly radicalised Muslim minority had broken down. Despite the billions being spent on national security, authorities believed another terrorist attack was inevitable. A demoralised population, saddled with a history of grotesque overregulation, turned inwards, increasingly questioning the failed social creeds of the past. On the streets once vibrant entertainment districts were desolate, while closed and shuttered shops became a characteristic of many suburbs. An optimistic, freedom loving country with an irreverent, larrikin culture and a wildly optimistic view of its place in the world lost faith in its own story. Well documented, switching through multiple points of view, Terror in Australia: Workers' Paradise Lost is a sometimes frightening, sometimes intensely lyrical step inside a democracy in serious trouble.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002800411K

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The Sketch by Anonim Pdf

Author : D.J. MacHale
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416965206

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The Black by D.J. MacHale Pdf

Cooper Foley, who has a knack for getting into trouble, ends up in the middle of a border war between the worlds of the living and the dead, trying to find out about the mysterious Morpheus Road.

Author : George Combe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Phrenology
ISBN : HARVARD:32044013648944

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The Life and Correspondence of Andrew Combe ... by George Combe Pdf

Author : Victoria Schofield
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784979966

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The Black Watch by Victoria Schofield Pdf

The heroic and inspiring story of the fortunes of the Black Watch, whose soldiers have distinguished themselves in theatres of war across the world. Formed into a regiment in 1739 and named for the dark tartan of its soldiers' kilts, The Black Watch has fought in almost every major conflict of nation and empire between 1745 and the present, and has a reputation second to none. Following on from The Highland Furies, in which she traced the regiment's history to 1899, Victoria Schofield tells the story of The Black Watch in the 20th and 21st centuries. She tracks its fortunes through the 2nd South African War, two World Wars, the 'troubles' in N Ireland and the war in Iraq – up to The Black Watch's merger with five other regiments to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006. Drawing on diaries, letters and interviews, Victoria Schofield weaves the many strands of the story into an epic narrative of a heroic body of officers and men. In her sure hands, the story of The Black Watch is no arid recitation of campaigns and battle honours, but a rewarding account of the fortunes of war of a regiment that has played a distinguished role in British, and world, history.

Author : Chris Womersley
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609454715

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City of Crows by Chris Womersley Pdf

“Signs, wonders, and witchcraft beset 17th-century France” in this “grim but spellbinding” novel of a mother searching for her son inspired by true events (Kirkus Reviews). France, 1673. A young woman from the country, Charlotte Picot must venture to the fearsome city of Paris in search of her last remaining son, Nicolas. Either fate or mere coincidence places the quick-witted charlatan Adam Lesage in her path. Adam is newly released from the prison galleys and on the hunt for treasure. But Charlotte, believing him to be a spirit she has summoned from the underworld, enlists his help in finding her child. Charlotte and Adam―comically ill-matched yet essential to one another―journey to Paris, then known as the City of Crows. Evoking pre-revolutionary France with all its ribaldry, superstition, and intrigue, “Womersley weaves a haunting tale of the drastic lengths people will go to achieve their deepest desires” (Publishers Weekly). “A gothic masterpiece.” ―Better Read Than Dead

Author : Brian Giffin
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780994320612

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Encyclopaedia of Australian Heavy Metal by Brian Giffin Pdf

The Encyclopaedia of Australian Metal presents pictures, biographies and discographical information on more than 2000 metal and heavy rock bands from all parts of Australia - from the early 70s pioneers like AC/DC, Buffalo and Rose Tattoo to the current breed: Psycroptic, Parkway Drive, Ne Obliviscaris and more.

Author : Sybil Oldfield
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782836971

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The Black Book by Sybil Oldfield Pdf

'Oldfield's thoroughly researched and fascinating historical biography explores the lives of many of the 2,600 citizens who attracted Hitler's ire, ranging from high-profile entertainers and writers to those naturalised refugees who doggedly resisted the Nazis from afar' - Observer In 1939, the Gestapo created a list of names: the Britons whose removal would be the Nazis' priority in the event of a successful invasion. Who were they? What had they done to provoke Germany? For the first time, the historian Sybil Oldfield uncovers their stories and reveals why the Nazis feared their influence. Those on the hitlist - many of them naturalised refugees - were some of Britain's most gifted and humane inhabitants. They included writers, humanitarians, religious leaders, scientists, artists, and social reformers. By examining these targets of Nazi hatred, Oldfield not only sheds light on the Gestapo worldview but also movingly reveals a network of truly exemplary Britons: mavericks, moral visionaries and unsung heroes.

Author : Philip Ziegler
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571287116

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The Black Death by Philip Ziegler Pdf

Between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death killed at least one third of Europe's population. Philip Ziegler's classic account traces the course of the virulent epidemic through Europe and its dramatic effect on the lives of those whom it afflicted. First published nearly forty years ago, it remains definitive. 'The clarity and restraint on every page produce a most potent cumulative effect.' Michael Foot

Author : Sydney Thompson
Publisher : Samuel French , Incorporated
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Drama
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012084179

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Solo Scenes from Great Writers by Sydney Thompson Pdf

Prose and poetry to be used for oral recitation.