ANU Press Archive, 1965–1991

A collaborative project undertaken by ANU Press and the ANU Digitisation Team has enabled over 500 scholarly works, originally published by The Australian National University Press between 1965–1991, to be made available to a global audience under its open-access policy.

Displaying results 501 to 525 of 537.

Mechanical stresses in an infinitely long homogeneous bitter soleniod with finite external field »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3029 1885_114955.jpg ANU Press Mechanical stresses in an infinitely long homogeneous bitter soleniod with finite external field Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Carden, Peter O'Neil

Limitations on rate of rise of pulse current imposed by skin effects in rotors »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3361 1885_114940.jpg ANU Press Limitations on rate of rise of pulse current imposed by skin effects in rotors Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Carden, Peter O'Neil

Features of the High Field August Laboratory of the Australian National University, Canberra »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3401 1885_114982.jpg ANU Press Features of the High Field August Laboratory of the Australian National University, Canberra Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Carden, Peter O'Neil

On the evaluation of elastic and inelastic collision frequencis for hydrogenic-like plasmas »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3417 1885_114964.jpg ANU Press On the evaluation of elastic and inelastic collision frequencis for hydrogenic-like plasmas Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Bydder, Evan Lloyd

On the integration of "Boltzmann-like" collision integrals »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3443 1885_114967.jpg ANU Press On the integration of "Boltzmann-like" collision integrals Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Bydder, Evan Lloyd

The design of brushes for the homopolar generator at the Australian National University »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3657 1885_114965.jpg ANU Press The design of brushes for the homopolar generator at the Australian National University Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Stebbens, A

An autobiography; or, Tales and legends of Canberra pioneers »

Publication date: 1967
In 1856, at the age of six, Samuel Shumack came to the Duntroon Estate in Canberra. He farmed in the district until 1915. Forced by injury to retire from active farming, Shumack, at the age of 59, began to record his memories of old Canberra. He was an acute and accurate observer. His stories move freely from one episode to the next. The text is enhanced by eight colour plates by artist Gray Smith. This fascinating book will be treasured by all who have an interest in Canberra's history. Chap. 11, 148-151.; Account of Aborigines in Canberra area, 1856 to 1900; Local Aborigines said to number about 70 in 1856; Mentions visit of 3-400 South Coast Aborigines in 1862 of 1863; Measles epidemic c. 1862; Depredations, etc

Fragments of empire: a history of the western Pacific High Commission, 1877-1914 »

Publication date: 1967
During the nineteenth century Britain{u2019}s overseas administrative responsibilities related not only to her major colonial dependencies but also to a multitude of small territories and islands, whither her citizens were drawn by evangelism or the lure of trade. Pre-eminent among such areas were the Western Pacific islands, where Britons seeking to collect copra, grow cotton, and recruit labourers for plantations in Fiji and Queensland constituted a problem in law and order. In 1877 the Governor of the recently ceded Crown Colony of Fiji was appointed High Commissioner and Consul-General; his duties included the control of the operations of his own nationals as well as treating with and advising the embryonic native governments of Samoa and Tonga. The present book is largely concerned with the various High Commissioners{u2019} efforts to carry out their difficult task, made more difficult by inadequate financial resources. The author has looked at the local scene in detail: the fluid socio-political system of Samoa, the rigid hierarchical structure of Tonga, the relations between islanders, traders, recruiters, and planters in the New Hebrides, Solomon, and Gilbert Islands. This well-documented study reflects the author{u2019}s thorough acquaintance with local conditions and with the intricacies of imperial policy which should be of great value to the scholar, while the colourful nature of the subject and the vigorous way the story of the islands is unfolded will appeal greatly to the general reader.

Island populations of the Pacific »

Publication date: 1967
Throughout the nineteenth century there were many, including scholars, who believed that the peoples of Polynesia were doomed to extinction. The reasons suggested for the supposedly dramatic declines in population numbers were many and varied, but few authors questioned the reality of the declines or their universality. In this book a demographer reappraises the basic estimates and counts of some of these populations, setting them in the context of contemporary knowledge and events, in an attempt to trace the demographic fortunes of these island populations in the years before 1956, the year in which censuses were taken simultaneously and more or less uniformly for all but one of these island groups. The book contains much new and hitherto unpublished material, gleaned from such diverse sources as the letters and journals of missionaries in the nineteenth century and contemporary registers of births and deaths. Not only is it an important work of reference for all scholars concerned with these island populations but it is of value to anyone interested in the history or future development of these islands.

The electrolytic variable resistance test load/switch for the Canberra homopolar generator »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3107 1885_114937.jpg ANU Press The electrolytic variable resistance test load/switch for the Canberra homopolar generator Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Marshall, Richard A

The design of brushes for the Canberra homopolar generator »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3579 1885_114941.jpg ANU Press The design of brushes for the Canberra homopolar generator Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Marshall, Richard A

Instrumentation and control of the Canberra homopolar generator by on-line computer »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3113 1885_114954.jpg ANU Press Instrumentation and control of the Canberra homopolar generator by on-line computer Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Macleod, Iain Donald Graham

A survey of isolation amplifier circuits »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3309 1885_114970.jpg ANU Press A survey of isolation amplifier circuits Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Macleod, Iain Donald Graham

Elements of the megalithic complex in Southeast Asia: an annotated bibliography »

Publication date: 1967
Of all the enigmas of archaeology, the megalithic complex is probably the most intriguing; it is regarded today by some scholars as the first world-wide religious movement, by others as a well-defined stage of civilization, while still others deny completely its existence as an identifiable, meaningful cultural entity. Elements of this complex appear to have spread over the entire globe, but Southeast Asia is one of the few regions where they can still be found both as part of living cultures and in the form of prehistoric remains. There is therefore a challenging opportunity for interdisciplinary study in Southeast Asia which has long since been lost in other parts of the world. The present work is intended to facilitate and foster research on the Southeast Asian megalithic complex by providing a survey of the work published in this field to date.

Cementing rotors for the Canberra Homopolar generator »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3035 1885_114922.jpg ANU Press Cementing rotors for the Canberra Homopolar generator Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Hibbard, Leonard Ulysses

The emigrant family or The story of an Australian settler »

Publication date: 1967
The Emigrant Family was first published in three volumes in 1849, with a second edition, titled Martin Beck after its villain and dominant character, appearing in 1852. The appeal of this romantic novel set in New South Wales in the 1830s is no longer limited to literary historians. Vivid scenic descriptions and informed comment on the life and customs of the young colony make it absorbing reading for those interested in social history; while the charming - if often contrived - and sometimes exciting story of the Bracton family and their friends will delight the fireside reader as he relaxes in an age of gentleman pioneers and ladies who, despite vapours and strong emotions, were surprisingly tough. Alexander Harris sailed for Sydney in 1825. He seems to have been employed at different times as a clerk, a tutor, and a timber-getter, travelling particularly in the Hunter Valley, Illawarra, Shoalhaven, and Bathurst areas of New South Wales. His sympathies were always with the emancipist and the native-born colonial rather than the official and military classes, and this attitude, as well as the knowledge he gained of such things as aboriginal pidgin, methods of cattle branding and stealing, stockyard construction, and treatment of convicts, can be seen in his writings. He is also known to be the author of Settlers and Convicts, a settler's account of his experiences in New South Wales, and other semi-autobiographical works.

Notes on speed balance controls on the Canberra homopolar generator »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3381 1885_114930.jpg ANU Press Notes on speed balance controls on the Canberra homopolar generator Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Brady, Thomas William

A study of the performance of the 1000kw motor generator set supplying the Canberra homopolar generator field »

Publication date: 1967
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3463 1885_114958.jpg ANU Press A study of the performance of the 1000kw motor generator set supplying the Canberra homopolar generator field Friday, 18 August, 1967 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Brady, Thomas William

Dick Boyer: an Australian humanist »

Publication date: 1967
Sir Richard Boyer, K.B.E., Dick Boyer to all who knew him, was a man of many careers. First Methodist minister stationed in Canberra, pioneer of a western Queensland sheep-run, humanist and internationalist, and finally chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission during the critical years between 1945 and his death in 1961, Boyer attempted to put into practice the classic principles of liberalism in the pragmatic realities of Australian public life. This biography attempts to show how Boyer{u2019}s liberalism survived in the face of government and public pressures. Throughout his years with the A.B.C., Boyer fought against constant interference from politicians and others who wished to influence the A.B.C.{u2019}s policy. He died fighting his last battle for this freedom. Though primarily a portrait of a man, this book is also an account of the A.B.C. and of the struggles and clashes of personality inevitably involved in the life of such an organization. Boyer{u2019}s years as chairman covered the critical period of the introduction of television to Australia, an event which had a profound effect on Australian society.

The Dolphin »

Publication date: 1967
Dorothy Auchterlonie, in ordinary life Mrs Dorothy Green, was born in Sunderland, England and educated partly in that country and partly in Australia, at the University of Sydney, where she distinguished herself in English and in Oriental History. For some years she was a reader and journalist and news editor with the News Service of the Australian Broadcasting Commission. After her marriage to H. M. Green, she was for some time a housewife, and then in turn headmistress of a large girls' school in Queensland, lecturer in English at Monash University, and senior lecturer at the Australian National University. Her special interests are in drama, poetry, and English prose. The present volume is her first since the publication of Kaleidoscope in 1940, but in the intervening years she has continued to contribute verse to journals such as Meanjin, Quadrant, Southerly, and London Letters. Her poetry is marked by its reflective insight and its metaphysical passion on the one hand, and by its intense involvement in contemporary life and political events on the other. Though her output is small she has made her mark as one of the outstanding poets of her time and country.

Search for New Guinea's boundaries: from Torres Strait to the Pacific »

Publication date: 1966
This is the first study of the origin and evolution of the borders that Western powers have imposed upon New Guinea. Making extensive use of diplomatic correspondence, official documents, and Australian and Dutch patrol reports from the end of the nineteenth century up to the 1960s, Dr van der Veur gives the reader an insight into what happens when diplomats and officials of different colonial administrations are faced with periodic crises over invisible boundaries. In this work the Irian boundary receives the most intensive treatment, but attention is also paid in separate chapters to the peculiar border between Queensland and Papua, and the lines which separate the Trust Territory of New Guinea from Papua and the British Solomons. In his conclusion the author surveys the heritage of absentee boundary-making and general unconcern, and points to several idiosyncracies and unsolved problems. The text is supported by some excellent maps, while the reader interested in consulting the original documents, most of which have not been published previously, may do so in a companion volume, Documents and Correspondence on New Guinea{u2019}s Boundaries. Search for New Guinea{u2019}s Boundaries will be of great interest not only to specialists in international relations and political geography but also to the general reader, for it treats a topic which is gaining in international importance in a scholarly and straightforward manner, often touched with humour.

Documents and correspondence on New Guinea's boundaries »

Publication date: 1966
This is a collection of various documents, correspondence and memoranda dealing generally with the boundaries up to 1962. They have been reproduced as faithfully as is possible in this format from original material in Canberra, London and The Hague. Some of the translations are official; others have been made for this volume. Documents and Correspondence on New Guinea{u2019}s Boundaries is a complementary volume to Dr van der Veur{u2019}s main study Search for New Guinea{u2019}s Boundaries which is described on the back flap of this book.

Water and land: two case studies in irrigation »

Publication date: 1966
The two studies in this book appraise Australia{u2019}s largest irrigation schemes, those of the Murray-Murrumbidgee river systems. Because an absolute shortage of water and a notoriously erratic rain fall severely restrict industrial growth and closer settlement, most Australians accept - in fact, demand - government-implemented water conservation projects, including irrigation. The authors{u2019} primary concern in this book is not with the economic wisdom of such irrigation development: they accept some expansion as inevitable. But they condemn acceptance of specific projects in which official assessments stress engineering or agronomic issues at the expense of less spectacular but equally vital socio logical or economic aspects. This book analyses, and contributes substantially to the understanding of, the problems of irrigation, both in Australia and abroad: problems as acute and controversial in Egypt, India, Asia, or America as they are in Australia.

The politics of patriotism: the pressure group activities of the Returned Servicemen's League »

Publication date: 1966
As Australia's largest veterans' organization, the R.S.L. has been the subject of bitter controversy. The League has often been attacked, and as frequently defended, but it has never been examined in depth by an impartial observer. This book is the first detailed and dispassionate examination. It is not an 'official', or even an authorized account of the R.S.L.'s pressure group activities - while the League provided unrestricted access to its files and records, the organization's leaders exercised no censorship or control over the final results. The author examines the R.S.L.'s attempts to influence the Commonwealth government against a background of continual internal conflict over tactics. He describes the constant approaches to the government on pensions, medical benefits, war service homes, soldier settlement, employment preference, and gratuities, as well as on such controversial subjects as defence and anti-communism, all of which serve to mark the R.S.L. as one of Australia{u2019}s most active pressure groups. The book also points to the danger implicit in the R.S.L.'s attempt to monopolize the virtues which it claims are uniquely Australian. In its rigid enforcement of the exclusiveness of Anzac Day, it is argued, lie both the League's peculiar strength and its greatest problems.

New Guinea on the threshold: aspects of social, political, and economic development »

Publication date: 1966
New Guinea today is the largest, if not the most populous, non-self-governing territory outside the Communist world. It includes some of the most recently contacted primitive races known to mankind, and its population comprises hundreds of tribal groups whose native languages are mutually unintelligible. The geographical, political, and social fragmentation of the country, its wide range of economic activities, from the most primitive subsistence gathering to the most sophisticated internal air transport system, and the growing political pressures from the outside world, present a fascinating concatenation of problems to those concerned with the future of this land. In this book a group of experts, who have made a special study of Papua and New Guinea, examine the present situation in that Territory from the point of view of their own specialities, and consider what this bodes for the future.