For a long time the French presence in Australia remained understated, yet French nationals were present from the very beginning of the colonial period. Their contribution to the European discovery of the country and to its economic, cultural and social development was significant. This book tells the stories of twenty-four leading French figures in Australia who contributed to the rapprochement between the two countries.
French Lives in Australia edited by Eric Berti & Ivan Barko
A collection of biographical essays / conceived and introduced by Eric Berti and edited by Ivan Barko ; assisted by Edward Duyker and William Land
Contributors: Stephanie Anderson, Ivan Barko, Margaret Barrett, Eric Berti, Maurice Blackman, Peter Brown, Patricia Clancy, John Drury, Kennett Dutton, Edward Duyker, Jacqueline Dwyer, Jean Fornasiero, Wallace Kirsop, William Land, Geoffroy De Lassus, Elaine Lewis, Tom Lockley, Roslyn Maguire, Colin Nettelbeck, Neville Potter, Dianne Reilly, Michel Reymond, Carole Roussel, Margaret Sankey, John West-Sooby.
Subjects of contribution: Claude-François-Joseph Receveur, Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière, Nicolas Baudin, Francis Barrallier, Francis-Nicolas Rossi, Joseph Bernard Reymond, Didier Numa Joubert, Georges Playoust, Berthe Mouchette, Marie Lion, Charles Phalempin, Comte Lionel de Chabrillan, Francis de Castelnau, Georges Biard d’Aunet, Céleste de Chabrillan, Antoine Julien Fauchery, Léon Caron, Paul Wenz, Jacques Playoust, Augustine Soubeiran, Charlotte Crivelli, André Brenac, Narcisse Pelletier, Maurice Guillaux, Pierre Roussel
ISBN 9781925333039
Australian Scholarly Publishing
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For a long time the French presence in Australia remained understated, yet French nationals were present from the very beginning of the colonial period. Their contribution to the European discovery of the country and to its economic, cultural and social development was significant. This book tells the stories of twenty-four leading French figures in Australia who contributed to the rapprochement between the two countries.
A collection of biographical essays / conceived and introduced by Eric Berti and edited by Ivan Barko ; assisted by Edward Duyker and William Land
Contributors: Stephanie Anderson, Ivan Barko, Margaret Barrett, Eric Berti, Maurice Blackman, Peter Brown, Patricia Clancy, John Drury, Kennett Dutton, Edward Duyker, Jacqueline Dwyer, Jean Fornasiero, Wallace Kirsop, William Land, Geoffroy De Lassus, Elaine Lewis, Tom Lockley, Roslyn Maguire, Colin Nettelbeck, Neville Potter, Dianne Reilly, Michel Reymond, Carole Roussel, Margaret Sankey, John West-Sooby.
Subjects of contribution: Claude-François-Joseph Receveur, Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière, Nicolas Baudin, Francis Barrallier, Francis-Nicolas Rossi, Joseph Bernard Reymond, Didier Numa Joubert, Georges Playoust, Berthe Mouchette, Marie Lion, Charles Phalempin, Comte Lionel de Chabrillan, Francis de Castelnau, Georges Biard d’Aunet, Céleste de Chabrillan, Antoine Julien Fauchery, Léon Caron, Paul Wenz, Jacques Playoust, Augustine Soubeiran, Charlotte Crivelli, André Brenac, Narcisse Pelletier, Maurice Guillaux, Pierre Roussel
ISBN 9781925333039
Australian Scholarly Publishing
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| Weight | 0.7 kg |
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| Dimensions | 15.5 × 23 × 3 cm |
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