Click on the map to return to menu Australia Destinations --------------------- EUROPE - Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - France - Germany - Great-Britain - Hungary - Irland - Italy - Poland - Portugal - Spain - Sweden -Switzerland - The Netherlands AFRICA - Morocco NORTH AMERICA - Mexico SOUTH AMERICA - Brazil ASIA - China - Indonesia PACIFIC AUSTRALIA - Australia  Good to know... Things to see and to do... Planning your trip  First steps... Attractions Getting There Away  Travel Facts Activities When to go?  Money Events Before departing  Environment and climate Culture Further reading  History Further reading  Print  View the map A Short History of Australia by Manning Clark : an accessible and informative general history. The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes : a harrowing account of the convict era. Aboriginal Australia by Richard Broome : a sympathetic historical account of what happened to Australia's Aboriginals since European settlement. Kings in Grass Castles by Dame Mary Durack : gives an idea of the pioneering days on a cattle station in the Kimberleys. Sean & David's Long Drive by Sean Condon : a tale of two ill-equipped urban Australians who face the vastness of their country with nothing but Neil Young and beer for guidance. The book is part of Lonely Planet's series of travel writing, Journeys. See before you go... Slideshow Reserve your stay