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The Sixties at Wollongong: student affairs in a regional Australian university, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2010)

The sixties were a time of revolution – sexual, cultural, spiritual, political and musical. The...

 

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One-stop repository shop for University of Wollongong, Academic Services Division - Papers (2009)

The library's extensive collaboration with the UOW Research and Innovation Division is making possible a...

 

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Research Online: Digital Commons as a Publishing Platform at the University of Wollongong, Australia (with R. Daly), Academic Services Division - Papers (2009)

Since 2006, Research Online, the University of Wollongong's open access institutional repository has utilised Bepress'...

 

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Outsourcing open access: Digital Commons at the University of Wollongong, Australia (with H. Mandl), Academic Services Division - Papers (2007)

In October 2005 the University of Wollongong gave approval for the implementation of an institutional...

 

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Light from the tunnel: collecting the archives of business and labour at the Australian National University, 1953-2003 (Review), Academic Services Division - Papers (2007)

In May 1986 I was one of a group of 20 University of New South...

 

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Outsourcing Open Access: Digital Commons at the University of Wollongong (with Helen E. Mandl), Research on Institutional Repositories: Articles and Presentations (2007)

In October 2005 the University of Wollongong gave approval for the implementation of an institutional...

 

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Download Statistics - What Do They Tell Us? The Example of Research Online, the Open Access Institutional Repository at the University of Wollongong, Australia, Academic Services Division - Papers (2006)

A study was undertaken of download and usage statistics for the institutional repository at the...

 

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Captain Westmacott's Drawing Book - A Colonial Oddity, Academic Services Division - Papers (2006)

The annals of New Zealand art from the colonial period are scattered with unattributed works...

 

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Beyond Hollywood: Frank Gould, Lithographic Printer, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2006)

Frank Gould (b.1919) spent his working life variously employed as a rabbit hunter, truck driver...

 

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Brickies: Working life at the Thirroul Brickworks 1972-1983, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2006)

Michael Organ worked at the Thirroul Brickworks between 1972-1983. The following article is an account...

 

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Metropolis in black and white - the art of Percy Benison, Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (2005)

In April 1928 the Australian release of Fritz Lang's Metropolis was marked by a media...

 

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Strike 1912 - Looking for Australia's earliest workers' film, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2005)

Australia has a rich labour history, arising out of the struggle of workers and their...

 

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Tribute to Bill Whiley 1927–2004, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2005)

Bill Whiley, long-time union activist and environmentalist, died on Thursday, 5 August 2004 at the...

 

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The Battle of Bulli: Women, Children & Striking Coalminers repel Blacklegs, Police & a Steam Locomotive at Bulli, New South Wales, Australia: Monday, 17th January 1887, Illawarra Unity - Journal of the Illawarra Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (2001)

A little known incident in the annals of Australia’s industrial history occurred in the small...

 

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"...a small fish in a small pond..." The Reverend W.B. Clarke (1798-1878): 200 Years On, Academic Services Division - Papers (1998)

The Reverend W.B. Clarke remains something of an enigma in the annals of Australian science,...

 

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'Osterreich in Australien': Ferdinand von Hochstetter and the Austrian Novara Scientific Expedition 1858-9, Academic Services Division - Papers (1998)

During 1858 and 1859 the Austrian geologist Ferdinand Hochstetter visited Australia in connection with the...

 

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'Netrification': internet infiltration of a university library, Academic Services Division - Papers (1997)

[Extract] The netrification of libraries across the board is obviously occurring to varying degrees, whether...

 

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Academic Library Seating: A Survey of Usage, with Implications for Space Utilisation (with M. H. Jantti), Academic Services Division - Papers (1997)

Between June and October 1996 the University of Wollongong Library conducted a survey of patron...

 

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Surfing the Internet and Academic Research: What Use for Historians? (with C. McGurk), Academic Services Division - Papers (1996)

The Internet is a relatively new phenomenon whose value has yet to be proven in...

 

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Surfing the internet: electronic library and archival resources for historians (with C. McGurk), Academic Services Division - Papers (1996)

The Internet is a phenomenon which has gained widespread recognition in a relatively short period...

 

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Research assistants in the clever country (with S. Svensen), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (1995)

This paper examines the employment conditions of research assistants in universities in the context of...

 

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Research Assistants in the Clever Country (with S. Svensen), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (1995)

In this paper, we outline some of the problems facing research workers in Australian universities,...

 

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Australian Aboriginal Dreaming Stories: A Chronological Bibliography of Published Works 1789-1991, Academic Services Division - Papers (1994)

The bibliography lists published works relating to Aboriginal stories which have been labelled by non-Aboriginal...

 

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A conspiracy of silence - the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Sites, Academic Services Division - Papers (1994)

The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (NP&WS), under the National Parks and...

 

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Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1900, Academic Services Division - Papers (1993)

The following compilation of historical manuscript and published material relating to the Illawarra and South...

 

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W.B. Clarke as Scientific Journalist, Academic Services Division - Papers (1992)

This paper comments on W.B. Clarke's role as a scientific journalist in Sydney, 1839-1878. It...

 

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Bibliographic notes on Captain R.M. Westmacott's "Sketches in Australia", Academic Services Division - Papers (1986)

During my investigations into the life and times of Robert Marsh Westmacott (Aide-de-Camp to Governor...

 

Books

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Conrad Martens : journal of a voyage from England to Australia aboard HMS Beagle and HMS Hyacinth 1833-35, Academic Services Division - Papers (1994)

Conrad Martens (1801-78) is widely regarded as Australia's foremost watercolourist of the colonial period, having...

 

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Early Land Settlement in Illawarra 1804-1861 (with B. Lindsay and A. P. Doyle), Academic Services Division - Papers (1994)

The writer of this story was born in Illawarra over 76 years ago [c1857], and...

 

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The Illawarra Diary of Lady Jane Franklin, 10-17 May 1839, Academic Services Division - Papers (1988)

Jane Franklin, the wife of Sir John Franklin, Governor of Tasmania, travelled overland from Port...

 

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Reminiscences of Illawarra by Alexander Stewart, Academic Services Division - Papers (1987)

The following "Reminiscences of Illawarra" initially appeared in the Illawarra Mercury between 17 April and...

 

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Pioneers of the Illawarra - a history of the family of Elias Organ in Wollongong, 1839-1869 (with Robert Hardy), Academic Services Division - Papers (1984)

This history deals with the life and times of members of the Organ family who...

 

Book Chapters

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Ferdinand Hochstetter in Australia, 1858-1859, Academic Services Division - Papers (2012)

The visit to Australia in 1858 of the Austrian Imperial Frigate Novara was part of...

 

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History and heritage: change and adaptation, Academic Services Division - Papers (2000)

Nestled at the base of the Illawarra Escarpment, in the shadow of Mount Keira and...

 

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Illawarra Aborigines - An Introductory History (with C. Speechley), Academic Services Division - Papers (1997)

Archaeological evidence indicates Aboriginal people were resident in the Illawarra region of coastal New South...

 

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Arthur Cousins 1866-1960, Academic Services Division - Papers (1994)

He was that "rara avis" in Australian historiography, the devoted local historian who has a...

 

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Australia - Japan Industrial Relations Bibliography (with G. Warner), Academic Services Division - Papers (1994)

This bibliography contains references to works in English dealing primarily with Japanese industrial policy, industrial...

 

Popular Press

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One Million Downloads for UOW’s Research Online (with Kate McIlwain, K. Michael, and M. G. Michael), University of Wollongong Latest News (2009)
 

Conference Papers

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"out of the shadows" ..... Strategic development of an institutional repository, Academic Services Division - Papers (2012)

This presentation outlines strategic developments at the University of Wollongong during 2012 which impacted upon...

 

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Improving Access to Underground Coal Operators’ Conference Papers (with Naj Aziz and Jan Anton Nemcik), Underground Coal Operators' Conference (2011)

The annual Underground Coal Operators' Conference (UCOC) has been held at the University of Wollongong...

 

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Leveraging ERA to increase repository content, Academic Services Division - Papers (2010)

The legacy of Australia’s national research quality assessment process – Excellence in Research for Australia...

 

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Research Online: achieving success, Academic Services Division - Papers (2010)

A description is given of the powerful outreach program that has brought Research Online 8...

 

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Clarke, Coal and Controversy: the traumas of Reverend W.B. Clarke in his defence of Australian geology during the nineteenth century, Academic Services Division - Papers (1990)

[Extract] Though readily given the title Father of Australian geology , the Reverend W.B. Clarke...

 

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ResearchOnline: achieving success, Presentations (2010)