Download or read book A Little History of Australia written by Mark Peel and published by Melbourne University Publish. This book was released on 2007 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of Australia that covers: discovery by European; navigators who claimed the land as their own; the First Fleet, convict settlements and the gold rushes; the birth-pangs of a federated nation, and the experiences of Australians in the world's wars; and the Australian way of life.