Chinese language monographs in simplified characters from Mainland China, published between 1973 and 1999 (86 titles in total).
Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
August 2001
Author: 吴小英 (WU Xiaoying), 赵建成 (ZHAO Jiancheng), 徐雅琴 (XU Yaqin)
Title: 澳大利亚口语及生活指南-留澳必读 (Aodaliya kou yu ji sheng huo zhi nan-liu ao bi du)
Title translated into English: A guide to Australian English and lifestyle-essential reading for staying in Australia
Publication Date: 1989
Publisher: 华东工学院出版社 (Hua dong hua gong xue yuan chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3421A
Synopsis of Content: This book is an English language teaching text published by a university. The text focuses on Australia and life in Australia. It contains chapters such as 'Study in Australia,' 'Living in Australia,' 'History,' 'People' and 'Enjoying Yourself.' Thus, apart from showing a Chinese Mainland perspective of dealing with everyday life (banking, transport etc.) in Australia, this text also shows some general Chinese views and impressions of Australian society in general.Of particular interest is the chapter 'People,' which deals with Aboriginal history, migrant and multicultural society, and culture in Australia. Also of interest are the chapters explaining Australian English and pronunciation.This text is most probably aimed at the student of English.
Pages: 224
Subject of Work: Indigenous Australia-Culture-Tourism-Australia as Place of Settlement
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author: 毕熙燕 (BI Xiyan)
Title: 绿卡梦 (Lü ka meng)
Title translated into English: Green card dreams
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: 华东工学院出版社 (Hua yi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 6074
Synopsis of Content: This is a novel written in an autobiographical style which traces the life of the author-a Beijing born academic specialising in Chinese language-in Australia. The novel is described as: 'The search, struggle and fight of Chinese exchange students' and is part of a series of novels about Chinese emigration. The book contains views on Australian lifestyle and experiences of Australian culture.
Pages: 257
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement-Culture
Background information:
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 陈浥尘 (CHEN Yichen)
Title: 澳大利亚面面观 (Aodaliya mian mian guan)
Title translated into English: Australia: a face to face look
Publication Date: 1984
Publisher: 中国友宜出版公司 (Zhongguo you yi chu ban gong si)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 7930
Synopsis of Content: This book is a general survey of Australia written from personal experience. It contains chapters discussing the 'White Australia Policy', the establishment of Australia's cities, the discovery of Australia by Europeans, Australian customs and the like. It has more substance than other fact-book style overviews of Australia and is worth looking at. It covers a broad range of topics and issues.
Pages: 186
Subject of Work: General
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 高京 (GAO Jing)
Title: 澳大利亚 (Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: Australia
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 世界知识出版社 (Shi jie zhi shi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 0200
Synopsis of Content: This text provides a wide ranging and comprehensive overview of Australia. Drawing on 'A large amount of new resources,' the text examines various aspects of Australian history, society, multiculturalism and culture, going further that the 'travel-guide' genre by providing a more in depth look at the topics that it engages. Of particular interest is the special attention given to the unique characteristics of each individual state and territory and the chapters on Indigenous history and culture as well as multiculturalism and Australian culture.Aodaliya is part of a series surveying various countries.
Pages: 206
Subject of Work: Tourism-Culture-General
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 郭可 (GUO Ke), 张咏华 (ZHANG, Yonghua)
Title: 澳大利亚风情录 : 中英对照 (Aodaliya feng qing lu: Zhong Ying dui zhao)
Title translated into English: Australian scenes
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 世界知识出版社 (Shi jie zhi shi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 0212 1993
Synopsis of Content: This book is a general survey of aspects of Australian life and culture. The contents show the broad range of topics that are covered in the text-history, language, people, government, economy, education and overseas students, animals, plants, media, arts, sports, tourism, customs. Printed in both Chinese and English, this book is probably aimed at Chinese people wanting or needing to gain a general knowledge of Australia, and is a good source for researching Chinese attitudes towards Australia.With a foreword by the Australian Consul in Shanghai and pictures of Canberra and Sydney on its cover, this monograph seems to have an 'official travel-guide' feel to it. Indeed, there is much information within the book concerning overseas study and tourism, but the book's scope is far wider and may be of interest for research.
Pages: 272
Subject of Work: Culture-Economics-Tourism
Translation Required: This book is printed in both Chinese and English
Translation Type: Extracts specific to the project recommended for closer consideration.
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 洪丕柱 (HONG Pizhu), 张迪珊 (ZHANG, Dishan)
Title: (Aozhou feng qing ji shi) 澳洲风情纪实
Title translated into English: A record of Australian scenery
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 学林出版社 (Xue lin chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3814
Synopsis of Content: Spending much time studying, working and living in Australia, the author presents his views on a variety of topics with unique insight. The topics covered are wide ranging and include interesting chapters such as 'The Australian Barbecue,' 'Australians and Alcohol' and an eight chapter survey of the Australian countryside inspired by a tour of Queensland.This text provides a unique and informed insight on aspects of Australian culture, country life, the overseas experience in Australia and the 'Australian Character' as seen through Chinese eyes.The book is probably aimed at Chinese Australians, but presumably also for Mainland Chinese readership.
Pages: 223
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as Place of Settlement-Australia as Exotic
Background information: This monograph is written by a Chinese born author, academic and teacher. He gained a first-hand understanding of Australian culture and lifestyle in his time studying, working and living in Australia. Born in Shanghai, the author has moved-like many Chinese of his generation today-to go abroad in search of a new life.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 黄 源深 (HUANG Yuanshen)
Title: 当代 澳大利亚 社会 (Dang dai Aodaliya she hui)
Title translated into English: Modern Australian society
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 华东 师范 大学 出版社 (Hua dong shi fan da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 4149.95 4033
Synopsis of Content: This book views Australia as a unique nation which, although influenced heavily by English and American culture, has nevertheless developed its own identity and culture. It covers a variety of topics including Aborigines, societal problems in Australia, as well as Australia's future prospects. Various statistical information is included. This book is another 'general survey' style study of Australia.
Pages: 171
Subject of Work: General-Culture-Indigenous
Background information: This text is part of a series published by the Australia Research Centre of the Huadong Normal University. It is the result of the author's personal research and investigations in Australia and analysis of various source materials, many of which are Australian.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 黄源深 (HUANG Yuanshen)
Title: 澳大利亚文学评价 (Aodaliya wen xue ping jia)
Title translated into English: An appraisal of Australian literature
Publication Date: 1988 or 1989 (?)
Publisher: Not known
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai (?)
NLA Call Number: OCN 5212 4033
Synopsis of Content: This is a hefty compendium of newspaper and journal articles from Chinese news publications. It contains a wealth of articles written in the People's Republic about Australian Literature from a variety of perspectives. Thoroughly compiled-a valuable resource for researching Chinese attitudes towards Australian literature.
Pages: Various
Subject of Work: Culture
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 赖燕波 (LAI Yanbo)
Title: 迟醒的南方大陆 (Chi xing de nan fang da lu)
Title translated into English: The slowly awakening Southern Continent
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 浙江少年儿童出版社 (Zhejiang shao nian er tong chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 杭州 Hangzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 4243
Synopsis of Content: This monograph traces the history of Australia from its establishment as a colony to its modern state. It focuses on the development of European colonial exploration and proceeds through the 'discovery' of Australia by Captain Cook, to colonial establishment, and exploration into Australia. It is written as a novel.
Pages: 206
Subject of Work: Australia as Exotic-Settlement
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 李沙 (LI Sha)
Title: 澳大利亚历届总理小传 (Aodaliya li jie zong li xiao zhuan)
Title translated into English: A concise biography of Australian Prime Ministers in history
Publication Date: 1992
Publisher: 新华出版社 Xin hua chu ban she
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 2299.5 4032
Synopsis of Content: This text is a collection of short biographies of the Australian Prime Ministers from Barton to Keating. Each biographical account runs for about 10 pages. It presents Chinese views of Australian political leaders.
Pages: 362
Subject of Work: Politics
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 刘奥 (LIU Ao)
Title: 云断澳洲路 (Yun duan Aozhou lu)
Title translated into English: Broken clouds: the Australian road
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 群众出版社: 新华书店经销 (Qun zhong chu ban she: xin hua shu dian jing xiao)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 7030
Synopsis of Content: This is a novel about a Chinese man immigrating to Australia and the ups and downs of his life there.
Pages: 318
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 刘观德 (LIU Guande)
Title: 我的财富在澳洲 (Wo de cai fu zai Aozhou)
Title translated into English: My wealth in Australia
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 上海文艺出版社 (Shanghai wen yi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 7042
Synopsis of Content: This is an interesting story: the blurb guaranteeing that it will 'make you laugh and cry;' but of particular interest are the forewords preceding each chapter which give an objective account of Australia's history and society, before leading into the author's own story. Various topics are covered in these forewords, some of the most interesting being the pre-English explorations, a topic seldom covered in other books. It is more comprehensive in its historical grounding than the travel-guide style books. It includes writings about Chinese contact with Australia as well as various commentaries on the Chinese in Australia.
Pages: 214
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement-Culture-General
Background information: This is a novel written about the migrant experience in Australia. It is the story of a Chinese man's experiences of life in Australia.
Translation Required: Translated previously by Jacobs and Ouyang.
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 刘振东 (LIU Zhendong)
Title: 袋鼠国随记 (Dai shu guo sui ji)
Title translated into English: Notes on a kangaroo country
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 花城出版社 (Hua cheng chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 广州市 Guangzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 0044
Synopsis of Content: This book is perhaps specifically for the tourist-as the explanation of arrival cards in the appendix suggests. It is a comprehensive survey and overview of aspects of Australian life. It includes chapters on general information, the establishment of modern Australia, its cities, the ABCs of Australian culture, economic development, and the education, welfare, political and legal systems-where the writer almost mockingly comments that Australia lacks the death penalty and regularly releases its murderers after only 10 years' imprisonment. It also covers issues such as immigrating to Australia, and information on Australian dwellings, transport, attitudes towards the environment, Sydney's Red Light District, a reflective account of fishing in Sydney, and the Australian Chinese experience (history, culture, politics, students).
Pages: 180
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as Place of Settlement-Australia as Exotic-Tourism
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 李志良 (LI Zhiliang)
Title: 南十字照耀在星空 (Nan shi zi zhao yao zai xing kong)
Title translated into English: The Southern Cross shines brightly in the sky
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 知识出版社 (Zhi shi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 4043
Synopsis of Content: The author uses an issues-based format to provide an outline of Australia's modern history, highlighting the political and economic issues that have faced the emerging nation throughout its history. It starts from the founding and colonisation of Australia and proceeds through post-war Australia up to the 1980s recession. This monograph is very factual in its content and a useful text for those interested in a general overview of Australian history in its political and economic aspects.
Pages: 130
Subject of Work: Politics-Economics
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 骆以清 (LUO Yiqing)
Title: 澳洲纪实 (Aozhou ji shi)
Title translated into English: The cover stories about Australia
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 光明日报出版社 Guang ming ri bao chu ban she
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 7623
Synopsis of Content: This text comprises a variety of writings dealing with culture, education, technology, economics, society, political activity, and personages in Australia. It also covers topics which include multiculturalism, sporting culture, Aboriginal culture, Chinese students' experience in Australia, and Australian businesses. Essentially, this book is a series of short essays, with which the author engages in analysis and commentary, providing a strong factual understanding of aspects of Australian culture.
Pages: 235
Subject of Work: General-Australia as Model-Economics
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 骆以清 (LUO Yiqing)
Title: 骑在羊背上的国家:澳大利亚 (Qi zai yang bei shang de guo jia: Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: The nation riding on the sheep's back: Australia
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 科学普及出版社 (Ke xue pu ji chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 7623A
Synopsis of Content: This book is another 'survey' of Australia. It is written for those bound for Australia, giving them a general overview and understanding of Australian geography, economics, and etiquette. Divided into 15 main chapters, which stem off into sub-chapters, it covers a broad range of aspects of Australia and Australian life including: work in Australia, Australian English, morals, and architecture.This monograph also features a series of chapters on the Chinese Experience in Australia also with broad content comprising a general overview of Australia, Canberra's sights, the agricultural industry, Aboriginal culture and history-including the post-colonial situation, tourist spots, and famous architectural sites.
Pages: 223
Subject of Work: General-Australia as Place of Settlement-Politics-Economics-Culture-Australia as model
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 欧阳昱 (OUYANG Yu)
Title: 墨尔本之夏 (Mo'erben zhi xia)
Title translated into English: Melbourne's summer
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 重庆出版社 (Chongqing chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 重庆 Chongqing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5559 7876
Synopsis of Content: This is an anthology of about 81 poems related to Australia, aspects of Australian life and the poet's experiences in Australia.
Pages: 148
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as Place of Settlement
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 唐振常 (TANG Zhenchang)
Title: 澳洲见闻 (Aozhou jian wen)
Title translated into English: Glimpses of Australia
Publication Date: 1986
Publisher: 中国旅游出版社 (Zhongguo lu you chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 0659
Synopsis of Content: This monograph provides accounts of Australian life and lifestyle, housing, transport, animals and in particular, the experience of the overseas academic in Australia. The author pays particular attention to universities, libraries and his experiences with, and in them. A broad range of topics is covered in the chapters.
Pages: 123
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as Place of Settlement-Australia as Exotic
Background information: Written in the first person, this text is a record of the author's reflections and experiences during his time in Australia and especially his time in Canberra. There are also chapters specific to the author's travels to Cairns, Sydney and Melbourne.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 衣维明 (YI Weiming)
Title: 今日澳大利亚 (Jin ri Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: Australia today
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 天津人民出版社 (Tianjin ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 4799.5 0548
Synopsis of Content: Unlike the first four books in its series, this text deals mostly with non-economic issues, 'Economy' being only one chapter in this general survey of Australia.It includes chapters on natural geography, history, politics, education, science & technology, literature, news, TV and publications, medicine and health, sport, and the Military. This monograph, very 'official' in flavour, also contains appendices which contains a list of the Chinese names of the Cabinet Members and High Court Judges.
Pages: 428
Subject of Work: General-Politics-Economics-Culture
Background information: This monograph is the last in a series of four texts on Australia's economic situation. It was funded by the Australian Embassy in China and the Australia-China Council.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 唐海彬 (TANG Haibin), 叶进 (YE Jin)
Title: (Qin ri Aodaliya) 今日澳大利亚
Title translated into English: Australia today
Publication Date: 1979
Publisher: 陕西人民出版社 : 陕西省新华书店发行 (Shaanxi ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: Xi'an 西安
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 0634
Synopsis of Content: This text is a fact book-style survey of Australia. It has a particular focus on geography, flora and fauna, and the economy. It proceeds in a very systematic fashion, outlining the statistics and facts about the areas of Australia with which it deals. It is possibly aimed at the tourist, student or Chinese tour guide in order to give a solid background to the Australian economy and aspects of its geography, and zoology etc.Chapter topics include general geography, climate, rare animals, unusual plants, wool production, wheat export, mining.
Pages: 83
Subject of Work: Economics-Australia as Exotic
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 袁鹰 (YUAN Ying), 陈明 (CHEN Mingxian)
Title: 澳大利亚的红心 (Aodaliya de hong xin)
Title translated into English: Australia's red heart
Publication Date: 1990
Publisher: 中国文化出版公司 (Zhong guo wen hua chu ban gong si)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3421D
Synopsis of Content: This text is an intimate record of the Mainland Chinese author's reflections on various aspects of Australian society and culture.The chapter topics are broad and include commentary on Australian scenery, convict history, travel in Australia, Sydney Harbour, rural Australia. There is also a chapter on the author's encounter with then Dr. Geremie Barme.
Pages: 253
Subject of Work: General-Culture
Background information: This monograph is part of a series entitled 'The World in the Eyes of Chinese Writers.'
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Chapter on Geremie Barme (?)
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 王苍柏 (WANG Cangbo), 黄静 (HUANG Jing)
Title: 世界华人精英传略. 大洋洲与非洲卷(Shi jie Hua ren jing ying zhuan lue. Dayangzhou yu Feizhou juan)
Title translated into English: Biographies of brave overseas Chinese: Oceania and Africa
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 百花洲文艺出版社(Bai hua zhou wen yi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 南昌 Nanchang
NLA Call Number: OCN 2260.95 4628
Synopsis of Content: This book is a collection of short biographical accounts of outstanding overseas Chinese figures from Oceania and Africa. It contains 12 Chapters on outstanding and influential Chinese Australians who have had an impact on Australia. In the collection are accounts of professors, entrepreneurs, musicians and cultural figures, which may be of interest to research on the Chinese Australian experience.Persons covered include: Liu Wei Ping, Liu Wei Lian, Liu Guang Fu, Kuang Hong, Chen Xi En, Li Ming Zhi, Yu Rui Lian, Shen Hui Xia, Zhou Guang Ming, Yang Jin Hua, Mei Guang Da and Yuan Si Guang. All the people covered have made contributions to Australian society.
Pages: 202
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 王晋军 (WANG Jinjun)
Title: 澳洲见闻录 (Aozhou jian wen lu)
Title translated into English: Australia in my eyes
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 山西人民出版社 (Shanxi ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 太原 Taiyuan
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 1013
Synopsis of Content: The foreword to this text states that it is a 'comprehensive survey' of Australia. In 72 short chapters, the author illustrates and reflects on different aspects of Australia, Australian culture, history, economics, geography and people. Chapters topics include Indigenous art, finance, the author's own experiences, tourism and 'Drinking, Sport and Horseracing.'Wang Pu Jun's work provides a good insight into Australia as seen through rather discerning Chinese eyes. The specificity of many chapters and the breadth and variety of content makes this work a very valuable source for researching Chinese views on aspects of Australia's culture and society.
Pages: 380
Subject of Work: General-Politics-Economics-Geography-People
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 王 晓玉 (WANG Xiaoyu), 黄源深 (HUANG Yuanshen)
Title: 请随我同游澳洲 (Qing sui wo tong you Aozhou)
Title translated into English: Travel in Australia
Publication Date: 1988
Publisher: 上海文化出版社 (Shanghai wen hua chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 1061
Synopsis of Content: This monograph combines facts with analysis, personal experience and reflection. Co-authored by Huan Yuan Shen and Wang Xiao Yu-husband and wife-this monograph provides a solid overview of various areas of Australian life.The text is divided into nine main chapters-'Etiquette,' 'Customs,' 'Society,' 'Provincialism,' 'Marriage,' 'Education,' 'Scenery,' 'Studying Abroad' and 'Ethnic Minorities.' It includes sub-chapters which engage a broad range of topics and issues concerning Australian society.
Pages: 146
Subject of Work: General-Australia as Place of Settlement-Indigenous-Culture
Background information: One author of this book, a professor at the Huadong Normal University's Australia Research Centre, was amongst the first Chinese scholars to visit Australia after the opening up of diplomatic relations. He offers an insightful and academic account of aspects of Australian society due to his considerable experience in Australia.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 小英 (XIAO Ying)
Title: 风雨澳洲梦 (Feng yu Aozhou meng)
Title translated into English: Trials and hardship: the Australian dream
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 中国国际广播出版社: 新华书店经销 (Zhongguo guo ji guang bo chu ban she : Xin hua shu dian jing xiao)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 4808.5C 7133
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is a series of short essays dealing with the Chinese experience of Australia and the difficulties of beginning a new life and surviving in a new country. There are in total 75 short essays which are divided into six main sections under the following titles: 'First Coming to Australia,' 'Gaining Permanent Residency,' 'Famous People in Australia,' 'The New Problem for Permanent Residency,' and 'Chinese Nationals Living in Australia.' The chapters under these sections cover an extremely diverse range of topics and issues in Australian society including the divorce and suicide.The likely readership of this book would probably be Chinese Australians or Chinese people who want a more in depth presentation of issues in Australian culture and society.
Pages: 257
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as place of settlement-Australian Society
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 徐家祯 (XU Jiazhen)
Title: 南澳散记 (Nan ao san ji)
Title translated into English: Essays on South Australia
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 中国华侨出版社 (Zhongguo hua qiao chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 2333
Synopsis of Content: This book, written in the first person, deals with the author's experiences of South Australia in 35 chapters. Subjects covered by this monograph include Adelaide's seasons, policing, markets, weekends, and Adelaide University's 'muck-up day.' It also details aspects of the writer's daily life in Adelaide, for instance his experience of buying records, learning to drive and learning to swim.This text would be of particular interest for the study of the Chinese experience in Australia and of aspects of Australian, South Australian and Adelaide culture.
Pages: 377
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement-Australia as Exotic
Background information: The author of this book is a graduate of Chinese Literature from the mainland. He has also gained a masters degree in the USA and is currently a teacher of Chinese in South Australia.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 叶进 (YE Jin)
Title: 澳大利亚总影 (Aodaliya zong ying)
Title translated into English: A summary of impressions of Australia
Publication Date: 1982
Publisher: 百花文艺出版社: 天津市新华书店发行 (Bai hua wen yi chu ban she, Tianjin shi xin hua shu dian fa xing)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 6030
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is a 'survey' style overview of Australia. It includes chapters on all states and other chapters on Australia in general. The author has taken a general look at Australia, but this text is much more that a mere fact-book on Australia. The author has lived and worked in Australia and writes from personal experience.
Pages: 199
Subject of Work: General-Culture
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 殷汝祥 (YIN Ruxiang)
Title: 富饶的南方大陆 (Fu rao de nan fang da lu)
Title translated into English: Rich Southern Continent
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 知识出版社 (Zhi shi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 2433
Synopsis of Content: This book is an overview of the Australian economic system. It is divided into eight main sections which deal with natural resources, highly populated cities, the consumer market, changes in industrial organisation, transport, shipping and communications, overseas trade, finance, and economic development.This text outlines and comments on the situation of the Australian economy and is most probably targeted at Chinese students of foreign trade and economics, or the Chinese business person wanting to gain a general overview of the economic situation in Australia.
Pages: 137
Subject of Work: Australia as Model-Economy
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 张颂甲 (ZHANG Sonjia)
Title: 澳洲见闻录 (Aozhou jian wen lu)
Title translated into English: A glimpse of Australia
Publication Date: 1987
Publisher: 中国展望出版社 : 新华书店首都发行所发行 (Zhongguo zhan wang chu ban she : Xin hua shu dian shou du fa xing suo fa xing)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 1386
Synopsis of Content: A Glimpse of Australia is written for the purpose of educating a Chinese audience about Australia in general. It is thus another 'survey' treatment of Australia. Prefaced by the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke, as well as a member of the Chinese government, the book is the result of a 1985 visit of two Chinese journalists to Australia at the invitation of the Australia-China Council and has an 'official' air to it. Like other texts in its genre, it covers a wide range of topics.
Pages: 187
Subject of Work: General
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 张天 (ZHANG Tian)
Title: 澳洲史 (Aozhou shi)
Title translated into English: A history of Australia
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: 社会科学文献出版社 (She hui ke xue wen xian chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 1313
Synopsis of Content: This book is a comprehensive account of Australian history from prehistory until the 1990s. It draws on a variety of Western, Australian and Chinese sources. The main chapter topics include Australia's Indigenous lifestyle and social structure, Tasmanian Aborigines, pre-British exploration and British colonial history, The Convict Colony Era, exploration into Australia, massacres of the Aboriginal people, Federation, Australia from 1901-1933, 1934-1949, 1950-1980, and Australia's minorities and multiculturalism.This is a scholarly, comprehensive and invaluable source of Australian history from the Chinese perspective.
Pages: 440
Subject of Work: Indigenous Australians-Culture-History-Australia as Exotic-Politics
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 郑寅达 (ZHENG Yinda), 费佩君 (FEI Peijun)
Title: 澳大利亚史 (Aodaliya shi)
Title translated into English: A history of Australia
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 华东师范大学出版社 (Hua dong shi fan da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 8233
Synopsis of Content: This is an account of Australia's history. Chapter topics include geography and botany, prehistory, Indigenous society and prehistoric art and spirituality, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and English discoveries of terra incognita, convict history, including aspects of convict society, the reign of Governor Macquarie, the free settlers, and the transformation of Australia from a convict prison to a colony. The author covers some interesting topics, for instance, the 'White Australia Policy', the Communist Party in Australia and Australia-China Bilateral relations.
Pages: 277
Subject of Work: Australia/Asia-Politics-Australia as Place of Settlement.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: No author
Title: 澳中关系 (Ao Zhong guan xi)
Title translated into English: Australia-China relations
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 澳大利亚驻华使馆 (Aodaliya zhu hua da shi guan)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 2509.5 3572
Synopsis of Content: This is an official Australian government publication created in order to present a favourable view of Australian-Chinese relations, Australian society, culture and economy as well as the future of relations. Created during the Prime Ministership of Paul Keating, this pamphlet-style booklet deals with the following issues in its chapters-prospects for China and Australia, trade relations, AusTrade in China, aid and development plans, agricultural research, diplomatic relations, history, The Australia China Council, education and training co-operation.
Pages: 39
Subject of Work: Asia/Australia
Background information: This is an Australian government document published in Mainland China.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 高京 (GAO Jing)
Title: 澳大利亚 (Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: Australia
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 世界知识出版社 (Shi jie zhi shi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 0200
Synopsis of Content: This is an 'overview' genre book aimed at the tourist, prospective Chinese emigrant, or those wanting a general knowledge of Australia. It deals with the topics of Australia's geography, tourism, the states and territories, politics, economic structure, animals and plants, Aborigines and Aboriginal Art, as well as Chinese Australian society.Of interest is the appendix, which contains the Chinese translation of the Australia national anthem. This monograph is one of the more interesting 'surveys' of Australia.
Pages: 206
Subject of Work: General-Politics-Economics
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: No author
Title: 澳大利亚 (Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: Australia
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 中国旅游出版社 (Zhongguo lü you chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3421F
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is a travel guide-Lonely Planet style. It contains up to date general information about Australia.
Pages: 632
Subject of Work: Tourism
Background information: Originally published in Japan, this monograph is also one of a two part series 'Zou pian quan qiu.'
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 王德华 (WANG Dehua)
Title: 澳大利 亚: 从 移民社会到现代社会 (Aodaliya: cong yi min she hui dao xian dai she hui)
Title translated into English: Australia: from a migrant society to a modern society
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 上海社科出版社 (Shanghai she ke chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 1022
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is an interesting and fresh study of Australian society from a number of angles. Chapter topics deal with discovery of Australia, convict history, multicultural society, racism, Australian-Chinese society, modern urban society, agricultural society (agricultural economy etc), education in Australia, Social Security and social problems (divorce, family problems, morals and spirituality in Australia, unemployment, juvenile crime).This book covers a number of topics in a concise but insightful fashion.
Pages: 189
Subject of Work: Australia as Model-Economy
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: [澳洲 外交 和 贸易部海外新闻局撰写] An Dehua, [Aozhou wai jiao he mao yi bu hai wai xin wen ju zhuan xie] [Written by the Overseas News Bureau of the Australian Foreign Affairs and Trade Departments]
Title: 澳大利亚 概况 (Aodaliya gai kuang)
Title translated into English: The general situation of Australia
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: 澳大利亚驻华使馆 (Aodaliya zhu hua da shi guan)
Place of Publication: 北京: Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3421
Synopsis of Content: This is a small booklet, or pamphlet. covering perhaps every conceivable aspect of Australia in a general way. Topics range from sport to tourism, economy to politics.
Pages: 12
Subject of Work: General
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 骆介子 (LUO Jiezi)
Title: 澳大利亚建国史 (Aodaliya jian guo shi)
Title translated into English: The story of the foundation of Australia
Publication Date: 1991
Publisher: 商务印书馆: 新华书店总店北京发行所发行 Shang wu yin shu guan : Xin hua shu dian zong dian Beijing fa xing suo fa xing
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 7687A
Synopsis of Content: This monograph provides a general history of Australia. It focuses on the development of the Australian nation. It is similar to other histories of Australia as it covers geography, discovery, colonisation, settlement, Aborigines, a chapter on 'Sheep and Gold', Federation, both World War One and Two, and Australia-China relations.
Pages: 289
Subject of Work: Asia/Australia-Politics-Economics
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 刘金曼 (LIU Jinman)
Title: 澳大利亚历史年表 Aodaliya li shi nian biao
Title translated into English: Chronology of historical events in Australia
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 天津人民出版社 (Tianjin ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 7086
Synopsis of Content: This book is part of a series on Australia. It provides a timeline of Australian history. It is fact based, and focuses on important events.
Pages: 198
Subject of Work: General
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 王斌华 (WANG Binhua)
Title: 澳大利亚教育 (Aodaliya jiao yu)
Title translated into English: Australian education
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: 华东师范大学出版社 (Hua dong shi fan da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 4929.95 1004
Synopsis of Content: This is a comprehensive study of the entire Australian education system. Published by a teachers' university, this book is most probably aimed at Chinese in the field of education.This book is well researched. It includes the following main sections-history of education in Australia (pre-colonial Aboriginal education, education reforms throughout the history of Australia from 1857-1947), Primary and Secondary schooling systems, the Catholic School System, the Public School System, comparison of the public and private systems, teachers' education, higher education, continuing and distance education.This book is a valuable source of information for research.
Pages: 250
Subject of Work: Australia as Model
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 赵瑞安 (ZHAO Rui'an)
Title: 澳大利亚金融知识 (Aodaliya jin rong zhi shi)
Title translated into English: Australian banking and finance handbook
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 天津人民出版社 (Tianjin ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 4560.895 4013
Synopsis of Content: This book provides a comprehensive breakdown and overview of the Australian finance system from the Chinese perspective. The main issues dealt with are banking, non-bank investment organisations, insurance, financial markets, bank systems, currency, currency policy, pay systems, and home finance systems.
Pages: 318
Subject of Work: Economy
Background information: This monograph is part of a series covering different aspects of Australia.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 南开大学经济研究所 (Nan kai da xue. Jing ji yan jiu suo)
Title: 澳大利亚经济贸易统计资料 (Aodaliya jing ji mao yi tong ji zi liao)
Title translated into English: Australian economics and trade statistical material
Publication Date: 1973
Publisher: 南开大学经济研究所 (Nan kai da xue jing ji yan jiu suo)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 4370.95 3421
Synopsis of Content: This text provides a good source of statistics from the beginning of Australia's relationship with the People's Republic of China. It contains a broad range of topics including population, mining, agriculture, foreign trade, finance, foreign capital, worker's salaries.
Pages: 2 volumes
Subject of Work: Economy
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 倪衛紅 (NI Weihong)
Title: 澳大利亚历史. 1788-1942 (Aodaliya lishi 1788-1942)
Title translated into English: Australian history 1788-1942
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 北京出版社 (Beijing chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3421k
Synopsis of Content: Topics covered in Volume One include the discovery of Australia, historical background to the English colonisation of Australia, the first governor, economic development, Macquarie's era, the convict system in the colony, the first generation of Australian born whites, the farming and livestock era, the gold panning era, 19th Century migrant problems (including anti-Chinese activity), encounters with Aborigines and resistance, 19th century changes in politics and society, Federation, Australia and the international political crises, and World War Two.
Pages: 318
Subject of Work: General-Politics-Economy
Background information: This is the first of a two part history of Australia. Part one details Australian from 1788 to 1942, and Part two from 1942 to 1988. The content of these two books is similar to most histories of Australia.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 杰弗理. 博尔顿 (Jiefuli Bo'erdun) Bolton, G. C.
Title: 澳大利亚历史. 1942-1988 (Aodaliya lishi 1942-1988)
Title translated into English: Australian history 1942-1988
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 北京出版社 (Beijing chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3421ka
Synopsis of Content: Topics covered in volume two include establishing one's own borders, 1951-1965-the Robert Menzies Era, and exploring new directions.
Pages: 325
Subject of Work: General-Politics
Background information: This is the second text of a two part history of Australia. Part one details Australian from 1788 to 1942, and Part two from 1942 to 1988. The content of these two books is similar to most histories of Australia.
Translation Required:
Translation Type:
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 韩晓燕 (HAN Xiaoyan)
Title: 澳大利亚生态环境: 现状与启迪 (Aodaliya sheng tai huan jing: xian zhuang yu qi di)
Title translated into English: Ecological environment in Australia: present conditions and its enlightenment
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 上海社会科学院出版社 (Shanghai she hui ke xue yuan chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 7449 4564
Synopsis of Content: This is a study of the current conditions of Australia's ecological environment and its ecological history. It proceeds through a study of Australia's natural resources and general geography, through population, agriculture and industry, animal rights and ozone layer protection, environmental protection and-in light of Australia's situation-China's own environmental situation.
Pages: 108
Subject of Work: Australia as Model
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 殷汝祥 (YU Ruxiang)
Title: 澳大利亚市场经济体制 (Aodaliya shi chang jing ji ti zhi)
Title translated into English: The Australian market and economic system
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 兰州大学出版社 (Lanzhou da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 兰州 Lanzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 4370.95 2433
Synopsis of Content: This is an overview of the market economy system in Australia written by two authors who have first hand experience of the Australian economy. The main topics include the enterprise system (types of enterprise e.g. small, large), industrial organisation and unions, the labour market and the education system, social security, financial systems and development, taxation, foreign trade system, policy, pay systems, and industrial policy. The monograph presents this wide range of topics in detail.
Pages: 192
Subject of Work: Economy-Australia as Model
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 刘重力 (LIU Zhongli)
Title: 澳大利亚投资指南 (Aodaliya tou zi zhi nan)
Title translated into English: A guide to investment in Australia
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 天津人民出版社 (Tianjin ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 4574 3421
Synopsis of Content: This monograph provides an introduction to the major aspects of investment in Australia. It covers Australia's investment policy and foreign investment policy as well as different aspects and sub-topics of these policies, investment approval organs and systems, control of foreign interests (such as enterprise management and enterprise systems), taxation, banking and investment organs, Chinese investment in Australia and other related topics. It presents a solid overview of investment and investing in Australia and is most probably aimed at the potential Chinese investor in the Australian market.
Pages: 172
Subject of Work: Economy-Australia as Model
Background information: This book is part of a series concerning different aspects of Australia.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 胡文仲 (HU Wenzhong)
Title: 澳大利亚文学论集 (Aodaliya wen xue lun ji)
Title translated into English: A Chinese perspective on Australian literature
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 外语教学与研究出版社 (Wai yu jiao xue yu yan jiu chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijng
NLA Call Number: OCN 5988 4202
Synopsis of Content: The title spells out the theme of this book. Printed in English and Chinese, this book comments on Australian authors and Australian literature in general. Particular focus is given to the person of Patrick White, plus the writings of David Malouf, Shirley Hazzard, Judah Waten and John Morrison.
Pages: 181
Subject of Work: Culture
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 唐正秋 (TANG Zhengqiu)
Title: 澳大利亚文学评论集 (Aodaliya wen xue ping lun ji)
Title translated into English: A collection of commentaries on Australian literature
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 河北教育出版社 (Hebei jiao yu chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 石家庄市 Shijiazhuang
NLA Call Number: OCN 5988 3421E
Synopsis of Content: This monograph provides an examination of the history of Australian literature and the main genres of literature that have flourished in Australia. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section deals with convict era literature, Aboriginal literature, ballads, novels, plays, poetry, children's' literature, 20th Century literature, and contemporary literature. The second section focuses on specific Australian authors, or category of author (female authors etc.) The third section concentrates on specific Australian literary works. Sections four and five of the book provide general information on Australian literature.
Pages: 443
Subject of Work: Culture
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 郝振益 (HAO Zhenyi)
Title: 澳大利亚文学选读 (Aodaliya wen xue xuan du)
Title translated into English: An anthology of Australian literature
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 上海外语教育出版社 (Shanghai waiyu jiaoyu chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 5988 3421
Synopsis of Content: To quote from the preface by Dame Leonie Kramer: 'This is an historical survey of the subject, beginning with the first Australian-born poet Charles Harpur and ending with the contemporary young writer Tim Winton. For each author there is a brief introduction, followed by the text of the poems or stories, a critical analysis of the text, and notes.'This text also includes literary criticism of the most famous Australian authors including Henry Lawson, A.D. Hope, Martin Boyd, Patrick White, and Thomas Kennealy.
Pages: 896
Subject of Work: Culture
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 薛厉廉 (XUE Lilian)
Title: 澳大利亚政府机构与文官制度 (Aodaliya zheng fu ji gou yu wen guan zhi du)
Title translated into English: Australia's governmental structure and civil official system
Publication Date: 1986
Publisher: 人民出版社: 新华书店发行 (Ren min chu ban she, xin hua shu dian fa xing)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 4799.5 4470
Synopsis of Content: This study of the Australian political system examines the structure, organisation and functions of the political system and the civil service. This book proceeds systematically through the levels of government from the Governor General, the Prime Minister, Senate, Ministerial Departments, Parliament, the states and their relationship with the government, to the legal system, and related topics. This monograph presents the origin, system, salary, problems and related topics pertaining to the civil service in Australia.
Pages: 87
Subject of Work: Politics-Australia as Model
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 赵书文 (ZHAO Shuwen)
Title: 澳大利亚自然地理 (Aodaliya zi ran di li)
Title translated into English: Australia's natural geography
Publication Date: 1983
Publisher: 天津 入民出版社: 天津市 新华 书店 发行 (Tianjin ren min chu ban she, Tianjin shi xin hua shu dian fa xing)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 4050
Synopsis of Content: This monograph overviews Australian geography. It covers resources, climate, hydrology, soil, botany, zoology and also general geography.
Pages: 195
Subject of Work: General
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 叶进 (YE Jin)
Title: 澳大利亚总影 (Aodaliya zong ying)
Title translated into English: A summary of impressions of Australia
Publication Date: 1982
Publisher: 白花 文艺 出版社, 天津 市 新华 书店 发行 (Bai hua wenyi chu ban she, Tianjin shi xin hua shu dian fa xing)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 6030
Synopsis of Content: This book examines the development, organisation and facilities of the University of Sydney. It also provides information on postgraduate and undergraduate studies and student services at the University of Sydney.
Pages: 199
Subject of Work: Australia as Model-Education
Background information: This monograph is part of a series on famous universities.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 梁科庆 (LIANG Keqing, LEUNG For Hing)
Title: 澳大利亚, 新西兰留学指南 (Aodaliya, Niuxilan liu xue zhi nan)
Title translated into English: A guide to studying in Australia and New Zealand
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 四川大学出版社 (Sichuan da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 成都 Chengdu
NLA Call Number: OCN 4976.95 3020 1997
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is a guide to universities in Australia. It also contains a practical guide to moving to Australia for study.
Pages: 161
Subject of Work: Education
Background information: This monograph was first published Xianggang: Zhonghua shu ju, 1995.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 梦晨 (MENG Chen)
Title: 澳洲之旅 (Aozhou zhi lu)
Title translated into English: Travels of Australia
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: 国际文化出版公司 (Guo ji wen hua chu ban gong si)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 0242
Synopsis of Content: This is a collection of varied articles about different authors' experiences of Australia. These include experiences of the desert, Indigenous culture, Sydney and other parts of Australia, and personal reflections on aspects of Australian society. This text is not topic specific, however it is worth closer attention, as some chapters may be suitable for translation.
Pages: 198
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as Exotic-Indigenous
Background information: This monograph is one volume in the series 'Shi jie wen hua zhi lu cong shu.'
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 英歌 (YING Ge)
Title: 出国为什幺? 来? 自大洋彼岸的报告 (Chu guo wei shen me? Lai zi Dayang bi an de bao gao.)
Title translated into English: Why go overseas? A report from the other side of the ocean.
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 作家出版社 : 经销新华书店 (Zuo jia chu ban she, jing xiao shu dian)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 4313
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is a novel about the author's experiences of migration. The coverage of the book is wide and varied and it contains reflections and stories about the author's experiences in Australia as a Chinese immigrant.
Pages: 346
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement
Background information: Ying Ge was born in Beijing but has lived in Australia since 1989. He resides in Melbourne and has a science and economics background.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 田森 (TIAN Sen)
Title: 大洋洲探秘 : 澳新社会透视 (Dayang zhou tan mi: Ao Xin she hui tou shi)
Title translated into English: Insights into Australian and New Zealand societies
Publication Date: 1988
Publisher: 浙江人民出版社 (Zhejiang ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 杭州 Hangzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 6049
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is the result of five visits to Australia (and New Zealand) and extensive research on the societies of these nations. Prefaced by the ex-Prime Minister Bob Hawke, this book covers many aspects of Australian society in a comprehensive and insightful manner. Chapters cover immigration issues, ethnic issues, economy, the social welfare system, rule of law, cultural pluralism, education, culture and the arts, the influence of the media, values, life-style, religion, crime and corruption, social problems and future trends.This book goes beyond the 'overview' or 'survey' genre, and fact-book-style examinations of Australian society. It has a depth and insight that makes it worthwhile for study, research or translation.
Pages: 204
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as Model-Economy-Indigenous.
Background information: The author of this book is a celebrated Chinese sociologist from the Chinese mainland.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 金太军 (JIN Taijun)
Title: 当代各国政治体制: 澳大利亚 (Dang dai ge guo zheng zhi ti zhi: Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: The political systems of modern nations: Australia
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 兰州大学出版社 (Lanzhou da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 兰州 Lanzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 4799.5 8043
Synopsis of Content: This is a comprehensive survey of the Australian political system. It begins with a general overview of Australia's geography, administrative regions, society, economy, welfare, culture, education, military, foreign relations and history. It continues, giving a comprehensive breakdown of the Australian political system. Main chapter topics include the Constitution and the Governor-General, the parliamentary system, the party system, government functionaries (salary, retirement, management), the legal system (High Court of Australia, State Courts etc.), the state system (Federal-State Government relationships and problems) and Corruption.
Pages: 276
Subject of Work: Politics-Australia as Model
Background information: Jin has an education in philosophy and politics and has written books on the political history and science of western countries as well as the Chinese mainland.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 迟少杰 (CHI Shaojie)
Title: 对澳大利亚出口指南 (Dui Aodaliya chu kou zhi nan)
Title translated into English: A guide to exporting to Australia
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 中国经济出版社 (Zhongguo jing ji chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 4370.95 3094
Synopsis of Content: This small booklet contains a comprehensive overview of the Australian import and export trade and relations with China. It covers general information on Australia, its economy, the agricultural industry, the mining, manufacturing, construction and service industries, the economic environment (with practical information on foreign investment in Australia, setting up enterprises in Australia, taxes and employment), a chapter on foreign trade, importing (a practical guide to the peculiarities of importing in Australia), the consumer market and the Australia-China relationship with regards to trade, benefits and investment.
Pages: 152
Subject of Work: Economy
Background information: This book is part of a series of guides foreign exports from China.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 黄源深 (HUANG Yuanshen)
Title: 从孤立中走向世界 : 澳大利亚文化简论 (Cong gu li zhong zou xiang shi jie: Aodaliya wen hua jian lun)
Title translated into English: Heading towards the world from the midst of encouragement: a concise theory of Australian culture.
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 浙江人民出版社 : 浙江省 新华书店 发行 (Zhejiang ren min chu ban she, Zhejiang sheng xin hua shu dian fa xing)
Place of Publication: 杭州 Hangzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 4149.95 4033A
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is a valuable and interesting study of Australian culture through Chinese eyes. It examines Aboriginal, colonial, nationalist and multicultural culture. It examines the topics of literature, art, music, film, education and migrant culture in Australia. It also details the relationship between the environment and cultural development in Australia, the Australian national mindset, the relationship between economy and culture, the influence of English and American culture in Australia and contemporary Australian culture.
Pages: 225
Subject of Work: Culture
Background information: This book is part of a series on cultures of the world.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 陈传兴 (CHEN Chuangxing)
Title: 对大洋洲国家贸易指南 (Dui Dayang zhou guo jia mao yi zhi nan)
Title translated into English: A guide to trade in Oceanic nations
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 复旦大学出版社 (Fudan da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 4547.8 1433
Synopsis of Content: Chapter Two of this text contains a general facts and figures style overview of the Australian economy. This information is aimed perhaps at the businessperson.
Pages: 144
Subject of Work: Economy
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 严阵 (YAN Zhen)
Title: 告诉你一个真澳洲 (Gao su ni yi ge zhen Aozhou)
Title translated into English: I'll tell you a real Australia
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 中国电影出版社 (Zhongguo dian ying chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 1070
Synopsis of Content: This is a novel-style account of the writer's experiences in Australia. Various topics include travels in Australia, people, places of interest, homosexuals, domestic violence, family break-ups and divorce, illegal immigration, the elderly, and students.
Pages: 417
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement-Culture-Tourism-General
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 孟淑贤 (MENG Shuxian)
Title: 各国概况. 大洋洲 (Ge guo gai kuang. Dayang Zhou.)
Title translated into English: The general situations of different nations: Oceania
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 世界知识出版社 (Shi jie zhi shi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 2643
Synopsis of Content: This monograph contains one very general chapter about Australian politics, economy, government, and geography.
Pages: 216
Subject of Work: General-Politics-Economy
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: Australia-China Workshop on Economic Modeling (1985: University of Melbourne)
Title: 经济模型在国民经济管理中的作用 : 中澳双边学朮讨论会论文集 (Jing ji mo xing zai guo min jing ji guan li zhong de zuo yong: Zhong Ao shuang bian xue shu tao lun hui lun wen ji.)
Title translated into English: The function of economic modeling in citizens' economic management : a collection of theses from the China-Australia bilateral symposium.
Publication Date: 1987
Publisher: 经济科学出版社 : 新华书店发行北京发行所发行 (Jing ji ke xue chu ban she, Xin hua shu dian Beijing fa xing suo fa xing)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 4329.8 0593
Synopsis of Content: This book is split into two sections. The first is a series of papers presented by Chinese delegates on economic modeling. Papers include:-The present status and future prospects of the application of economic models in Chinese national economic management.-On application of production functions to China's industry and agriculture-An analysis of Chinese residents' demands.-On the reform of price management systems in China.-An optimal control model for investment strategy in medium and long term macro-economic planning.-Model methods for estimating optional speeds of long-term growth of the national economy.-Application of economic models in regional planning.-On medium and long-term planning and multi-sector economic model of China.-The economic model's study of China in the Year 2000.The second section's articles are by Australian authors.
Pages: 289
Subject of Work: Economics-Australia as Model
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 叶丁国 (YE Dingguo)
Title: 漫游澳大利亚 (Man you Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: Roam around Australia
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: 大象出版社 (Da xiang chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 郑州 Zhengzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 6016
Synopsis of Content: This is an overview of Australia focussing on the major cities. After a general survey, it deals with the establishment and development, history, industry, famous sites, historical events, transport and other general topics regarding the cities of Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Perth, Newcastle, Darwin, Wollongong, Launceston, Townsville, Toowoomba, Geelong, Bendigo and Armidale.This book also contains chapters on the Sydney Opera House, Barrier Reef, the National Library of Australia, the Blue Mountains, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Arnhem Land, the Australian War Memorial, the Victorian Arts Centre, the Gold Coast, Jenolan Caves, Ayer's Rock, the Snowy Mountains and others. It is basically a tourist guide on Australia.
Pages: 230
Subject of Work: Tourism
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 陈爱真 (CHEN Aizhen)
Title: 梦的钥匙 (Meng de yao shi)
Title translated into English: The key to love
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 中国文联出版公司 (Zhongguo wen lian chu ban gong si)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 7924
Synopsis of Content: This is a love story about a Chinese person overseas. The author is Australian Chinese and recounts experiences of migration, settling down and the difficulties of doing so.
Pages: 292
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 吴同恕 (WU Tongshu)
Title: 迷人的澳大利亚 (Mi ren de Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: Fascinating Australia
Publication Date: 1990
Publisher: 漓江出版社 (Li jiang chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 桂林 Guilin
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3823
Synopsis of Content: This is a survey of Australia which is more in depth than others in the same genre.Topics/Chapters covered include history, natural geography, economy, states/territories, politics and law, Australia-China relationship, national-defence, broadcasting and news, education (quite an in depth coverage with many sub-topics), culture, the arts, sport, science and technology, environmental protection, social welfare, health, immigration, foreign policy, tourism, and Chinese overseas student information.
Pages: 235
Subject of Work: Tourism-Politics-Culture-Economy
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 黄苗子 (HUANG Miaozi)
Title: 陌上花 (Mo shang hua)
Title translated into English: Wayside flowers
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 江苏文艺出版社 (Jiangsu wen yi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 南京 Nanjing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5559 4041CB
Synopsis of Content: This text contains a chapter on Australian Aboriginal Art. The author begins with his experience of urban Aborigines in Brisbane and the attitude of white Australians towards them. He then writes of his contact and reactions to Aboriginal art and the Dreamtime. This is a quite interesting monograph, especially for the study of Chinese views of Australian indigenous culture and art.
Pages: 286
Subject of Work: Culture
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 洪丕柱 (HONG Pizhu)
Title: 南十字星空下: 澳洲文化随笔 (Nan shi zi xing kong xia: Aozhou wen hua sui bi)
Title translated into English: Under the Southern Cross: an informal essay on Australian culture
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 复旦大学出版 (Fudan da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3814A
Synopsis of Content: This monograph contains commentary and reflections on Australian 'character,' culture and lifestyle.Topics covered in the chapters are varied providing an insight into Australian culture from the Chinese perspective. Topics include Australian coffee culture, 'dog culture', alcohol culture, weekend Chinese school, sheep shearing, and mangoes.
Pages: 271
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as Place of Settlement
Background information: The author is an Open Learning professor and received two Masters degrees in Queensland. He has had much experience as a linguist, translator and writer in Australia. He was born in Shanghai.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 洪丕谟 (HONG Pimo)
Title: 欧风澳雨录: 洪丕谟海外游记 (Ou feng ao yu lu: hong pi mo hai wai you ji)
Title translated into English: Travel in Europe and Australia
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 中国文联出版公司 (Zhongguo wen lian chu ban gong si)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 3950 3813
Synopsis of Content: This text contains three sections on Australia, with each chapter consisting of short articles on different aspects of Australian life.Section one details traffic, greenery, social welfare, medical insurance, sex toy shops, public toilets, street artists, kangaroos and koalas. The author gives his personal reflections and comments. This is more than a fact book presentation or outline of the issues.Section two covers the city sights of Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. It has a special focus on Brisbane and its Chinese society.Section 3, entitled 'Living in Australia,' is concerned with aspects of Australian life including eating crocodile meat, the prices of goods and Chinese Australians.This book is a useful resource for research on Chinese attitudes to and experiences in Australia from a personal point of view.
Pages: 370
Subject of Work: Culture-Travel
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 张玮 (ZHANG Wei)
Title: 太阳朝南太阳朝北 (Tai yang chao nan, tai yang chao bei)
Title translated into English: The sun faces the South, the sun faces the North
Publication Date: 1996
Publisher: 中国文联出版公司 (Zhongguo wen lian chu ban gong si)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijng
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 1315
Synopsis of Content: This novel recounts a 'true' story of a traveller in Australia.
Pages: 399
Subject of Work: Australia as Place of Settlement
Background information: Zhang Wei has spent some time in Australia.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 候敏跃 (HOU Minyao)
Title: 中澳关系史 (Zhong ao guan xi shi)
Title translated into English: A history of China-Australia relations
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: 外语教学与研究出版社 (Wai yu jiao xue yu yan jiu chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 2509.5 2389
Synopsis of Content: This is an in depth, comprehensive treatment of the history of Chinese and Australian diplomatic relations from the colonial era until the present. The book is split into six sections:1)Chinese immigration in Australia in the colonial era, the Chinese presence in Australia, early diplomatic relations, and the 19th Century wave of Chinese immigrants.2)Modern Relations, the 'White Australia Policy' and difficulties and experiences of Chinese, the rise of trade relations, and Australia-Chinese support of China's revolution.3)World War Two and Australia-Chinese relations, and changes in the relationship due to Australia and China both being part of the war against Japan.4)Cold War relations, the relationship during the Vietnam war, trade relations.5)Normalisation of Australia-China diplomatic relations and the establishment of diplomatic relationship.6)Survey of the two countries' relationship since setting up diplomatic relations, co-operation, students in Australia.
Pages: 265
Subject of Work: Politics-Asia/Australia
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 季任钧 (JI Renjun)
Title: 澳大利亚和新西兰农业地理 (Aodaliya he Xinxilan nong ye di li)
Title translated into English: Australia's and New Zealand's agricultural geography
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 商务印书馆 (Shangwu yin shu guan)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 4419.5 2028
Synopsis of Content: 'Guided by Marx-Leninism and Mao Ze Dong thought', this 1995 book seeks to systematically outline the agricultural situation, natural resources and development of the agricultural industry in Australia and New Zealand. Chapters deal with the main topics of natural conditions, socio-economic technology of agricultural production, land use, plantation industry, livestock industry, forestry and fisheries, and farm land.
Pages: 371
Subject of Work: Economy-General
Background information: This book is part of a series of books concerning the agricultural situations of various countries in the world.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 张秋生 (ZHANG Qiusheng)
Title: 澳大利亚华侨华人史 (Aodaliya hua qiao hua ren shi)
Title translated into English: A history of overseas Chinese in Australia
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 外语教学与研究出版社 (Wai yu jiao xue yu yan jiu chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 4809.5C 1322
Synopsis of Content: This monograph examines the history of the Chinese in Australia in a comprehensive fashion. It examines both the history and current state of Chinese Australians. Incorporated into the study of the Chinese peoples' history in Australia is much peripheral material and commentary on Australia-China relations throughout history, Australian governmental policy towards China, Chinese society and social organisation in Australia and Chinese Australian economics.This book covers the Australia-China relationship (including relations during the Opium War and until 1949,) early Chinese labour migration, 19th and 20th Century Australian Chinese, Chinese in Australia from Federation to World War Two, the evolution of Australia's Chinese immigration policy ('White Australia Policy' etc.), a study of the Australian-Chinese community, and the post-war Chinese-Australian community. It also covers economic, political and cultural changes, the current situation and prospects for Australian Chinese and the Australia-China relationship.In all, this book presents an invaluable source of Chinese commentary on the topic that it covers.
Pages: 254
Subject of Work: Australia as place of settlement-Politics-Economics-Asia/Australia
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 隋荣谊 (SUI Rongyi), 王宗文 (WANG Zongwen), 林原平 (LIN Yuanping)
Title: 英美澳加风情录 (Ying Mei Ao Jia feng qing lu)
Title translated into English: England, USA, Australia, Canada: a record of amorous feelings
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: 黑龙江人民出版社 (Heilongjiang ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 哈尔滨 Harbin
NLA Call Number: OCN 3800 4834
Synopsis of Content: This book is a general guide to the countries of England, North America, and Australia. It contains 16 chapters on Australia in three sections. Most topics are quite standard, for instance, food, and customs, but some are quite innovative, for instance the chapter on graffiti or hot air ballooning in Australia. Chapters cover a wide variety of topics.
Pages: 438
Subject of Work: Culture-Tourism
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 董启宏 (DONG Qihong)
Title: 大洋洲宗教与文化 (Dayang zhou zong jiao yu wen hua)
Title translated into English: Oceanic religion and culture
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: 中央民族大学出版社 (Zhong yang min zu da xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 1799 4033
Synopsis of Content: This monograph contains nine chapters on Australia's religions with a predominant focus on Indigenous culture and religion. It contains sections on Aboriginal history, language, social systems, family relations and marriage systems, religion, art and the present situation for Aborigines in Australia. It also includes a chapter on Aborigines in Tasmania and the pre-colonial economy and culture.
Pages: 146
Subject of Work: Indigenous
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 一夫 (YI Fu)
Title: 梦醒澳大利亚 (Meng xing Aodaliya)
Title translated into English: Waking up from Australia
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: 中国工人出版社 (Zhongguo gong ren chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 1050
Synopsis of Content: This is a novel about the struggles of Chinese students new to Australia during the late 1980s.
Pages: 219
Subject of Work: Australia as a place of settlement-Culture
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 李玮 (LI Wei)
Title: 遗失的人性 (Yi shi de ren xing)
Title translated into English: Lost human nature
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 北京出版社 (Beijing chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 4015A
Synopsis of Content: This is a novel about gambling, and gambling culture in Sydney.
Pages: 265
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as place of settlement
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 武力 (WU Li)
Title: 娶个外国女人做太太 (Qu ge wai guo nu ren zuo tai tai)
Title translated into English: He took a foreign lady as a wife
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: 天津人民出版社 (Tianjin ren min chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 天津 Tianjin
NLA Call Number: OCN 4809.5C 1440
Synopsis of Content: This book's title is translated loosely. It is a book that encompasses aspects of the author's life and his experiences of Australia.
Pages: 357
Subject of Work: Australia as place of settlement-Culture
Background information: The author of this book is Chinese born and has lived in Australia since 1989. He is prominent in the Chinese-Australian community, as well as holding a job as a reporter.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: No author
Title: 世界地理知识: 美洲和大洋洲部 (Shi jie di li zhi shi: Meizhou he Dayang zhou bu fen)
Title translated into English: World geographical knowledge: the Americas and Oceania
Publication Date: 1983
Publisher: 外语教学与研究出版社: 新华书店北京发行所发行 (Wai yu jiao xue yu yan jiu chu ban she , xin hua shu dian bei jing fa xing suo fa xing)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 2370 4641
Synopsis of Content: This book contains a chapter about Australia's geography. It is a fact book style text.
Pages: 306
Subject of Work: General
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: Ivory, Paul
Title: 阳光海岸与东方明珠: 昆士兰,上海经济合作与发展 (Yang guang hai an yu dong fang ming zhu Kunshilan Shanghai jing ji he zuo yu fa xing)
Title translated into English: Development and economic cooperation between Queensland and Shanghai from the Sunshine Coast to the Peal of the Orient
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 上海社会科学出版社 (Shanghai she hui ke xue chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 4359 4507
Synopsis of Content: This text contains a great deal of information about Queensland's economic situation, its position in Australia, attitudes towards Shanghai, and Shanghai-Queensland relations. It also contains a comprehensive breakdown of Queensland's economy, and Economic co-operation between Shanghai and Queensland.
Pages: 172
Subject of Work: Economics
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 骆进之 (LUO Jinzhi)
Title: 决战股海 (Jue zhan gu hai)
Title translated into English: Decisive stock market battles
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 宁波出版社 (Ningbo chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 宁波 Ningbo
NLA Call Number: OCN 4574 7633
Synopsis of Content: This book is an analysis of stock and share business in Australia. It is divided into three sections. One about the basic knowledge of stock speculation, the second on focuses on tactics of share buying and application, and the third discusses concepts and psychology of stock tactics.
Subject of Work: Economy
Background information: The author of this book is a Chinese individual who moved to Australia to study and work.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 长韦 (ZHANG Wei)
Title: 澳洲情人: 澳大利亚中国留学生情爱小说选 (Aozhou qing ren: Aodaliya Zhonguo liu xue sheng qing ai xiao shuo xuan)
Title translated into English: Australian lovers: a selection of Australian and Chinese international students' love stories.
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 百花洲文艺出版社 (Baihuazhou wen yi chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 南昌 Nanchang
NLA Call Number: OCN 5767 3398
Synopsis of Content: This is an anthology of 22 love stories about Chinese students in Australia by approximately 13 authors. All the authors came to Australia between the years 1987-1990 from various Chinese localities.
Pages: 426
Subject of Work: Culture-Australia as a place of settlement
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 刘奥 (LIU Ao)
Title: 蹦极澳洲 (Beng ji Aozhou)
Title translated into English: To furthest Australia
Publication Date: 1999
Publisher: 群众出版社 (Qun zhong chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 北京 Beijing
NLA Call Number: OCN 5769 0023
Synopsis of Content: This is a novel about the ups and downs of a reporter who comes to Australia for five years.
Pages: 446
Subject of Work: Australia as place of settlement
Background information: Liu Ao, a Beijing Normal University graduate, came to Australia in 1989 to study. He currently lives in Australia.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 欧阳欢子 (OUYANG Huanzi)
Title: 澳大利亚贸易投资指南 (Aodaliya mao yi tou zi zhi nan)
Title translated into English: A guide to trade and investment in Australia
Publication Date: 1994
Publisher: 上海社会科学院出版社 (Shanghai she hui ke xue yuan chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 4370.95 7741
Synopsis of Content: This book covers some practical topics concerning Australia and may be of interest for the study of economics in Australia from the Chinese perspective.Chapter topics include general information on Australia, an overview of Australian economic development, economic development characteristics and strategies in various states, Australian living environment, information about entering Australia, enterprise organisational structure, tax, Australia's trade, Australia's finance structure, foreign investments in Australia, auditing and accountancy, labour and capital relationships, and social security.
Pages: 210
Subject of Work: Economy
Background information: This is a guide to trade and investment in Australia that is part of a series entitled Australian Outlook Series published by the Australian Studies Centre of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 黄源深 (HUANG Yuanshen)
Title: 澳大利亚文学史 (Aodaliya wen xue shi)
Title translated into English: A history of Australian literature
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: 上海外语教育出版社 (Shanghai wai yu jiao yu chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 上海 Shanghai
NLA Call Number: OCN 5988 4033B
Synopsis of Content: This is a comprehensive study of Australian literature from 1788 until 1995. This monograph is of great value as it covers a broad range of topics in an in depth fashion. It is split into three periods: the period of colonialism from 1788-18888, the period of two world wars from 1914-1943, and the contemporary period from 1946-1995. Each section begins with a survey and overview of the general themes of that period and the historical background to the literary movements. Following this are studies in the major genres of the era and the works of particular authors and the authors themselves. Most Australian authors receive mention in this book. Some authors, like Hope and White, receive the attention of whole chapters.The chapter topics are as follows: Part One-fiction and poetryPart Two-Henry Lawson, Joseph Furphy, Steele Rudd and Louis Stone, other writers, poets A.B Paterson, Christopher Brennan and Shaun Neilson, other poets.Part Three-Henry Handel Richardson and her novels of European tradition, Novelists of the Lawson School, Novelists Christina Stead, Xavier Herbert and Eleanor Dark, Poets Kenneth Slessor, Robert Fitzgerald and Douglas Stewart, and two other minor poetic movements.Part 4-Martin Boyd and His 'International Novels', Patrick White, Novels of the White School, Novelists of Realism, Novelists of 'Ne Writing', Major Novelists of 1980s and 1990s, the scholar poet AD. Hope, poets Judith Wright, James McAuley, David Campbell, Rosemary Dobson, Poetry since the 1960s, Aboriginal writers, Drama before the 1960s, Drama since the 1960s', and Children's literature.
Pages: 896
Subject of Work: Culture
Translation Required: No
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
Author/Editor: 黄昆章 (HUANG Kunzhang)
Title: 澳大利亚华侨华人史 (Aodaliya hua qiao hua ren shi)
Title translated into English: A history of the Australian Chinese
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: 广东高等教育出版社 (Guangdong gao deng jiao yu chu ban she)
Place of Publication: 广州 Guangzhou
NLA Call Number: OCN 4809.5C 4060
Synopsis of Content: This monograph is another comprehensive study of the history of the Chinese in Australia until today. It deals with the related issues of immigration policy and bilateral relations as well as economy and Chinese within Australian society.Chapter topics include a general introduction to Australian colonial society, discovery, economy, Overseas Chinese in Australia before 1952 and from 1832-1900, The discovery of gold and the immigration of Chinese into Australia, the origin of the 'White Australia Policy' and the Overseas Chinese reaction. It also details the life, economy and contribution of the Overseas Chinese, changes in Australian immigration policy, changes in the overseas Chinese population, the overseas Chinese economy. There are also chapters on education and news enterprises, participation of Australian Chinese in World War Two, the Chinese revolution and establishment, the abolition of the 'White Australia Policy', changes in the Australian immigration policy, post-1966 Chinese Australian society, and future prospects for Chinese.
Subject of Work: Asia/Australia-Politics-Australia as Place of Settlement.
Translation Required: Yes
Translation Type: Extracts
Contributors' Names: Thomas Kwok and Nicole Mies
Category of Research: Chinese monographs-simplified characters
