In order to get more accurate results, our search has the following Google-Type search functionality:
If you use '+' in front of a word, then that word will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry +Potter will return results with the word 'Potter'.
If you use '-' in front of a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry -Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
If you use 'AND' between two words, then both of those words will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry AND Potter will return results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'OR' between two words, then bth of those words may or may not be present in the search results.
ex: Harry OR Potter will return results with just 'Harry', results with just 'Potter' and results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'NOT' before a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry NOT Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
Placing '""' around words will perform a phrase search. The search results will contain those words in that order.
ex: "Harry Potter" will return any results with 'Harry Potter' in them, but not 'Potter Harry'.
Using '*' in a word will perform a wildcard search. The '*' signifies any number of characters. Searches can not start with a wildcard.
ex: Pot*er will return results with words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er'. In this case, 'Potter' will be a match.
This is a people-centred story of how droughts have shaped an entire continent. It is based on meticulous research, not only from library records, but the diaries and testimony of those who have experienced drought first-hand. The images of drought-baked, cracked earth, dried-up river beds, the skeletons of dead animals, and despairing farmers are part of the Australian historical image. Drought is a fact of life, and there is usually a drought somewhere in Australia at any one time. Yet there has been a reluctance to acknowledge it as a regular feature of life, and its arrival is often greeted with what one commentator called indignant surprise . This is the story of drought told through the eyes of people who have lived through them over more than two hundred years. This is an exploration into their creativity, their endurance, and their suffering.
This is a people-centred story of how droughts have shaped an entire continent. It is based on meticulous research, not only from library records, but the diaries and testimony of those who have experienced drought first-hand. The images of drought-baked, cracked earth, dried-up river beds, the skeletons of dead animals, and despairing farmers are part of the Australian historical image. Drought is a fact of life, and there is usually a drought somewhere in Australia at any one time. Yet there has been a reluctance to acknowledge it as a regular feature of life, and its arrival is often greeted with what one commentator called indignant surprise . This is the story of drought told through the eyes of people who have lived through them over more than two hundred years. This is an exploration into their creativity, their endurance, and their suffering.