Subject: From grand colonial mansions to sprawling rural homesteads, Australia has a wealth of fascinating and historic homes. Great Houses of Australia takes you inside 5 of these remarkable residences and brings to life the people and events that have made them what they are today. Many of these houses are intrinsically linked with Australia's age of colonial exploration and settlement; included are the homes of such noted personalities as John Macarthur and Hamilton Hume, as well as Australia's first mining magnate Johann Ballerstedt...-inside cover.