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The Mighty 747: Australia's Queen of the Skies
'We have decided we must have the 747.' - Bert Ritchie, Qantas Chief Executive, 1967 From its first Qantas flight in 1971, the Boeing 747 flew millions of people to...
Australians: A short history
Australians , Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed three volume history of the Australian people from origins to Vietnam, gave us a robust, vibrant and page-turning narrative that brought to life the...
Australia's First Spies: The remarkable story of Australian intelligence operations, 1901-45
Australia was born with its eyes wide open. Although politicians spoke publicly of loyalty to Britain and the empire, in secret they immediately set about protecting Australia's interests from the...
Convict Colony: The remarkable story of the fledgling settlement that survived against the odds
The British plan to settle Australia was a high-risk venture. We now take it for granted that the first colony was the basis of one of the most successful nations...
The Convict Valley: The bloody struggle on Australia's early frontier
Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Australian History 2021 In 1790, five convicts escaped Sydney by boat and were swept ashore near present-day Newcastle. They were taken in by...
Aboriginal Australians: A history since 1788
'The vast sweeping story of Aboriginal Australia from 1788 is told in Richard Broome's typical lucid and imaginative style. This is an important work of great scholarship, passion and imagination.'...
Esther: The extraordinary true story of the First Fleet girl who became First Lady of the colony
Shortlisted for the Society of Women Writers NSW Book Awards Esther only just escaped the hangman in London. Aged 16, she stood trial at the Old Bailey for stealing 24...
The Original Australians: The story of the Aboriginal People
The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Indigenous history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day. From the wisdom and paintings of the Dreamtime to the...
The Secret Cold War: The Official History of ASIO, 1976 - 1989
The Cold War between the West and the Soviet Bloc didn't end with detente in 1975: it just went underground. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, tensions...
An Awkward Truth: The bombing of Darwin, February 1942
'Grose's compassionate, honest and vivid account . deserves to be widely read.'- Sun-Herald The bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942 is the battle Australia tries to forget. Although there...
The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, 1963-1975
By 1963, Robert Menzies had been prime minister for thirteen years, Australia had its first troops in Vietnam, and change was in the air. There would soon be street protests...
People of the River: Lost worlds of early Australia
Winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Australian History 2021 Winner of the NSW Premier's Australian History Prize 2021 Co-winner of the Ernest Scott Prize for History 2021 Winner, Henry...
The Spy Catchers: The Official History of ASIO, 1949-1963
Winner of the Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History For the first time, ASIO has opened its archives to an independent historian. With unfettered access to the records, David Horner...
Warrior: A legendary leader's dramatic life and violent death on the colonial frontier
Winner of the 2015 Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance Winner of the 2016 Magarey Medal for Biography 'Connors lays down the hard truth. Not all our...
Tasmania's Convicts: How felons built a free society
To the convicts arriving in Van Diemen's Land, it must have felt as though they'd been sent to the very ends of the earth. In Tasmania's Convicts Alison Alexander tells...
First Footprints: The Epic Story of the First Australians
Some 60,000 years ago, a small group of people landed on Australia's northern coast. They were the first oceanic mariners and this great southern land was their new home. Gigantic...
Conspiracy of Silence: Queensland's frontier killing times
'This is an important, well researched book: challenging, compelling and controversial. It is a must read for anyone interested in Australian history.' - Henry Reynolds The Queensland frontier was more...
Australians Volume 2: Eureka to the Diggers
In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life....
Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines made Australia
Winner of the Prize for Australian History in the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2012; The History Book Award in the Queensland Literary Awards 2012; the Victorian Prize for Literature 2012;...
Australians: Origins to Eureka
In this widely acclaimed volume, bestselling author Thomas Keneally brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story. Convicts and Aborigines, settlers and soldiers, patriots...
Stone Cold: The Extraordinary Story of Len Opie, Australia's Deadliest Soldier
'If I'd have been a Vietcong you'd be dead.' - Len Opie 'Len was a soldier above soldiers.' - Keith Payne VC Through three wars across 30 years, Len Opie...
The Colony: A history of early Sydney
Winner of the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction 'Grace Karskens writes with the passion and insight of a novelist, and the accuracy of a historian. To read it...
A Bastard of a Place
'Brune's book is a timely reminder that despite the warmest alliances, nations sometimes have to stand up and save themselves.' - The Weekend Australian Financial Review ' A Bastard of...
Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne
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Australian History for Dummies
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Australia's Military History For Dummies
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Journeyings: The Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990
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Flower Hunter
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Waging Peace: Reflections on Peace and War From an Unconventional Woman
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Cook's Sites: Revisiting History
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North of Capricorn: The Untold Story of Australia's North
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Budgerigar
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Riding the Wildman Plains: And, Crocodiles and Other Characters
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Somewhere in Asia: War, Journalism and Australia (TM)s Neighbours, 1941-1975
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First Australians
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A Little History Of Australia
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Doorways: Year of the Cumberdeen Diaries
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Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders
If you centre a globe on Kiritimati (Christmas Island), all you see around it is a vast expanse of ocean. Islands of various sizes float in view while glimpses of...
The Emigrant Family
$25.00 AUD
Author: Alexander Harris, W. S. RamsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: ANU, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Emigrant Family explores the struggles and experiences of a family migrating to Australia...
Totem and Ore: A Photographic Collection (SIGNED)
$90.00 AUD
Author: Wongar, BBinding: HardbackPublished: Dingo Books, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionTotem and Ore is a visual exploration of the relationship between people and their...
Rebels and Precursors: The Revolutionary Years of Australian Art
$30.00 AUD
Author: Richard HaeseBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the evolution of Australian art during a transformative period, highlighting key figures and...
Who's Master? Who's Man?; Australia in the Victorian Age
$25.00 AUD
Author: Michael CannonBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the social, political, and economic changes in Australia during the Victorian era, highlighting the...
Autumn Memories: A McCubbin Family Album
$25.00 AUD
Author: Kathleen ManganBinding: HardbackPublished: Georgian House, Melbourne, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book captures the rich history and artistic legacy of the McCubbin family, showcasing their...
Romance of Victorian Railways
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Author: Patsy Adam-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history and significance of Victorian railways in Australia, showcasing the development and impact...
St Mary's Cathedral Sydney 1821-1971
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Author: O'Farrell, Patrick (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Devonshire Press, 1971, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a historical overview of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, detailing its construction,...
SUNNY MEMORIES - Australian at the Seaside
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Author: WELLS, LanaBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book captures the essence of Australian seaside life through vivid imagery and storytelling. It explores...
The Treaty Of Waitangi
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Author: Claudia OrangeBinding: SoftbackPublished: Allen & Unwin / Port Nicholson Press, 1988, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive exploration of the Treaty of...
Melbourne's Missing Chronicles, Being the Journal of Preparations for Departure to and Proceedings at Port Philip
$60.00 AUD
Author: John Pascoe FawknerBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books, 1982, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as a detailed journal reflecting on the early...