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1942: the year the war came to Australia: The bombing of Darwin and the attack on Sydney by the Japanese
'Grose's compassionate, honest and vivid account deserves to be widely read.' Sun Herald on An Awkward Truth 'About as good as any yarn can get . . . a great...
The Reds: The Communist Party of Australia from origins to illegality
Winner of The Age Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award 1998 Shortlisted for Best Australian History Book in the NSW Premier's History Awards 1998 In 1920, 26 men and women...
Aboriginal Victorians: A history since 1800
Early Europeans saw Victoria and its rolling grasslands as Australia felix -happy south land-a prize left for them by God. For its original inhabitants, their Country was home and life,...
Mary Ann and Captain Piper: The remarkable true story of the convicts' daughter who became the toast of colonial Sydney
'An astonishing story of lust and love in early colonial Australia, shocking, entrancing and utterly enthralling.' - Sue Williams, author of Elizabeth and Elizabeth Born on Norfolk Island to First...
Australian Architecture: A history
From First Nations gunyahs and First Fleet huts to 21st century eco-pavilions and skyscrapers, Davina Jackson surveys the evolution of architecture in Australia. Dr Jackson explores how early colonial building...
Traitors and Spies: Espionage and corruption in high places in Australia, 1901-50
'Deeply researched with keen judgements, Traitors and Spies is a devastating indictment of Australia's security services and their political masters in the decades before the formation of ASIO.' - Professor...
The Last Navigator: From the Queensland bush to Bomber Command and Pathfinders . . . a true story of courage and survival against the odds
'A wonderful book that tells a remarkable and heroic story.' AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR ANGUS HOUSTON AK, AFC (RET'D) The choking, chest-tightening feeling of being trapped in a burning Lancaster,...
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...
RAAF Black Cats: The secret history of the covert Catalina mine-laying operations to cripple Japan's war machine
In March 1945 Reg Cleworth, a navigator on PBY Catalina seaplanes flying out of Darwin, went missing in action. No details were ever given about the incident that took his...
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...
Courage in the Skies: The untold story of Qantas, its brave men and women and their extraordinary role in World War II
Between 1942 and 1943, Qantas lost eight aircraft during its involvement in Australia's war against the Japanese. Over sixty passengers and crew died as a result. Yet Qantas' exemplary contribution...
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...
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.'...
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...
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;...
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...
Whispering Death: Australian airmen in the Pacific War
In Whispering Death , Mark Johnston, one of Australia's leading experts on World War II, explains vividly how more than 130,000 Australian airmen fought Japan from the Pacific War's first...
Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne
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Journeyings: The Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990
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The Making of Australia: A Concise History
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Sweetland Project: Remembering Gallipoli in the Shire of Nunawading
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Doorways: Year of the Cumberdeen Diaries
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Aboriginal Myths (SIGNED)
$80.00 AUD
Author: Sreten Bozic & Alan MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Gold Star Publications, 1972, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book explores the rich tapestry of Aboriginal myths,...
Alan Marshall's Battlers (SIGNED)
$45.00 AUD
Author: Alan Marshall; Compiled by Gwen HardistyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House, 1983, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book is a compilation of stories...
The Ties That Bind: A History of Sport at the University of Melbourne
$40.00 AUD
Author: June E. SenyardBinding: HardbackPublished: Walla Walla Press, 2004Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the rich history of sport at the University of Melbourne,...
The Enduring Remnant; The First 150 Years of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, 1841-1991 (SIGNED by both)
$50.00 AUD
Author: Aron, Joseph; Arndt, JudyBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1992Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book chronicles the history of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation over its first 150...
Beltana - Six Miles
$20.00 AUD
Author: Elsie Lecky PayneBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited, 1974, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsBeltana - Six Miles is a detailed exploration of the region surrounding Beltana,...
Australian Criminal Justice: Fourth Edition
$70.00 AUD
Author: Mark Findlay, Stephen Odgers, Stanley YeoBinding: SoftbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 2010Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the Australian criminal justice...
They Dreamt of a School - Methodist Ladies' College Kew 1882-1982 (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Author: Ailsa G Thomson ZainuddinBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book chronicles the history of the Methodist Ladies' College in Kew, detailing its founding,...
Carlton: National Trust Inner Suburban Series (SIGNED)
$35.00 AUD
Author: E. Graeme RobertsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby/ The National Trust of Australia (Victoria), 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book offers a comprehensive look at Carlton, its...
Sailing Ships and Paddle Wheels and Other Gippsland Shipping
$40.00 AUD
Author: Bull, J. C.Binding: HardbackPublished: The Author, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings"Sailing Ships and Paddle Wheels and Other Gippsland Shipping" by J.C. Bull is a fascinating...
Father was a Convict: The Story of Four Australian Generations, 1811 to 1983
$120.00 AUD
Author: Kenneth CoxBinding: SoftbackPublished: Self published, Australia, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the history of four generations of a family in Australia, tracing their...
CLARE. A District History.
$20.00 AUD
Author: Robert J. NoyeBinding: HardbackPublished: Investigator Press, 1986, Third EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book provides a comprehensive account of Clare's history, making it a valuable...
A Diverse Land: A History of the Lower Murray Lakes and Coorong
$50.00 AUD
Author: Rob LinnBinding: HardbackPublished: Meningie Historical Society, 1988, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich history and diverse landscapes of the Lower...
My Wife, My Daughter and Poor Mary Ann
$20.00 AUD
Author: Beverley KingstonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA poignant exploration of family dynamics and personal struggles, this book delves into the lives of...
Seventy Five Years of Service: Rotary in Australia Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands 1921 - 1996
$30.00 AUD
Author: Paul HenninghamBinding: HardbackPublished: Rotary Down Under, Australia, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the history and impact of Rotary in Australia, Papua New...
From Pasta to Pavlova: A comparative study of Italian Settlers in Sydney & Griffith
$20.00 AUD
Author: Rina HuberBinding: HardbackPublished: UQP, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the experiences and contributions of Italian settlers in Sydney and Griffith, comparing their cultural...
The Elders Explosion: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Progress from Elder to Elliott
$20.00 AUD
Author: Tim HewatBinding: HardbackPublished: Bay Books, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the evolution and progress of the Elder family over one hundred and fifty...