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A fact astic tour of Australia from A to Z with award-wining author and illustrator Frane Lessac. What is the Fremantle Doctor? Where is Qui Qui? And why are some...

Traditional Healers of the Central Desert contains unique stories and imagery and primary source material: the ngangkari speak directly to the reader. Ngangkari are senior Aboriginal people authorised to speak...

'Pedley nails the true story of Australia's Dillinger, Brenden Abbott, whose life and crimes raise echoes that go all the way back to Ned Kelly and Ben Hall.' Andrew Rule,...

This handbook is different. All 240 species, common to Australian waters, listed here have been grouped into ten easy to follow sections.The author loved to fish as a young boy....

Peter Moore left the city behind in 1952 to become part of a dying breed - a long-distance drover. In My Droving Days we follow his progress through the 1950s...

Here, in this magnificently illustrated volume, is the essence of Australia's rich and unique folklore - tall tales and true ones of our legendary characters; deeds, ballads and songs of...

In Always Was, Always Will Be , bestselling author Thomas Mayo investigates 'what's next?' for reconciliation and justice in Australia after the failed October 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum. Since...

Vietnam War pilots and crews of Australia's fleet of Iroquois helicoptersThe Vietnam War in the 1960's and 1970's was characterised by the mobility provided by Iroquois UH-1H helicopters. They were...

Australia's avifauna is large, diverse and spectacular, reflecting the continent's impressive range of habitats and evolutionary history. With specially commissioned paintings of over 900 species, The Australian Bird Guide is...

A history of Cavan Station and the Riley legacy Cavan Station near Yass, now owned by Rupert Murdoch, is one of the most important grazing properties in the history of...

Documentary photographer Effy Alexakis and social historian Leonard Kaniszewski have been researching the history and contemporary prescence of Greeks in Australia for the last sixteen years. It has culminated in...

The book titled Memoirs from a Young Republic. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Half a century has passed since Australia's New South Wales government launched a competition to give Sydney a new music and performance centre. The result of that competition is the...

The book titled Melbourne's Grand Boulevard - the Story of St. Kilda Road. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1840 Australia was full of transported convicts, and Norfolk Island, a thousand miles out in the Pacific, was its prison of ultimate terror. Prisoners there were repeatedly flogged, their...

This catalogue features 76 prints plus 9 gouaches and drawings, all but three of which were recently presented to the British Museum by the artist's widow.

Murrie author Herb Wharton has had a lifetime's outback experience droving, horse breaking, rodeo riding and more. In Cattle Camp he draws on his considerable yarn-spinning skills to capture, in...

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Third printing of first US edition of Chatwin's classic.

The warbling and carolling of the Australian magpie are familiar to many although few of us recognise that it ranks among the foremost songbirds of the world. Its impressive vocal...

An easy-to-use tool for identifying some of the most common native grasses in temperate Australia. The text describes 17 species in detail, covering general features as well as specific distinguishing...

Australia's major river system is collapsing. Parts of it are dying; parts of it are already dead. Australia's most significant river no longer reaches the sea. I look out into...

This volume of original essays brings together, for the first time, histories of the making and of the makers of most of the major Indigenous Australian museum collections. These collections...

This ground-breaking work is the first comprehensive account of the lives of domestic servants in Australia. It shows the significance of domestic service for Australia's society and economy, from 1788...

The most rigorous, lively and comprehensive 'insider' account of the way Australian foreign policy works. 'honest, and provides a framework against which to judge foreign policy actions and achievements' Cameron...

For most of Australia's colonial history its indigenous people have been denied full membership in Australian society. This book examines the history of their citizenship status and asks whether it...

From remote cliff tops to the heart of a rainforest, this book features some of Australia and New Zealand's most breathtaking homes. As urban life becomes increasingly more demanding, many...

Indigenous concepts of time play a critical role in the works of many contemporary Australian artists. Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia showcases prime examples, featuring many...

Gardens - places of earthly delight - can offer both owners and visitors the opportunity to make closer connections with nature. Birds, with their songs, their colours and their antics,...

A sprawling saga of Australia's Top End

'It whisked me away on a much-needed holiday' Beth O'Leary 'I can't remember the last time a book made me forget I had a phone' Stacey Halls 'What an absolute...

This is the extraordinary true story of 11 young Australian men from one extended family and their experiences in the great adventure that would change their lives - the Great...

A fictionalised account of the Eureka stockade battle. The diggers took made a stand against license fees and police harassment. They took up arms, built a stockade and swore to...

"The End of Certainty" is about power, personality and national destiny. It is the inside story of how Australia was governed by Bob Hawke and Paul Keating during the 1980s....

The sacred nature of Anzac day is as important to Australians now as it was nearly a century ago. But why? Integral to an understanding of its continuing significance is...

Don Dunstan was one of the most significant political figures of twentieth-century Australia. As Premier of South Australia, he blazed a trail of reform. But his influence reached far beyond...

Second-chance love, family secrets and a small-town mystery to uncover ... A charming and heartwarming new series begins. Picture-perfect rural romance from bestselling author Alissa Callen. When horticulturalist Rylea Laurent...

Since 1899, the significant role Australian gunners have played in supporting the Australian Military Forces' campaigns has been well-documented. They have gallantly and whole-heartedly supported Australian, British, New Zealand and...

The real estate industry is masterful at creating and promoting its own message as news. Have you ever heard an agent tell a buyer it is not the right time...

During WWlI, the Germans boasted that their prisoner-of-war camp, the famed Colditz Castle, was escape proof-but they were wrong. Jack Champ and other prisoners were among those who attempted escape...

'Every woman on Earth should read it' Caroline Overington, Weekend Australian Having lived through the humiliation and bewildering complexity of heartbreak in her twenties, Nikki Gemmell eventually resurfaced, reclaimed space...

The unofficial history of Australia's national day since the first contentious one, thereby offering 237 other reasons for a day off. 'The nation is grateful. This is an indispensable book....

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Inspired by a true story, Dangerous Women is a devastating, deftly spun and thought-provoking tale about female anger, subservience and ultimately, strength July, 1841 A group of young women sit...

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"In The Year My Politics Broke, Jonathan Green looks at where politics, truth and disconnection collide." "Is there more to politics than politics? What about sincere belief? Or conviction? Both...