Australasian History

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedThis fascinating book explores the life of a colonial doctor and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis collection features a variety of Australian stories, including legends, yarns, and tall tales that reflect the rich storytelling tradition...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book explores the thrilling competition between English and French explorers in their quest to map Australia. It delves into...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book explores the Yarra River in Melbourne, detailing its historical significance and the scenic beauty surrounding it.

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis book chronicles the history of the Mulgrave District from 1839 to 1961, detailing the transformation of the area and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive overview of Australia, covering its geography, culture, and history. Edited by Blanche Hewitt, it presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book captures the historical essence of Melbourne through a collection of early photographs. It provides a visual journey through...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book chronicles the transformation of the Mulgrave District from pastoral lands to a suburban community. It provides insights into...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book explores the breathtaking landscapes and unique ecosystems of the Flinders Ranges in Australia. It highlights the cultural significance...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book explores the impact of the Great War on the suburbs of Malvern and Prahran, detailing local recruitment efforts,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book explores the literary landscape of Melbourne, capturing the essence of the city through the perspectives of its writers....

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis book explores the experiences of the Australian Army both domestically and abroad, providing insights into their uniforms, operations, and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis non-fiction narrative delves into the historical expedition of Burke and Wills, recounting the gripping story of two explorers who...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or marking Markings: No markingsThe Overlander Song Book is a collection of Australian folk music that features a variety of traditional songs...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis book explores the rich history and cultural significance of Australian Rules Football, providing insights into its development and impact...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis book provides insights into the lifestyle, culture, and natural beauty of Australia. It emphasizes the unique aspects of living...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed account of the Australian Club in Melbourne, exploring its historical significance and contributions to Australian...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some damagePages: Aging or marking Markings: No markingsThis Is the Grass is a poignant exploration of Australian life and nature through the...

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From Gallipoli to Kokoda and beyond - the story of our greatest general and the power, politics and tragedy of command General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander in Chief of Australian...

For a century and a half town criers walked the streets of Australian capital cities, regional centres, and country towns, ringing their bells and conveying their messages. Australia's first town...

Pounds and Pedigrees: The Upper Class in Victoria 1850–80 by Paul De Serville is a sweeping history of public and private life in Melbourne's establishment during the mid-to-late nineteenth century....

Emotions are not universal, but are experienced and expressed in diverse ways within different cultures and times. This overview of the history of emotions within nineteenth-century British imperialism focuses on...

The book titled Front Line Despatches: Australians at War 1845-1972 by the author Nic Van Oudtshoorn. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Making Rural Australia challenges two common by contradictory views of Australian history. One is the 'fatal shore': Australia was a place of horrible destitution and those miserable beginnings set the...

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

From Rhodes Scholar to union leader to political powerhouse: how Bobbie became Bob, the iconic PM. The new biography from award-winning historian David Day sheds fresh light on the formative...

Pol Pot was an idealistic, reclusive figure with great charisma and personal charm. He initiated a revolution whose radical egalitarianism exceeded any other in history. But in the process, Cambodia...

This book focuses on the last three months of Robert O'Hara Burke, William John Wills, and John King on Cooper's Creek. The original expedition which set out in August 1860...

'This story has never been told, because in the secret world we could not, and cannot, share what we do all day, even with family and loved ones.' - from...

Frank Welsh's new history of Australia is the first to be written by a non-Australian, and the first to be based on archival research not only in Australia, but in...

The book titled Western Images by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The Australian Army is the first history of the army which seeks to explain its development. It is a portrait of the Australian Army with its shortcomings and failures, its...

The book titled Australia since the Coming of Man by the author Russel Ward. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This work aims to fill a significant gap in the Australian army's history. It focuses on the development of the army's organization and its evolution from the colonial armies of...

It's 1919. Corporal Joe Barlow returns from the Great War to his home in Oak Tree Place hoping only for peace and order, but this is denied him as he...

Bad boys, bright lights and sorry ends: the story of our most infamous gangster. Joseph Leslie 'Squizzy' Taylor was many things to many people: a kind and caring husband, father...

Wharves to the World: The Development of Melbourne's World Trade Centre is a photographic chronicle of the history of the World Trade Centre and its surrounds. The book traces the...

When Europeans first reached Australian shores, an expedient and long-held belief developed that Australian Aboriginal people did not have houses or towns. Instead it was believed that they occupied temporary...

This book offers a new perspective on the pioneer settlement experience of colonial Victoria by examining the ways in which prized lands and natural resources were protected from the designs...

Presenting information and findings about the history of the peopling of Australia, this revised edition looks at the way people first came to Australia, where they lived, and how they...

Exploring a wide range of design experience, this publication is an investigation of design issues spanning almost 100 years of Australian history. The author draws on poets, painters, educators, critics,...

The book titled Roads for the People: A History of Victorian Roads by the author Bill Anderson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

There are certain memories that will be familiar to anyone who grew up in Australia between the 1960s and the 1990s. Things like traipsing to the caravan-park toilet with a...

'What joy to be at sea again, adrift on the vast Pacific, in the clutches of a gifted storyteller. Harrison Christian and the mutineers of Men Without Country held me...