Australasian History

A South Seas classic since 1966, this is the story of one New Zealander brave enough to do what we have all now and then dreamed of doing - live...

Neverland is a social history of a surf town in Australia - which happens to be Byron Bay. It is the story of the surfers, American and Australian, who found...

An evocative photographic portrait of country footy and the role it plays in connecting communities across Australia - the people, the players, the places, the competition, the colour, the camaraderie,...

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: UnblemishedPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed history of the Melbourne Club, covering its evolution and significance from its establishment in 1838 up to...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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...

THE NEW FAMILY RECIPES AND STORIES COOKBOOK FROM JANE AND JIMMY BARNES Venture into the garden with Jane and Jimmy Barnes in Seasons Where the River Bends , the eagerly...

A fabulous pictorial Australiana gift-book on Australia's animals and with unique motivational voice and life-principle that can help release and empower a depth in self-discovery. Showcasing 24 Iconic Australian animals,...

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...

When Dorothea Mackellar wrote My Country in 1908, her words struck a chord of recognition among all who lived in the Sunburnt Country and had seen its jewel seas, ragged...

Australian English is unique; having absorbed elements of British and American English it has developed its own distinctive style. As a living language, Australian English is constantly changing, so that...

Consistently ranking in the top five educational faculties in the world, the Melbourne Graduate School of Education has achieved a status few would have predicted. This history of the first...

This volume is comprised of two previously unpublished glossaries of prison and underworld slang compiled in the 1940s and 1950s. Gary Simes contributes a long essay on criminal literature since...

For the past 20 years, Edmond and Corrigan's work has drawn an intense reaction and interest that only has an Australian counterpart in the reception of Walter Burley Griffin in...

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

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.

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...

An exciting addition to the narrative non-fiction series Nature Storybooks, about an Eastern Quoll. The blue-black sky is painted with glistening stars. Quoll has woken. It's playtime here in the...

Aurora Place and Macquarie Apartments exhibit refinements of many of the themes for which Renzo Piano is famous. This is a detailed study of a single development. It features many...

The painter and stained-glass designer William "Jock" Frater (1890-1974) was one of Australia's most prominent early Modernists. Today his work will be found in most public galleries and many private...

How Australia Compares is a handy reference that compares Australia with 17 other developed democracies on a wide range of social, economic and political dimensions. Whenever possible, it gives not...

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...

'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...

Australian Toys is an illustrated history of Australian manufactured toys from 1900-1965, drawing on the author's authoritative collection. The book documents the production of each toy with beautiful colour photographs...

A revealing portrait of a brilliant and troubled figure - a daredevil of the skies. Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In...

The Roo: A Nations Icon, fluently captures the essence of the roo and what the macropod species means to Australians. It is essentially a tribute to this iconic animal that...

The book titled Australian Journey by the author Debra Doenges. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Australian Sport Through Time: 2004 by the author . 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...

Covers Australia's operatic fare during the 60 years from the death of impressario Lyster to the beginning of World War II.

In the countryside outside Melbourne, Chef Dan Hunter has transformed a rustic farmhouse into the award-winning Brae, one of Australia's most exciting dining destinations. Brae attracts diners from around the...

Lance Franklin : My Football Journey is a stunning celebration and companion to the career of one of Australia's most revered AFL players, Lance 'Buddy' Franklin. Lance Franklin has held...

This lavishly illustrated work takes the reader on a journey around one of Australia's most beautiful states. Areas covered include Adelaide, with its Mediterranean climate, the Fleurieu Peninsula, with its...

p>A beautiful pictorial book featuring some of the most amazing places on this continent/p>p>Whether it be outback, coastal or rural - each chapter starts with a brief introduction and is...

The "Baggy Green" is the official Australian cricket test team cap. Viv Jenkins, who has been the official photographer for cricket in Australia for the best part of 20 years,...