Australasian History

Jam is sweet but it can also burn. Tasmania, 1874. Growing up in the impoverished tenements along the Hobart Rivulet, Harriet Brown is used to doing whatever it takes to...

This visually breathtaking book represents the best diving experiences Australia has to offer. Practical information on the best time to travel, essential tips and hints, informative text, stunning photography and...

First published in 1974, Into the Hollow Mountains was a landmark book featuring black-and-white images taken by Robert Ashton around the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, alongside original writing from local...

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the bestselling and irresistible new novel from the author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies , Trent...

What happens when the past won't let go? Buried secrets rise to the surface in this rural-set romance and mystery from bestselling author Mandy Magro. Even after leaving small-town Wildstone...

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...

She yearns for adventure, but the road to freedom is paved with peril. The thrilling new historical adventure from a bestselling Australian author. Albany, Western Australia, 1881 Stifled by English...

A country town, a brutal murder, a shameful past, a reckoning to come... The injustices of the past and dangers of the present envelop Aboriginal policewoman Renee Taylor, when her...

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...

Following a comprehensive overview of the state's geography, climate, flora, fauna, history, economy and key tourism attractions, the book is divided into seven chapters, each one on a different region....

Nothing like this has ever happened at a footy club. Honest. The embittered fringe players of an unnamed football club follow rules of their own. Kidnapping a teammate's dog for...

Welcome to Bundilla. A close-knit community where romance can blossom. The first two novels in the bestselling series from award-winning Australian author Alissa Callen. Snowy Mountains Daughter Small-town Bundilla is...

Contemporary furniture is the lingua franca of the industrialized nations. Through television, film and design periodicals, furniture's visual jargon is transmitted around the world. Contemporary furniture is criticised and discussed...

Typically, there s only one way to win by being the best. But there are countless ways of having victory snatched from your grasp. Remember Pat Rafter s 2001 Wimbledon...

The book titled Our Heart is the Land: Aboriginal Reminiscences from the Western Lake by the author Bruce Shaw. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

Australian banks are riding high. Shareholder profits are at record levels. Senior executives are on champagne salaries and business has never been so good. But in the suburbs and in...

On modest Australian incomes, in a high interest environment, Jim and Anita Bell were able to pay off their first mortgage in three years. Since that time Anita has also...

Described as the swiss-army knife of contemporary Australian culture, containing just about everything (over 1,000 tips) a person aged 14-30 should be taught (but usually isn?t) in order to live...

In 2015, Amanda McClelland was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, in recognition of an extraordinary career dedicated to making a difference. As a nurse and a humanitarian aid worker she...

This comprehensive guide to the rainforest flora of Australia is packed with information on more than 300 commonly observed species from rainforests around the continent. Each plant is beautifully illustrated...

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...

People are fascinated by other people's lives: what they do, how they live, who they love, their successes and their blind spots. Biography has long been a popular literary genre...

Journey to Malaysia with chef Junda Khoo in his new cookbook, Ho Jiak . Featuring more than 100 staple dishes, this rich collection of recipes showcases a dynamic cuisine steeped...

** Shortlisted, The Age Book of the Year Award 2023, Non-fiction ** ** Shortlisted, The Danger Awards 2023, Non-fiction ** Nothing in the post-war decades reveals the underbelly of Australian...

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,...

Specifically designed for students of Australian history, this is a study of the morals, beliefs and lifestyles of the Australian upper classes in the province of Victoria in the latter...

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...

From the William Hill Award-Winning Author of A LOT OF HARD YAKKA comes CRICKET'S GREATEST RIVALRY: A HISTORY OF THE ASHES IN 10 MATCHES by Simon Hughes. A fast-paced, distinctive...

Keating and his Party Room is the first comprehensive account of a full term of the proceedings of the Labor Party Room - the Caucus - where the Party's actions...

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...

The Soul of the Outback explores Australia's outback, from Alice Springs to Darwin. Through photography, painting and drawings, local artist Mai Maddisson takes us on a journey that captures a...

'Why is it so hard for Church people to find the appropriate words that tap into Australians' search for something more? Why, too, would their words not be listened to,...

'Aborigines did not cause the extinction of the megafauna . . . and it is unlikely that they have caused the extinction of any element of the fauna and flora.'...

Where are the Careys and Kellys of yesteryear? What are the `Cowboy', `the Incredible Hulk' and `the Galloping Gasometer' doing these days? Jim Main takes us inside the locker rooms...

The attempted murder in 1984 of undercover policeman Michael Drury - shot while in his kitchen feeding his baby daughter - has been labelled the 'lowest of low' in Australian...

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.

In photography, you don't get to have it all. You are always making choices, always making sacrifices. To capture the light. Tom's longest-standing commitment is his run-down house Mayfield, which...

The great majority of holidaymakers in Australia get home in one piece, but a handful do suffer fatal or serious injuries. See Australia and Die is about dangerous Australia. It's...

Redtails in the Sunset follows the story of an Aussie rules football team from Central Australia fighting to enter the game's final frontier and play in the Premier League in...

Engaging and enjoyable, and written for the novice and the expert alike, Australian History in 7 Questions explains how we became the nation we are today. 'If there are genuine...

Australia's Number 1 True Crime Writer on Australia's Greatest Gold Robbery. On 15 June 1862, a gang of bushrangers held up a gold escort at Eugowra, just east of Forbes,...

A highly entertaining, scurrilous and fascinating book on Australian con men (and women) and all their dirty, devious tricks. There are con men you fear and con men you hate,...

AUSTRALIAN TRAGIC ranges across our past and our present: the heartbreaking story of the fire at Luna Park; the unstoppable opportunist who snatched innocent men and women from Palm Island...

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