Australasian History

Come Together Again is the second delightful picture book from Isaiah Firebrace for children aged 5 and up. It explores First Nations culture through a celebration of music, song and...

The book titled Specialist Price Guide to Australiana by the author Alan Carter. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Describes the intense commercial rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne over a period of 150 years. While Sydney was established nearly 50 years before Melbourne, the great wealth generated by the...

'I didn't know Matthew could read or write' - Matt's dad From the Sheds is Matthew Johns' fascinating, frequently hilarious look behind the scenes of Rugby League. the creator of...

The frontier mythology of the early twentieth-century is epitomised in the stories of these two extraordinary-and very different-men. An elegant, original and very well written book, luminous with meaning, full...

Biography of one of Australia's most important Labor Prime Ministers by a distinguished biographer. This is an important classic biography of an Australian Prime Minister whose life still exerts an...

Manning Clark intimately reconstructs Lawson's agonising, and ultimately unsuccessful search for fulfilment of genius and happiness. Henry Lawson was a deeply divided man. He was a soul burdened with an...

Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson head to Australia for their latest wild horse adventure. Each year thousands of Australia's legendary Brumbies are aerially culled or captured and sold for slaughter...

It was the greatest feat of engineering in nineteenth-century Australia, but it very nearly collapsed in the face of monumental obstacles. The year was 1870, and mail took six weeks...

The book titled The History of the SAS by the author Nigel McCerry. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The Dandenong Ranges is a charming region of great natural and man-made beauty, which has grown into one of Victoria's favourite tourist regions. This comprehensive book explores the fascinating history...

The book titled Australian Trees: Their Care and Repair by the author Phillip W. Hadlington. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This guide is your key to the secrets of the three national parks that stretch over Australia's spectacularly beautiful rooftop - Kosciuszko in New South Wales, Alpine in Victoria and...

The book titled Mary Martin: a Double Life: Australia - India 1915-1973 by the author Julie Lewis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

The book titled Henry Kendall: Poetry, Prose and Selected Correspondence by the author Michael ed Ackland. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Manning Clark's six-volume series, A History of Australia, is one of the masterpieces of Australian writing. It is also one of the most passionately debated visions of Australian history, in...

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...

'Unprecedented in the breadth of what it offers from both the ancient and the recent literature of the country.' - Thomas Keneally Some of the best, most significant writing produced...

Percy Grainger (1882-1961) was a pianist, composer, ethnographer, essayist, and much more. The Australian-American musician aspired to the condition of a polymath, with strong interests in language, culture, ecology and...

A trusted resource for sports administrators, students of sports law and administration, coaches, referees and members of the public.

Inside account of one of the greatest cricket tours of all time and the unique characters who played. In 2008, Australia celebrates two important anniversaries. It will be 60 years...

1973: The incredible true story of the Blythe Star disaster, which left ten men, shipwrecked and alone, on the wild Southern Ocean off Tasmania. Almost two weeks later they were...

After I'd got him out of harm's way, I dived back in yet again and swam out past the surf-break, out to where the other two lads were floundering. Then,...

Learn about transformational reforms like paid parental leave, the NDIS, the Apology to the Stolen Generations, and revolutionising pensions from Labor's Jenny Macklin, with insights from Julia Gillard, Ross Garnaut,...

When England's cricketers lost the Oval Test against Australia in the summer of 1882, it triggered a number of cynical comments in the press. The "Sporting Times" stated that 'the...

The book titled Australia Then & Now by the author Garry Disher. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Australia is home to an incredible diversity of native animals. While Australian animals are among the most unique in the world, they are also among the most endangered, with hundreds...

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK 1628. Embarking on a journey in search of her father, a...

** WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST CRIME FICTION ** 'A master storyteller' - GUARDIAN 'A superb chronicler of cop culture' - SUNDAY TIMES 'The equal of Joseph...

This annotated edition attempts to provide the background necessary for a fuller appreciation of Joseph Furphy's classic novel by illuminating social and historical details, by providing the context (often ironical)...

The book titled The New Right's Australian Fantasy by the author Unknown. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Robert Hannaford is one of Australia's foremost portrait artists, but this is only one aspect of his work. Robert Hannaford: Natural Eye , the first book to be published on...

A celebration of Australian cuisine like never before - 350 recipes showcasing the rich diversity of its landscapes and its people. Australia is a true melting pot of cultures and...

'A fabulous family legacy tale' Peterborough Telegraph A surprise inheritance. A hidden past. Brisbane, 2024 Barista and budding artist Mia Curtis is shocked to receive a package all the way...

This practical travel guide to Australia features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and...

Dignity and Prosperity - The Future of Liberal Australia brings together, for the first time, Australia's leading liberal luminaries or 'grandees' in one place for the purpose of reigniting a...

If Australian Rules football buried a time capsule, Kevin Sheedy's bomber jacket would be the first item placed inside. AFL's precious artefacts also include Bob Murphy's medal, Angry Anderson's grand...

Australia is different - a vast island-continent with distances so great that the capital of Western Australia is closer to Singapore than it is to Sydney. The landscape embraces magnificent...

Stories of life from a remote Aboriginal community that sing with vivid and simple life, truth and power. At the end of 2008, Robbi Neal and her family travelled to...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES ' 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR' PICK Washington Post 's Top Ten Books of the Year 2025 Los Angeles...

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...

"It seemed like a good idea at the time". With these words young Australian veterinarian Jack Ayerbe takes up the challenge of transferring from a cosy London practice treating domestic...

To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand. An orchestral conductor has been found dead and...