Australasian History

Exactly a hundred years after the six Australian colonies voted to become a Federation, the country is struggling with the idea of a republic and a new Constitution, and at...

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...

The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map. Shipwrecks, storms, death and danger - Matthew Flinders encountered it all...

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...

In 1942 the threat of Japanese invasion hung over Australia. The men were away overseas, fighting on other fronts, and civilians were left unprotected at home. Following the attack on...

The book titled The Decline of the Age of Oil: Petrol Politics: Australia's Road ahead by the author Brian J. Fleay. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

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...

'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 Beaches and Billabongs by the author Ian MacNeill. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Many of Australia's first Fabians are known as legislators, priests, jurists, men and women of letters, diplomats, feminists and educators, yet few are recognised as Fabians. Until this book, little...

'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...

From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga, comes the story of an undocumented immigrant who becomes the only witness to a crime and must face...

Originally published in 1992 to commemorate the centenary of Australia's oldest political party, this study contains an additional chapter which covers the two Paul Keating challenges and the political reversals...

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...

Recounts Keith Adams' Tasmanian childhood in the Great Depression and fifty years of extraordinary desert and crocodile safaris in an old Buick to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Borroloola.

Ever wondered what it takes to be one of Australia's top female footballers? What Makes a Matilda has you covered! Go back to where it all began and follow the...

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.

This visually splendid, fact-packed Field Guide to Australian Reptiles is perfect for both amateur reptile enthusiasts and experienced herpetologists. Teaming full-colour photographs and biological information to accurately identify reptiles, with...

The book titled Australian National Trust Properties Guide Book by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Western Images by the author . 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.

Australia's invention show now has a book of greatest hits! After six years on ABC tV, tHE NEW INVENtORS has featured nearly 700 amazing Australian inventions, including a re-usable coffin,...

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...

`There is one journey you truly take by yourself. There is no one else beyond the skin of your hands, the toes of your feet, the sweat on your brow.'...

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...

This book is about John Flynns angels of the Australian Outback in the early 20th century and the vital roles they played.

'Unputdownable . . . spookily familiar, funny, and darkly captivating. I loved it' Sally Hepworth Question: How long does it take to tear someone's life apart? Answer: Sometimes just one...

How far would you go to protect your reputation? For parents living in the beautiful coastal town of Pacific Pines, all their hopes and dreams are pinned on the outcome...

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...

'Not for profit' enterprises provide services enjoyed or depended upon by many Australians. But the charities, sports clubs, churches, community organisations, welfare groups, associations, unions, and foundations that draw on...

The book titled Libba: Living on the Edge by the author Tony Liberatore. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Warm, witty, wise - and occasionally challenging - Just Saying is bestselling social psychologist Hugh Mackay's highly personal reflections on twenty-five quotations from some of the world's greatest thinkers and...

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...

The Teal Revolution is essential reading on the unprecedented Teal wave of the 2022 election, a movement with the potential to change Australian politics. From experienced political journalist Margot Saville,...

Australia's Test Cricket Captain in conversation with remarkable leaders and achievers - from Julia Gillard to Dennis Lillee. Finalist at the Australian Business Book Awards - Leadership Category 2025 When...

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...

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...