Australasian History

Blunders, stuff-ups and misjudgements are a part of any country's history. Dwelling on what might have been isn't always helpful, but recognising our mistakes and learning from them is important....

A no-holds-barred collection of Australian boxing yarns by one of Australia's bestselling storytellers and boxing aficionado, Grantlee Kieza Boxing has given Australian sport some of our most inspiring champions and...

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...

'A moving tale of endings, new beginnings and love. A page turner.' - Fleur McDonald, author of the bestselling Where the River Runs Four sisters, one farm and a second...

When the Dutch East Indian Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of Australia on her maiden voyage in 1629, 332 men, women and children were on board....

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...

From the zebra shark and the wobbegong shark to the great white and the hammer head, delve into the depths and discover the toothy grins and pointy fins of Australia's...

In this updated edition of the bestselling book, Finding the Heart of the Nation , Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander author Thomas Mayo gets behind the politics and legal speak...

The irresistibly charming and cosy first novel in the bestselling Petticoat Police Mystery series, inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman, Kate Cocks 'An outstanding debut - funny,...

The indomitable Miss Cocks and Ethel Bromley return for Book Two in the bestselling and charmingly cosy Petticoat Police Mystery Series, inspired by one of Australia's first policewomen. Adelaide, September...

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...

"There is surely nobody more qualified to tell the stories of the families of missing people than Nicole Morris, who has dedicated much of her life to the selfless and...

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...

Head-aches. Dizziness. Can't sleep. Bad dreams (never have been released). The rice jungle had some compensation to some of us who just don't seem to make a success of our...

Why do seemingly intelligent men and women leave their families to spend more than half the year travelling to Canberra, and spending night after night at electorate and campaign events?...

The experiences of Major Johnston and his convict mistress, Esther Abrahams, in the young colony of New South Wales. Johnston played an important part in creating a viable colony out...

Consistently with the aims of the series, the book canvasses the Australian constitutional system in a way that explains its form and operation, provides a critical evaluation of it and...

'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...

Banjo Paterson, Henry Lawson, CJ Dennis and Adam Lindsay Gordon. Once upon a time these were household names and Australians could recite their most famous verse. Here for the first...

The book titled Four Packs to Freedom by the author Basil Brudenell-Woods. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This book tells the story of New Zealand in a new way, paying greater attention to the lives of the ordinary people and their families than other histories have done....

Women in the bush found time to write, in letters to friends and family far away, and in diaries to be kept for themselves. These writings provide a fascinating recreation...

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...

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WINNER, Non-fiction Award - Chief Minister's NT Book Awards 'Will I ever really belong to this country? As a Chinese Australian? As a non-Indigenous Australian? . . . I was...

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...

Canberra and its environs boast a huge range of beautiful environments, making the region perfect for exploring on foot. Canberra's Best Bush, Park & City Walks, the seventh book in...

Do you know what a Vic-wit is? Have you ever had a nibble pie? Now in it's third edition, The Dinkum Dictionary, is even better than ever. This fascinating book...

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...

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.

Via b&w photographs and commentary, freelancer Kennis chronicles the changing streetscapes, demographic and retail shopping trends over the last 30 years in Melbourne, Australia. A locality guide to the 48...

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

An eye-opening account of Australian combat history, untold...until now. thoroughly researched and compelling a chilling account The Sunday Telegraph In 1969 a ragtag unit of 39 men were thrown together...

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,...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in the Collection of the National Gallery of Victoria is a major overview of the work of Indigenous artists of the past 130 years....

Australia and New Zealand offer some of the best fishing and most beautiful scenery in the world. Fifty Places to Fish Before You Die is your guide to the most...

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.

The book titled The Australian Legal Dictionary by the author Stephen Marantelli. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.