Australasian History

'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...

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 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...

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

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,...

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.

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 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...

How far would you go in the name of love? Sarah Parson s has a choice ahead of her. After the trip of a lifetime she's somehow returned home with...

Two caravans, four adults and a journey through Australia's heart - the trip of a lifetime, right? Wrong. A wise take on the joys of travel with those you might...

SURGERY, SAND AND SAIGON TEA is the story of a young Australian anaesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War-from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences. Marshall Barr prefaces...

Australian Story is one of the ABC's finest award-winning programs, loved by millions of viewers each week. In this fascinating book, come behind the scenes with Australian Story's journalists, producers...

Men's lives today are very different from those lived by their fathers. Many men are now asking what they want out of life and whether their existence is as satisfying...

Filled with reminiscences about Australia since World War Two plus William s own anecdotes and observations, THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA touches on the celebrations, sorrows and spirit of the...

The book titled Class Inequality and the State by the author Adam Jamrozik. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A Kiwi's stories of misadventure, mining and mayhem In 1989 Mike Bellamy set off for the remote town of Wiluna, on the edge of the Western Desert. Keen to make...

In this fully illustrated personal look at the culture of hot rods and customised vehicles in Australia, veteran author Joel Wakely has gathered together dozens of fascinating stories about many...

Clean Living in a Dirty World. A landmark investigation of Australia's ethical track record - that also shows how you can make a difference. Climate change is wreaking havoc. Water...

'A rising star of Australian crime fiction ' S UNDAY TIMES 'S. R. White is the real deal.' CHRIS HAMMER, author of SCRUBLANDS One outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty...

Bob Cheek's entry into politics was almost pedestrian for a footy star journalist who made his name and fortune by way of a media and fitness industry career; but once...