Australasian History

Secondhand Australian Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books A warm, varied collection spanning literary fiction, crime, women's fiction, and memoir — with Kristina Olsson's acclaimed Shell and Marele Day's...

Secondhand Australian Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 16 Books A box that takes Australian literature seriously across more than a century — from Banjo Paterson's complete collected works to...

Secondhand Australian Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 21 Books Martin Boyd's complete Langton Quartet — one of the supreme achievements of Australian fiction, tracing an Anglo-Australian family across generations...

Secondhand Australian Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 21 Books Kim Scott's Miles Franklin Award-winning Benang anchors a box that spans nearly a century of Australian writing — from Vance...

When Elspeth returns from New York to her hometown of Geelong, it's not for a holiday - it's because her mother has vanished. While her sister, Aoife, and Elspeth wait...

Best Walks of the Great Ocean Road & the Otways, a new book in Woodslanes hugely successful walking guides series, introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging...

This is the story of two Scots, Lachlan Macquarie, governor of the British colony of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, and of his wife, Elizabeth Macquarie, both of...

This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 reptile species most commonly seen in Australia is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are...

Sydney's vast sea of roofs belies its rich legacy of gardens and gardening. In every direction from the city, large estates and gardens have been subdivided and lost to our...

Using the format and layout of the "Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia", this text explores the rich diversity of Australia's reptiles. It represents an accessible identification guide to reptiles,...

The book titled Sing Australia: the Book of Our Anthem by the author Unknown. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby...

A complete guide to fishing Victoria's bays from Mallacoota in the east to Portland in the west and everywhere in-between. Includes inlets, offshore and estuarine waters, including GPS marks to...

The Sydney Olympics and Paralympics brought to the world's attention the army of fifty thousand volunteers who got the Olympic show on the road. Max Walker, a sporting hero himself,...

The book titled Australian Aboriginal Paintings by the author Jennifer Isaacs. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For centuries, the spiritual life of the Australian Aborigines was concealed behind a veil of misunderstanding and prejudice. In this work, Cowan recounts some of the major myths and analyzes...

A wonderful way to introduce young children to this favourite Australian classic. And a gorgeous concept book about colours and counting. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong under...

An immersive, entertaining journey into the hidden life of the koala, revealing what life is really like up in the trees 'Clode is a master at popularising science and making...

The truth will not stay buried ... The third thrilling Kalgoorlie-set rural crime novel from the bestselling author of The Prospect and The Missing 'Do you know how to keep...

'The sudden appearance of an Australian school of painting is one of these blessed events which help to free the arts from the iron grip of historical determinism. We now...

A most anticipated literary biography... The author of the much-loved My Brilliant Career had a remarkable career of her own. Stella Miles Franklin was born in the Australian bush and,...

Written in 1878, The Jerilderie Letter is Ned Kelly's own account of his family's persecution and the events that led to his becoming one of the most famous outlaws in...

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...

A FULLY UPDATED EDITION WITH NEW RECIPES AND ENTRIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE COOKBOOK - OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD 'Anyone who cooks - or eats -...

The types of plants and animals that live on seashores in temperate regions are similar around the globe, but many of the individual species in south-eastern Australia are found only...

Droughts have lurked behind Australia's major nation-shaping moments from European settlement at Port Jackson to Federation. They have caused catastrophic damage to Aboriginal, colonial and modern societies and, of course,...

Australia's native land snails are an often-overlooked invertebrate group that forms a significant part of terrestrial biodiversity, with an estimated 2500 species present in Australia today. A Guide to Land...

Victoria's Box-Ironbark region is one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia. The forests and woodlands of this region provide critical habitat for a...

Although not closely related, quail, buttonquail and the Plains-wanderer have much in common. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and New Zealand examines 14 species of these small, secretive ground-dwelling...

The Murray-Darling Basin spans more than 1 million square kilometres across the lower third of Queensland, most of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, northern Victoria and the south-eastern...

The Otways and Shipwreck Coast is known for its natural beauty and attracts millions of visitors each year, particularly along the Great Ocean Road. The value of the region's rich...

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island. Scientists, desperate about its conservation, set up a maze of netting...

Bees are the darlings of the insect world. It is a great joy to see these tenaciousinsects hard at work, peacefully buzzing from flower to flower on warm andsunny days....

Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush. Even in cities, the rasping calls signify Australia's remarkable cricket biodiversity. Crickets are notable for a variety of reasons. When their...

Queensland's Tropics provide numerous environments for enjoyable walking: from lush rainforests, cloud-shrouded mountains and extinct volcanoes, to drier savanna woodlands and magnificent beaches on the coast and Great Barrier Reef...

The cars, the stars, the thrills and the spills from 60 years of the Bathurst classic by Australia's premier motorsports journalist with a foreword by five-time winner Garth Tander The...

Boxing Day, 1898. Three members of the Murphy family - Michael, Ellen and Norah - are returning to the family farm after a trip into Gatton, a small Queensland town....

The book titled Australian Cicadas by the author Max S. Moulds. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Laurie Oakes is the most influential political journalist in Australia - if he says something has happened, the rest of the media (especially the Canberra Press Gallery) believe him and...

A new and challenging narrative history of Australia by acclaimed historian, David Day, Claiming a Continent takes a fresh look at the events which shaped Australian history from invasion to...

This is an entertaining, up-to-date and practical guide to the appearance, distribution and behaviour of dangerous Australian wildlife. Although most of the 'accidents' described in this book are preventable, accidents...

For millennia, the Aboriginal people of coastal Sydney lived in harmony with the natural environment. Fishing and shell fishing were a way of life. Everything changed with the arrival of...

The book titled Field Guide to Insects in Australia by the author Paul Zborowski. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.