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Eucalypts: A celebration

Eucalypts: A celebration

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'The tallest and most stately trees I ever saw in any nobleman's ground in England cannot excel in beauty those which nature presented to our view.' First fleet surgeon Arthur...
Australians: Origins to Eureka

Australians: Origins to Eureka

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In this widely acclaimed volume, bestselling author Thomas Keneally brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story. Convicts and Aborigines, settlers and soldiers, patriots...
Stone Cold: The Extraordinary Story of Len Opie, Australia's Deadliest Soldier

Stone Cold: The Extraordinary Story of Len Opie, Australia's Deadliest Soldier

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'If I'd have been a Vietcong you'd be dead.' - Len Opie 'Len was a soldier above soldiers.' - Keith Payne VC Through three wars across 30 years, Len Opie...
The Colony: A history of early Sydney

The Colony: A history of early Sydney

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Winner of the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction 'Grace Karskens writes with the passion and insight of a novelist, and the accuracy of a historian. To read it...
Captain Thunderbolt and His Lady: The true story of bushrangers Frederick Ward and Mary Ann Bugg

Captain Thunderbolt and His Lady: The true story of bushrangers Frederick Ward and Mary Ann Bugg

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He was the gentleman bushranger . she was the woman who rode with him. This is the true story of Captain Thunderbolt and his lady. 'Bail up!' demanded Captain Thunderbolt...
King Brown Country: The betrayal of Papunya

King Brown Country: The betrayal of Papunya

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'Why don't you check out Papunya? It's the sniffing capital of Australia, it's a Bermuda triangle for taxpayer funds. Nobody in the NT government gives a rats. The council just...
Native Plants of the Sydney Region: From Newcastle to Nowra and west to the Dividing Range

Native Plants of the Sydney Region: From Newcastle to Nowra and west to the Dividing Range

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In a handy portable format, Native Plants of the Sydney Region is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to put names to the plants they see in the bush....
Cronin's Key Guide to Australian Mammals

Cronin's Key Guide to Australian Mammals

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A wonderful introduction to Australian mammals, this guide is packed with information about the behaviour, development, food and habitat of Australia's remarkable mammals. Each entry fully describes the species and...
The Butterflies of Australia

The Butterflies of Australia

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The world over people love butterflies but few understand much more about them than their physical beauty. Butterflies of Australia offers a unique guide to help identify the nearly 400...
Treading Lightly: The hidden wisdom of the world's oldest people

Treading Lightly: The hidden wisdom of the world's oldest people

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We are consuming more than our earth can provide. In Australia, cities and towns struggle to maintain a reliable water supply, climate change triggers droughts which devastate farmland, and fish...
A Bastard of a Place

A Bastard of a Place

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'Brune's book is a timely reminder that despite the warmest alliances, nations sometimes have to stand up and save themselves.' - The Weekend Australian Financial Review ' A Bastard of...
Paula's Way: A heart-warming story from the multi-million copy bestselling author

Paula's Way: A heart-warming story from the multi-million copy bestselling author

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An unexpected inheritance is most people's dream, but not so for Paula. She'shappy and secure in Western Australia with her own business, a completecontrast to her rootless childhood, and has...
Chestnut Lane: From the multi-million copy bestselling author

Chestnut Lane: From the multi-million copy bestselling author

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She's loved his music for years and knows he's had a tough time lately, with an intruder slashing his face, then a car accident putting his ability to play music...
Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne

Victorian Icon: The Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne

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Australian History for Dummies

Australian History for Dummies

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Australia's Military History For Dummies

Australia's Military History For Dummies

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Journeyings: The Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990

Journeyings: The Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990

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Flower Hunter

Flower Hunter

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Waging Peace: Reflections on Peace and War From an Unconventional Woman

Waging Peace: Reflections on Peace and War From an Unconventional Woman

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Cook's Sites: Revisiting History

Cook's Sites: Revisiting History

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North of Capricorn: The Untold Story of Australia's North

North of Capricorn: The Untold Story of Australia's North

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Budgerigar

Budgerigar

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Riding the Wildman Plains: And, Crocodiles and Other Characters

Riding the Wildman Plains: And, Crocodiles and Other Characters

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Somewhere in Asia: War, Journalism and Australia (TM)s Neighbours, 1941-1975

Somewhere in Asia: War, Journalism and Australia (TM)s Neighbours, 1941-1975

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First Australians

First Australians

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A Little History Of Australia

A Little History Of Australia

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Doorways: Year of the Cumberdeen Diaries

Doorways: Year of the Cumberdeen Diaries

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Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders

Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders

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If you centre a globe on Kiritimati (Christmas Island), all you see around it is a vast expanse of ocean. Islands of various sizes float in view while glimpses of...
The Bay: the waves won't wash away what they did

The Bay: the waves won't wash away what they did

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The tide's coming in. Every wave seems to lap a little higher. Erasing, bit by bit, the traces of what I did.Kenna arrives in Sydney to surprise her best friend....
The Bay: the waves won't wash away what they did

The Bay: the waves won't wash away what they did

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The tide's coming in. Every wave seems to lap a little higher. Erasing, bit by bit, the traces of what I did.Kenna arrives in Sydney to surprise her best friend....
Scrublands: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year, soon to be a major TV series

Scrublands: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year, soon to be a

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* * *NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES * * *THE #1 BESTSELLING AUSTRALIAN CRIME NOVEL WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGERSUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019'Shimmers...
The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"

The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"

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"Outback noir has a new star" Mark Sanderson, The Times"A rising star of crime fiction" Joan Smith, Sunday Times"Delivers another larger-than-life, take-no-prisoners slice of outback noir. A truly original writer"...
The Emigrant Family

The Emigrant Family

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Author: Alexander Harris, W. S. RamsonBinding: SoftbackPublished: ANU, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Emigrant Family explores the struggles and experiences of a family migrating to Australia...
Totem and Ore: A Photographic Collection (SIGNED)

Totem and Ore: A Photographic Collection (SIGNED)

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Author: Wongar, BBinding: HardbackPublished: Dingo Books, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionTotem and Ore is a visual exploration of the relationship between people and their...
Rebels and Precursors: The Revolutionary Years of Australian Art

Rebels and Precursors: The Revolutionary Years of Australian Art

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Author: Richard HaeseBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the evolution of Australian art during a transformative period, highlighting key figures and...
Who's Master? Who's Man?; Australia in the Victorian Age

Who's Master? Who's Man?; Australia in the Victorian Age

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Author: Michael CannonBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the social, political, and economic changes in Australia during the Victorian era, highlighting the...
Autumn Memories: A McCubbin Family Album

Autumn Memories: A McCubbin Family Album

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Author: Kathleen ManganBinding: HardbackPublished: Georgian House, Melbourne, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book captures the rich history and artistic legacy of the McCubbin family, showcasing their...
Romance of Victorian Railways

Romance of Victorian Railways

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Author: Patsy Adam-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history and significance of Victorian railways in Australia, showcasing the development and impact...
St Mary's Cathedral Sydney 1821-1971

St Mary's Cathedral Sydney 1821-1971

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Author: O'Farrell, Patrick (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Devonshire Press, 1971, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a historical overview of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, detailing its construction,...
SUNNY MEMORIES - Australian at the Seaside

SUNNY MEMORIES - Australian at the Seaside

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Author: WELLS, LanaBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book captures the essence of Australian seaside life through vivid imagery and storytelling. It explores...
The Treaty Of Waitangi

The Treaty Of Waitangi

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Author: Claudia OrangeBinding: SoftbackPublished: Allen & Unwin / Port Nicholson Press, 1988, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive exploration of the Treaty of...
Melbourne's Missing Chronicles, Being the Journal of Preparations for Departure to and Proceedings at Port Philip

Melbourne's Missing Chronicles, Being the Journal of Preparations for Departure to and Proceedings at Port Philip

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Author: John Pascoe FawknerBinding: HardbackPublished: Quartet Books, 1982, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book serves as a detailed journal reflecting on the early...
Mendi Memories (SIGNED)

Mendi Memories (SIGNED)

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Author: Graham SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson Australia, 1974, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionMendi, in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea was still a...
The Lucky Country Revisited

The Lucky Country Revisited

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Author: Donald HorneBinding: HardbackPublished: Dent, 1987Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn 'The Lucky Country Revisited', Donald Horne reflects on the social and political landscape of Australia, examining...
Friendly Islands: A History of Tonga

Friendly Islands: A History of Tonga

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Author: Noel RutherfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive history of Tonga, exploring its culture, politics, and interactions with...
The Italians in Australia

The Italians in Australia

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Author: Gianfranco CrescianiBinding: HardbackPublished: ABC Enterprises, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGianfranco Cresciani brings to life the important story of the Italo-Australian community into the twenty-first century....
Classic Pubs of Victoria: A Celebration of Victoria's Iconic Watering Holes

Classic Pubs of Victoria: A Celebration of Victoria's Iconic Watering Holes

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Author: Stephane & David BowkerBinding: SoftbackPublished: Woodlane Press, 2014Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book celebrates the rich history and cultural significance of Victoria's iconic pubs, showcasing...
The Bushwackers Australian Song Book

The Bushwackers Australian Song Book

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Author: Dobe Newton, Jan WositzkyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Sphere Books, 1978Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Bushwackers Australian Song Book is a compilation edited by Dobe Newton...