Australasian History

This book presents the big picture of land-use, the degradation of land and water resources, and some of the wonders of this amazing continent, and provides a prescription for ensuring...

John Hunter Kerr emigrated to Port Phillip from Scotland in 1839. He took up land, became a successful pastoralist and a prominent citizen of Melbourne. The story of the Kerrs'...

This volume includes the passerine birds of Australia, that is, "perching" birds whose toes are arranged with three facing forwards and one backwards. It includes: buntings; finches; sparrows; weavers; grass-finches;...

Secondhand Australian Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books A deeply literary Australian collection with a remarkable range of voices across six decades of writing. My Place by Sally...

Secondhand Australian Literary Fiction Bargain Book Box — 18 Books The headline story of this box is Peter Goldsworthy — five titles including Maestro, one of the most celebrated Australian...

A wide-ranging Australian collection with a Miles Franklin Award winner at its centre and real depth across fiction, poetry, and short stories. A.S. Patrić's Black Rock White City — praised...

The Chief and the Empire uncovers the extraordinary true tale of Te Tai Tokerau rangatira Te Pahi - the first influential Maori leader to cross the Tasman - whose curiosity...

William Dobell (1899-1970) enjoyed a career spanning over forty years. One of Australia's most dynamic artists, his work is highly regarded and held in collections around the world. William Dobell:...

The Encyclopedia of AFL Coaches is the natural follow-up to the enormously popular The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. This new addition to the history of football's personnel details the careers...

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 — 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 -...

'All I could do was prod the earth with my bayonet and shine the light to see if I could find anything. It doesn't matter how small the tunnel is...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

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...

This is the first book comprehensively to describe Victoria's mammal fauna and one of the most detailed books yet produced on any portion of Australia's mammal fauna. It provides concise...

Mayflies are one of the world's most diverse, abundant and important aquatic insects. Famous for their brief adult life spans, mayflies play a key role in the ecology of aquatic...

Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size. They support specialised plants and animals, and a wide variety of endemic species. To Indigenous Australians,...

Insects of South-Eastern Australia is a unique field guide that uses host plants and behavioural attributes as the starting point for identifying insects. Richly illustrated with colour photographs, the different...

Geelong's Changing Landscape offers an insightful investigation of the ecological history of the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula region. Commencing with the penetrating perspectives of Wadawurrung Elders, chapters explore colonisation and...