Australasian History

A Home for Bilby is an engaging picture book that takes children on a journey through the Australian outback and the habitats of the animals that live there. Join Kangaroo,...

This is the autobiography of Ambrose Mungala Chalarimeri, a Kwini man from the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. Ambrose speaks out honestly, without malice or accusation, on a number...

Age range 12 to 17 Autobiographical study by a celebrated Aboriginal poet and playwright, who writes of his boyhood in the south-west of Western Australia during the depression years of...

Colorful illustrations and intriguing tidbits about the animals native to the land Down Under. "The Incomplete Book of Australian Mammals" is a selection of the author and illustrator's favorite animals...

'Honest and courageous . . . This book is the report card we've all known was coming.' - Gabbie Stroud, bestselling author of Teacher What happens when your first teaching...

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A heart-pounding, high-stakes, high-adrenalin relentless blast of an action-packed thriller, from Gabriel Bergmoser. the bestselling author of The Hunted and The Caretaker . After a year of searching, rogue ex-cop...

The Second Battle of Krithia has existed largely in the shadows of the bigger Gallipoli story. It is, however, one of the most poignant and tragic tales of World War...

'The pace spirals and the twists multiply' S. R. WHITE , author of international bestseller Hermit The Dry meets The Hunting Party in this gripping thriller set in the isolated...

'The pace spirals and the twists multiply' S. R. WHITE , author of international bestseller Hermit The Dry meets The Hunting Party in this gripping thriller set in the isolated...

The book titled Timeless Machines: (Veteran and Vintage Motoring in Australia and New by the author Pedr Davis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Profiles extraordinary Australian women who travelled to France at different times through history and who formulated their impressions-in fiction, diaries, letters, autobiographies-between 1880 and 1945.The book explores how the women...

In the tradition of Don't Let Her See Me Cry and The Long Way Home, a starkly beautiful and inspirational true story of the power of love - and how...

Heartlines presents the poetry of Australian Instagram sensation Gemma Troy, one gorgeous verse at a time. Gemma Troy spent her childhood hunting for gold with her father, camping in fern...

The remarkable story of a battle between science and the law, and a mother's fight for justice In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of smothering her four young children...

This is what a history of Australia looks like when it has Indigenous perspectives at its heart. For over 65,000 years, people have made this continent their own through language,...

This book focuses on the interactions between people, sheep and nature in the run country of Tasmania. It addresses the relationship between production and conservation in natural landscapes grazed by...

Damien is convinced that this is the best job anywhere: beautiful skies, red earth, dramatic landings, treating families in remote communities. At a tiny, isolated hospital in central Australia, a...

Years later, when I found my mother, I asked, 'Why did you let me go?' My mother told me, in a very soft voice, 'My son, you were going to...

There is more to Frances Sinnett's secret pain than the loss of her children - including the author - to an orphanage. Battalions of sorrows begin when her grandfather at...

From the very beginnings of Intimate Opera Group in 1957 when the camaraderie of Putting on Opera kept a mob of dedicated amateurs operating on no money and gallons of...

Winner of the 2024 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award, Trials of Hope tells the story of a shepherd boy turned human-rights academic set against the backdrop of the author's beloved...

More than just a book, A Time of Living Graciously is a celebration of life's rich tapestry, woven with threads of loving kindness and wisdom. Brigid Lowry's insights into ageing...

Based on the true story of Fay Howe, this gentle, illustrated tale brings to life the hardships of those left at home during WWI - those waiting, wondering and hoping....

A groundbreaking account of the people and places that have shaped Aboriginal Melbourne In Where's All the Community? Aboriginal Melbourne Revisited, Julie Andrews paints a vivid portrait of the Aboriginal...

A collection of quotations from notable Australians who have suffered major public defeats or setbacks, yet in some manner, carried the day. From Ned Kelly's words at his sentencing, to...

Raymond Priestley was the first salaried Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. It was a time of great upheaval, as Australian universities reshaped and reasserted themselves after the Great Depression....

The book titled Far From Where? by the author Finnane Antonia. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

When hunters and gatherers arrived in Australia many tens of thousands of years ago, their burning, hunting, and vegetable gathering practices caused substantial change in the continent's vegetation. In the...

The book titled Always a Lady: Courageous Women of Colonial Australia by the author Nance Donkin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Every twenty-nine days, Emma Hardy becomes angry, monstrous and out of control. Then it passes, and she forgets about it. Until it cycles around again, of course. When a doctor...

'I think that every now and again our wonderful system cocks up, and this was one of those times.' Former ALP Senator Graham Richardson Cabramatta was embroiled in a heroin...

'Sarah Clutton has written an engaging treat of a novel. An emotive mystery involving complex relationships, heartbreaking loss and deep love all expertly woven through the shelves and pages of...

A delightfully heartwarming story of four or more funerals and at least one wedding, from the bestselling author of Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year 'There are a lot of...

The book titled Aboriginal Fables and Legendary Tales by the author A. W. Reed. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'Could not put this down! Excellent story telling, had me absolutely hooked! Will be recommending this to everyone who'll listen.' Reader review You're almost certain your daughter didn't kill the...

The book titled Airforce Australia by the author George Odgers. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Known by the contemporary press as Big John, Forrest was as large in reputation as he was in stature, and achieved a level of fame and popularity unique in the...

The book titled Gold! by the author John Nicholson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is a re-assessment of Australian cultural life. The collection features essays by many of Australia's leading cultural commentators on the pursuits and concerns that give meaning and significance to...

The book titled Above Sydney by the author N. Brash. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Illustrated with over 260 colour plates from three major collections, 'One Sun One Moon' captures the breadth and depth of Aboriginal art and its contemporary expression.

A new interest in European maritime exploration was aroused with the publication of the first volume of J. C. Beaglehole's edition of The Journals of Captain James Cook in 1955....

This provocative analysis challenges the belief that, in the first half of this century, Australia was dependent on Great Britain. Instead, "Markets, Money and Empire", suggests that Australia enjoyed considerable...

The book titled Petrol, Bait, Ammo & Ice by the author H.G. Nelson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

As Mary Malbunka shares her stories of playing with friends, building cubby houses, climbing trees, collecting sugarbag, digging for honey ants, hunting for lizards, and learning about the seasons, animals...