History

Author: David King & Cathy PorterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Jonathan Cape., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chips to back of cover, slight yellowing to cover.Blood & Laughter:...

Author: Don CharlwoodBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of historical non-fiction chronicles the dramatic tales of maritime disasters and the lasting...

Author: Gilbert Charles-PicardBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hamlyn., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive volume, Larousse Encyclopedia Of Archaeology, presents a sweeping...

Author: Joseph OwensBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sangster., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's name written in FEP and stamp, pages beginning to slightly detach from...

Author: SantamariaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press Melbourne, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has signs of fading.This compelling memoir chronicles the life and convictions of a...

Author: Jack LoneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Marine History Publications., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Loch Ard Disaster chronicles the harrowing true...

Author: Elizabeth WindschuttleBinding: PaperbackPublished: Fontana., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Tanning throughout pages, spine is sun-faded, chips, bumps and...

Author: Diann TalbotBinding: PaperbackPublished: Diann Talbot, 2004Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight peeling to corners of cover.The Buckland Valley Goldfield chronicles a tumultuous period...

Author: Margaret ReesonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Albatross Books., 1988Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCurrency Lass chronicles the remarkable true story of Mary Reibey,...

Author: Ada CambridgeBinding: PaperbackPublished: New South Wales University Press., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight bumps to corners of...

Author: Brian CarrollBinding: PaperbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMelbourne: An Illustrated History chronicles the vibrant past of one of...

Author: Ron BlumBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ron Blum., 2011Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'George Rose: The Postcard Era' chronicles the fascinating history of early 20th-century...

Author: Winty CalderBinding: PaperbackPublished: Jimaringle Publications., 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain to front of cover.Australian Aldershot chronicles the rich history of the military...

Author: N.J. Caire; Edited by Frank Cusack Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Bendigo Trust Bendigo, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageViews Of Bendigo presents...

This guide to researching Australian history, designed to be easy to follow and informative, shows the beginner how to research and trace the history of houses, public buildings, industrial sites,...

David Phillips' account of the rise and reach of FamilyVoice Australia is a compelling history of a 40 year-long battle for the heart and soul of Australian society. "Courage in...

On 26 January the convict transports moved into their new home as a handful of Aborigines on the shore set up a horrid howl and indicated by angry gestures with...

This is a visual history of the 20th century, incorporating some of the most recognisable photographs of the last 100 years. Included are numerous Pulitzer Prize winning images, along with...

As a result of the 1965 Equal Wages Case, Aboriginal people in Australia's north were forced into unemployment and off their country into refugee camps on the fringes of the...

Roger Morriss interweaves the story of Nelso n''s heroism at sea with the colourful and controversial even ts of his personal life, in particular his relations with Em ma Hamilton...

On 21 March 1931, the airliner Southern Cloud vanished while en route from Sydney to Melbourne, and the nation held its breath as an exhaustive search was conducted throughout south...

Michele Hanson grew up an 'oddball tomboy disappointment' in a Jewish family in Ruislip in the 1950s - a suburban Metroland idyll of neat lawns, bridge parties and Martini socials....

In 1914 the world changed forever. When World War One broke out and a generation of men went off to fight, bestselling author Kate Adie shows how women emerged from...

This inspiring and fascinating book is the first truly comprehensive study of women's letters ever published. Organised by subject matter, and covering a wide range of topics from politics, work...

A compendium of crapulous concepts from absinthe to zorbing From the tiniest nanoparticle to the vast span of the Large Hadron Collider, humans have invented many remarkable things. But not...

The history of the Victorian Perioperative Nurses Group over the first fifty years has demonstrated the Group's commitment to the education of perioperative nurses and the development of the professional...

George Ewart Evans, who wrote the classic Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay , was one of the pioneers of oral history. This anthology is drawn from his writings...

World War II was a truly global conflict, fought in every one of the five continents. The players included not only soldiers and statesmen of orthodox background, but three dictators...

David Brion Davis has long been recognized as the leading authority on slavery in the Western World. His books have won every major history award--including the Pulitzer Prize and the...

The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of...

A Times History Book of the Year 2022A TLS Book of the Year 2022'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical...

On 6 June, 1924 George Mallory donned an oxygen set and set off for the summit of Everest with his young partner Andrew Irvine. Next day they were glimpsed through...

This book tells the story of Bali the "paradise island of the Pacific" its rulers and its people, and their encounters with the Western world. Bali is a perennially popular...

From Cairo to Canberra -- the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman 'Anne Aly's ... influence will be felt for years to come ... It sinks in how significant she...

Graphic chronicle covering the Covid-19 pandemic, detailing events around the world as well as personal observations. What actually happened? Drawn as events unfolded, shifting between suspenseful and entertaining.

An excitingly revisionist history of bibliophilia, from the celebrated author of This is Shakespeare 'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I...

In 1839 Miss Anne Drysdale sailed from Scotland to Port Philip. She was 47 years old, had a small inheritance, and was determined to be a sheep farmer. Soon after...

All but destroyed by over 100 years of waste dumped from the Mt Lyell copper mine into it, the King River is being remediated with the hope that following the...

Author: Philip J PowellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Wesley College, Melbourne, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis commemorative volume in military and educational history documents the...

Author: Elizabeth BurchillBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum, Australia, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Name on FEP. Faded spine and creased cover. The Paths I've Trod presents the remarkable autobiography of a...

Author: Helen MaxBinding: PaperbackPublished: Makor, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant photographic essay chronicles the life of a Holocaust survivor,...

Come along as the author searches America's backroads and mom-and-pop establishments, searching for a slice of America's past. Whatever happened to all of those wonderful cafes, diners, and drive-ins from...