Mallee Country: Land, People, History by Richard Broome, Charles Fahey, Andrea Gaynor, Katie Holmes
$39.95 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Australian History Ser.
Mallee Country tells the powerful history of mallee lands and people across southern Australia from Deep Time to the present. Carefully shaped and managed by Aboriginal people for over 50,000 years, mallee country was dramatically transformed by settlers, first with sheep and rabbits, then by flattening ...Show more
Woolsheds (Volume #2) by Tim Lee
$49.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
A photographic documentary of the wool industry across Australia and New Zealand, featuring the work of renowned photographer Andrew Chapman.
1956: The Year Australia Welcomed the World by Nick Richardson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
An engrossing account of a pivotal year in Australia's history.This book debunks one of the hardiest cliches in Australian history- that the 1950s was a dull decade, when the nation seemed only interested in a quiet life, a cup of tea, and a weekend drive. The truth is that, by the time the '60s came ar ...Show more
The Back of Beyond by Jenny Old
$22.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
After falling in love with my husband, Rick, I moved to a property called McAllister in the remote Gulf Country of far north Queensland, where I found myself living in a shed with a 44-gallon drum for my stove and a shower rose and a bucket in a tree for the bathroom!' When 22-year-old Jenny Old followe ...Show more
Paper Emperors: The rise of Australia's newspaper empires by Sally Young
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
'A tour de force.' -- Professor Rodney Tiffen Beforenewspapers were ravaged by the digital age, they were a powerful force,especially in Australia -- a country of newspaper giants and kingmakers. Thismagisterial book revealswho owned Australia's newspapers and how they used them to wield politicalpower. ...Show more
Australian Geographic Great Ocean Road by Chris Munn
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The fifth title in the new series of photographic souvenir guides to the iconic places of Australia from Australian Geographic and Woodslane Press. This 64-page large format book is full of vibrant photography, and is accompanied by a concise but fascinating commentary. Australian Geographic Great Ocean ...Show more
Kosciuszko by Nick Brodie
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Australia's highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, is a dangerous place. Evan Hayes was an ordinary Australian battler. Hardworking, likable. Laurie Seaman was a world-wise American. Adventurous, affluent. When this athletic pair of cross-country skiers disappeared into the wilds of Kosciuszko they left a ...Show more
Traditional Healers of the Central Desert: Ngangkari by NPY Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation
$49.95 AUD
Category: Australiana
Traditional Healers of the Central Desert contains unique stories and imagery and primary source material: the ngangkari speak directly to the reader. Ngangkari are senior Aboriginal people authorised to speak publicly about Anangu (Western Desert language speaking Aboriginal people) culture and practic ...Show more
Coonardoo by Katherine Prichard
$14.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: A&R Classics Ser.
A tough, uncompromising novel about the difficult love between a white man and a black woman. Coonardoo is the moving story of a young Aboriginal woman trained from childhood to be the housekeeper at Wytaliba station and, as such, destined to look after its owner, Hugh Watt. The love between Coonardoo a ...Show more
The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Australia's Unknown Hero by Simon Nasht
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Hubert Wilkins was truly the last - and one of the greatest - explorers. And much more. Born in South Australia, he spent most of his life out of the country - but always remained an Australian. He travelled through every continent, and was a pioneer of aviation. He survived crashes and disasters, firin ...Show more
The Last Bushrangers by Mike Munro
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The story of Australia's last bushranging gang - the murderous Kenniffs. Easter Sunday, 1902, deep in the Carnarvon Ranges a police constable and station manager are slain then later incinerated, their remains stuffed into saddlebags. Accused of the ghoulish crime are two members of the bushranging Ken ...Show more
Melbourne Dreaming Guide to exploring important sites of the past and present by Meyer Eidelson
$29.95 AUD
Category: Australiana
Within its busy urban presence, Melbourne has a rich and complex Aboriginal heritage. Amongst the city landscape lie layers of a turbulent history and an ongoing vibrant culture. But you need to know where to look. Melbourne Dreaming allows you to take guided tours, or to plan your own self-guided walk, ...Show more