The Flying Vet: The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a female vet and farmer in the remote Australian outback, perfect for fans of Muster Dogs and Back Roads by Ameliah Scott
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a female vet and farmer in the remote Australian outback, perfect for fans of Muster Dogs and Back Roads. "The inspiring story of the intrepid Dr Ameliah Scott - the Flying Vet extraordinaire - and the animals and community of the Australian outback. Ame ...Show more
Rock and Tempest: Surviving Cyclone Tracy and its Aftermath by Patricia Collins
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
When Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin on Christmas Day 1974, it was the worst natural disaster Australians had ever experienced. Stationed in the city with the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service, Patricia Collins not only lived through Tracy but was part of the massive clean-up effort. This is her ext ...Show more
Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia: A Groundbreaking Collection of Torres Strait Islander Voices, Past and Present by Samantha Faulkner
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
"My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood runs deep when I reflect on the past and the present and imagine what our future might look like." -Leilani Bin-Juda What makes Zenadth Kes/ ...Show more
Broken Heart: A True History of the Voice Referendum by Shireen Morris
$36.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The inside story of the 2023 Voice Referendum, from Yes to No In late 2023, Australians voted No to recognising Indigenous peoples through a constitutional Voice. Broken Heart unpacks the true complex history of the referendum, illuminating how an alliance with constitutional conservatives fractured un ...Show more
Charles Todd’s Magnificent Obsession: The Epic Race to Connect Australia to the World by David Dufty
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
The construction of the Overland Telegraph in 1870 is an extraordinary feat of engineering and a wild gamble that nearly went terribly wrong. It was the greatest feat of engineering in nineteenth century Australia, but it very nearly collapsed in the face of monumental obstacles. The year was 1870, and ...Show more
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map by Grantlee Kieza
$45.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map Fearless, sharp-eyed and handsome, Matthew Flinders was one of the greatest of all maritime adventurers and undertook one of the most important voyages of discovery - to circumnavigate and map the famed Great Southern Land ...Show more
The Bird Art of William T. Cooper by Wendy Cooper
$64.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
William T. Cooper is considered a master painter of birds. He painted them for many books, mainly bird monographs. He also created many individual paintings of various species that appealed to him, especially birds of paradise, cockatoos and hornbills. These paintings were often large with a broad techn ...Show more
Australian History For Dummies by Alex McDermott
$39.95 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: For Dummies
Created especially for the Australian customer! Exciting and informative history of the land down under Australian History For Dummies is your tour guide through the important events of Australia's past, introducing you to the people and events that have shaped modern Australia. Be there as British colo ...Show more
The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse by Peter FitzSimons
$49.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
On 31st October 1917, as the day's light faded, the Australian Light Horse charged against their enemy. Eight hundred men and horses galloped four miles across open country, towards the artillery, rifles and machine guns of the Turks occupying the seemingly unassailable town of Beersheba. What happened ...Show more
The Desert Column by Ion Idriess; Tom Thompson ((various roles))
$34.95 AUD
Category: Australiana
The classic account of an Australian at war from Gallipoli to the charge at Beersheba, by Light Horseman Private Ion Idriess - who go es on to write over 50 books.
Human? A Lie That's Been Killing Us Since 1788 by Ziggy Ramo
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
So-called Australia is built upon a lie- that 97% of the population are human, and the others simply 'Indigenous', devoid of the same basic rights. Human? is the story of Ziggy Ramo's experience growing up under the weight of this lie. We've had 235 years of continued destruction in the name of 'civilis ...Show more
The Red Chief - Told by the Last of His Tribe by Ion Idriess; Tom Thompson ((various roles), Editor, Designed by)
$34.95 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Imprint Classics Ser.
The Aboriginal legend of the Red Kangaroo, Cumbo Gunerah (1680-1745), who as a result of his bravery becomes leader of the Gunnedah tribe. The story originated from Stan Ewing's diary who spoke to King Bungaree (1780-1830), the last Aboriginal chief of the Gunnedah tribe in New South Wales. In times pas ...Show more