Wild Love: The ambitions of Adelaide Ironside by Kiera Lindsey
$36.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Kiera Lindsey uncovers the life of the talented and exuberant colonial painter Adelaide Ironside, following in her footsteps from the shores of Sydney harbour to the leading artistic circles of Europe. Colonial lasses were expected to marry at 16, but she wanted to be an artist, not a wife, and she had ...Show more
Killing for Country: A Family Story: Winner of the 2024 Indie Book of the Year Award by David Marr
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars. David Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier. Killing for Country is the result - a soul-searching Australian history. This is a richly detailed sa ...Show more
Beating About the Bush by Len Beadell
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Len Beadell's classic account of the building of the famous Gunbarrel Highway across Central Australia in which he recounts in his own colourful style the outstanding events of its construction.
The Lucky Ones: Stories of Australian refugee journeys by Melinda Ham
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
A moving and meticulously researched book of refugee stories from award-winning journalist Melinda Ham. Following the narratives of new Australians from Iraq, Afghanistan, Poland, Tibet, Vietnam and Zaire, The Lucky Ones is a testament to human resilience and the power of new beginnings. For fans of Th ...Show more
Muster Dogs From Pups to Pros by Lisa Millar
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
How ten dogs stole the hearts of millions and changed lives forever, for fans of the TV show now streaming on Netflix and ABC iView When Muster Dogs first hit screens in 2022, viewers were enchanted. Five lively kelpie pups adopted into farming homes across Australia and put on an intensive training pr ...Show more
Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking by Tyson Yunkaporta
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australiana
The award-winning author of Sand Talk returns with a formidably original yarn with Indigenous thought leaders from around the globe. Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta's bestselling debut, cast an Indigenous lens on contemporary society. It was, said Melissa Lucashenko, 'an extraordinary invitation into the w ...Show more
Born in 1955?: What else happened? by Ron Williams
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Born in Series
This is the sixth of the 1950s and the twelfth book overall to be released in a series of 30 about life in Australia - one for each year from 1939 to 1968. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you ...Show more
True Blue Guide To Australian Slang: A-Z journey through the words, expressions and cultural idiosyncrasies that make Australians so unique by NEW HOLLAND
$16.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
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Yeah, Nah!: A celebration of life and the words that make us who we are by William McInnes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Join bestselling Australian storyteller William McInnes as he reflects on Australia's way of life and gives us his own take on our colourful and colloquial way with words. Whether we are bunging it on or behaving like a drongo, Australians have a turn of phrase for every situation that helps us. Our lin ...Show more
Melbourne & Beyond - Australia In Focus by Steve Parish (Photographer); Rod Howard
$34.95 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Australia in Focus Ser.
Radiating outwards from the chic city are awe-inspiring scenic wonders - the vast, windswept vistas of the Great Ocean Road with the Twelve Apostles to the west and the penguin paradise of Phillip Island to the east. To the north-east are the gently undulating Dandenongs and the Yarra Ranges. Also cover ...Show more
Born In 1963? - What Else Happened? by Ron Williams
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
This is the third of the 1960s and the 25th book overall to be released in a series of 32 about life in Australia - one for each year from 1939 to 1970. They describe happenings that affected people, real people. The whole series, to coin a modern phrase, is designed to push your buttons, to make you re ...Show more
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS and HUDSON FYSH 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