Great Australian Journeys by Graham Seal
$22.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
A fascinating collection of some of Australia's most dramatic journeys from the 19th and early 20th century: epics of exploration, survival and tragedy, stories of mystery and romance, and of discovery and loss.
James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang and Other Impolite terms as Used by the Convicts of the British Colonies of Australia by Simon Barnard
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by reoffending convicts to disguise their criminal activities and intensions. Convict clerk James Hardy Vaux came up with a useful idea: a dictionary of slang and other terms used by convicts. And so, in ...Show more
Abandoned Australia by Shane Thoms
$49.99 AUD
Category: Australiana | Series: Jonglez Photo Bks.
Barren red deserts dotted with post-colonial ghost towns, dilapidated inner city factories, discarded country homesteads and a succession of dormant, soot-filled power stations are just a handful of the desolate, yet visually rich narratives that form part of the abandoned Australia landscape. Digging b ...Show more
Pub Yarns by Colin Whelan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
Each of these outstanding country, bush and outback pubs has a unique story to tell about its surroundings,its neighbours and about its customers, both regular and occasional. Author and photographer Colin Whelancrosses Australia on his motorbike to visit these disappearing icons of outback Australia. H ...Show more
Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia: Second Edition by Arthur Bill
$79.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
'The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia has a place on the work table of every Australian student, on the coffee table of every Australian home and on the desk of every Australian political representative.' Senator Patrick Dodson The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia is a unique tool for expl ...Show more
Victoria (A Photographic Study) by Neil Lovett; Steve Parish (Photographer)
$49.95 AUD
Category: Australiana
Award-winning photographer, Steve Parish has captured the spirit of Victoria in hundreds of full colour photographs. This elegant, 160-page hardcover book covers Melbourne; Melbourne's Bays and Peninsulas; the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges; Phillip Island, Gippsland and the Lakes District; the High ...Show more
What Does a Farmer Look Like by Kim Storey
$69.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
What does a farmer look like? Kim Storey has travelled around Australia and given us snapshots of different farmers and farming families. Kim writes:Have you ever searched in google for "what does a farmer look like?".....wow! All I found were old men with beards, wearing overalls and holding a pitch ...Show more
How Good's Australia by Betoota Advocate
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australiana
It's been a tough few years. We've had three prime ministers in four years, a scandalous ball-tampering scandal, our own #Metoo moments (Defamation laws apply*) - the Murray-Darling fish kills and, worst of all, the cancellation of both the NRL and AFL footy shows.In this penetrating and incisive book, ...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.
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